Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Marginal note:Incorporated material

• 92 (1) A regulation may incorporate by reference the following material:

  • (a) material produced by a person or body other than the Governor in Council;

  • (b) material referred to in paragraph (a) that has been subsequently adapted or edited in order to facilitate its incorporation for the purposes of the regulation;

  • (c) material that has been developed jointly with another government or government agency for the purpose of harmonizing the regulation with other laws; and

  • (d) material that is technical or explanatory in nature, such as specifications, classifications, illustrations or graphs, as well as examples that may assist in the application of the regulation.

• Marginal note:Incorporated material — instructions

  (1.1) An instruction given by the Minister under this Act may incorporate by reference any material, regardless of its source.

• Marginal note:Amended from time to time

  (2) Material may be incorporated by reference on a specified date or as amended from time to time.

• Marginal note:Incorporated material is not a regulation

  (3) For greater certainty, material that is incorporated by reference in a regulation made under this Act is not a regulation for the purposes of the Statutory Instruments Act.