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Jobs and Economic Growth Act (S.C. 2010, c. 12)

Assented to 2010-07-12

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

2148. The provisions of this Part come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

PART 19

PARTICIPANT FUNDING PROGRAMS

Marginal note:R.S., c. N-7

National Energy Board Act

2149. The National Energy Board Act is amended by adding the following after section 16.2:

Marginal note:Participant funding program

16.3 For the purposes of this Act, the Board may establish a participant funding program to facilitate the participation of the public in hearings that are held under section 24.

Marginal note:1997, c. 9

Nuclear Safety and Control Act

  • 2150. (1) Subsection 21(1) of the Nuclear Safety and Control Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (b):

    • (b.1) establish and maintain a participant funding program to facilitate the participation of the public in proceedings under this Act;

  • (2) Paragraph 21(1)(g) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (g) charge any fees that may be prescribed for any information, product or service that it provides under this Act or for the participant funding program that it establishes and maintains under this Act;

  • 2151. (1) Paragraph 44(1)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (i) prescribing the fees that may be charged for the provision, by the Commission, of information, products and services or for the participant funding program that it establishes and maintains;

  • (2) Subsection 44(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Amount not to exceed cost

      (2) The fees referred to in paragraph (1)(i) may not exceed a reasonable estimate of the cost of providing the information, product or service or of the costs of the participant funding program.

PART 20

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Marginal note:1992, c. 37

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Amendments to the Act

Marginal note:2003, c. 9, s. 1(1)

2152. The definitions “comprehensive study” and “comprehensive study list” in subsection 2(1) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act are replaced by the following:

“comprehensive study”

« étude approfondie »

“comprehensive study” means an environmental assessment that is conducted under section 21, and that includes a consideration of the factors required to be considered under subsections 16(1) and (2);

“comprehensive study list”

« liste d’étude approfondie »

“comprehensive study list” means a list of all projects or classes of projects that have been prescribed by regulations made under paragraph 58(1)(i);