Oceans Act (S.C. 1996, c. 31)

Marginal note:Fees in respect of regulatory processes, etc.

• 49 (1) The Minister may, subject to any regulations that the Treasury Board may make for the purposes of this section, fix fees in respect of regulatory processes or approvals provided under this Act by the Minister, the Department or any board or agency of the Government of Canada for which the Minister has responsibility.

• Marginal note:Amount

  (2) Fees that are fixed under subsection (1) shall in the aggregate not exceed an amount sufficient to compensate Her Majesty in right of Canada for any reasonable outlays incurred by Her Majesty for the purpose of providing the regulatory processes or approvals.

Marginal note:Consultation

• 50 (1) Before fixing a fee under this Act, the Minister shall consult with such persons or bodies as the Minister considers to be interested in the matter.

• Marginal note:Publication

  (2) The Minister shall, within 30 days after fixing a fee under this Act, publish the fee in the Canada Gazette and by such appropriate electronic or other means that the Treasury Board may authorize by regulation.

• Marginal note:Reference to Scrutiny Committee

  (3) Any fee fixed under this Act shall stand referred to the Committee referred to in section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act to be reviewed and scrutinized as if it were a statutory instrument.

Marginal note:Power to make regulations

51 The Treasury Board may make regulations for the purposes of section 47, 48, 49 or 50.

Marginal note:Review

• 52 (1) The administration of this Act shall, within three years after the coming into force of this section, be reviewed by the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans.

• Marginal note:Report to Parliament

  (2) The Committee shall undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of this Act, including the consequences of its implementation, and shall, within a year after the review is undertaken or within such further time as the House of Commons may authorize, submit a report to Parliament thereon including a statement of any changes to this Act or its administration that the Committee would recommend.

Marginal note:Regulations

52.1 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act and, in particular, but without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations

• (a) prescribing marine environmental quality requirements and standards;

• (b) respecting the powers and duties of persons designated by the Minister as enforcement officers; and

• (c) respecting the implementation of provisions of agreements made under this Act.

Conditional Amendments

53 [Amendments]

Repeals

54 and 55 [Repeals]

Related Amendments

56 to 108 [Amendments]

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Coming into force

Footnote ^*109 This Act or any of its provisions, other than section 53, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

• Return to footnote ^*[Note: Act, except section 53, in force January 31, 1997, see SI/97-21.]