An Act to amend the Federal Sustainable Development Act (S.C. 2019, c. 2)
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Assented to 2019-02-28
Consequential Amendments to the Auditor General Act (continued)
10.3 Subsection 22(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Petitions received
22 (1) Where the Auditor General receives a petition in writing from a resident of Canada about an environmental matter in the context of sustainable development that is the responsibility of a designated entity, the Auditor General shall make a record of the petition and forward the petition within fifteen days after the day on which it is received to the appropriate Minister for the designated entity.
10.4 (1) Paragraph 23(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) the extent to which designated entities have contributed to meeting the targets set out in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and have met the objectives, and implemented the plans, set out in their own sustainable development strategies laid before the Houses of Parliament under section 11 or 12 of the Federal Sustainable Development Act; and
(2) Paragraph 23(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(a) the extent to which designated entities have contributed to meeting the targets set out in the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy and have met the objectives, and implemented the plans, set out in their own sustainable development strategies laid before the Houses of Parliament under section 11 or 12 of the Federal Sustainable Development Act;
(3) Paragraph 23(2)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
(c) the exercising of the authority of the Governor in Council under sections 12.2 and 12.3 of the Federal Sustainable Development Act.
Transitional Provisions
Marginal note:Subsection 7(3) of Federal Sustainable Development Act
11 For the first report referred to in subsection 7(2) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act prepared after the day on which this Act comes into force, subsection 7(3) of the Federal Sustainable Development Act applies only in respect of designated entities, as defined in section 2 of that Act, that were subject to that Act before that day.
Marginal note:Sections 11 and 12 of Federal Sustainable Development Act
12 In respect of designated entities, as defined in section 2 the Federal Sustainable Development Act, that become subject to that Act on the day on which this Act comes into force, sections 11 and 12 of the Federal Sustainable Development Act, as enacted by section 8 of this Act, apply only in respect of any Federal Sustainable Development Strategy tabled in a House of Parliament on or after that day.
Coming into Force
Marginal note:Order in council
13 This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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