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SI/2008-97 September 17, 2008

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION REVIEW ACT

Order Fixing October 1, 2008 as the Date of the Coming into Force of the Act

P.C. 2008-1608 September 5, 2008

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Health, pursuant to section 9 of An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act, chapter 7 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007, hereby fixes October 1, 2008 as the day on which that Act comes into force.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The Order brings into force on October 1, 2008, An Act to amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act. That Act amends the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act to:

(a) allow a claimant to make a declaration that information in respect of which an exemption is claimed is confidential business information and that information substantiating the claim is available and will be provided on request;

(b) allow a claimant to give an undertaking to the Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission to bring a material safety data sheet or a label into compliance with the provisions of the Hazardous Products Act or of the Canada Labour Code; and

(c) allow the limited participation of the Commission before an appeal board.