Reference Manual for the WHMIS Requirements of the Hazardous Products Act and Controlled Products Regulations

HPA Section 18 - Amendments to Schedule II

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Amendments to Schedule II

18.(1) Subject to section 19, the Governor in Council may, by order, amend Schedule II.

(2) The Minister shall cause a copy of each order made pursuant to subsection (1) to be laid before each House of Parliament on any of the first fifteen days on which that House is sitting after the day the order is made.

(3) If both Houses of Parliament resolve that an order or any part of an order made pursuant to subsection (1) should be revoked, the order or that part thereof is thereupon revoked.

INTERPRETATION / DISCUSSION of SECTION 18

Please refer to the information provided under sections 5 and 6 of the HPA regarding the Governor in Council and the regulatory process.