Short Title

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Publication of Standards Regulations.

Application

2 These Regulations apply in respect of all standards incorporated by reference into regulations made pursuant to subsection 660.9(1) of the Canada Shipping Act other than those issued by the Minister under subsection 660.6(1) of that Act.

Publication Requirements

• 3 (1) The Minister shall cause notice to be published in the Canada Gazette of each standard proposed to be incorporated by reference into regulations, together with notice of the place at which the proposed standard is available, at least thirty days before the proposed effective date of the regulation, and any interested person may make representations with respect to the proposed standard to the Minister within those thirty days.

• (2) After the Minister considers any representation made by interested persons with respect to a standard proposed to be incorporated by reference, the Minister shall, where the standard is to be incorporated by reference, cause notice to be published in the Canada Gazette of the standard together with notice of the place at which the standard is available.

• (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a standard proposed to be incorporated by reference

  • (a) that has previously been published pursuant to subsection (1), whether or not it has been changed as a result of representations made pursuant to that subsection;

  • (b) that makes no substantive change to an existing standard; or

  • (c) where an emergency situation exists and compliance with subsections (1) and (2) would be prejudicial to the public interest.