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2nd Session, 41st Legislature

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Bill 22

THE REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS ACT



Section
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1 Definitions
2(1) When Act applies
(2) When Act does not apply
PURPOSES AND PRINCIPLES
3 Purposes
4 Principles
COMMITTEE AND SECRETARIAT
5(1) Regulatory Accountability Committee
(2) Mandate
6(1) Majority must be ministers
(2) Chair and vice-chair designated
(3) LG in C may appoint secretary
7(1) Regulatory Accountability Secretariat
(2) Mandate
MONITORING AND MINIMIZING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
8 Establishing baseline and annual number of regulatory requirements
9(1) Reducing and minimizing administrative burden
(2) Offset and administrative burden
(3) Eliminating and implementing regulatory requirements
(4) Exception
REPORTS
10(1) Annual report
(2) Report contents
(3) Report to be available to the public
(4) Report to be tabled in the Assembly
(5) Statement re non-compliance
11 Annual departmental reports re regulatory accountability
POLICIES AND FORMS
12(1) Policies and forms to be available to the public
(2) Proposed policies and forms may be published
(3) Comments may be submitted
OTHER MATTERS
13(1) Legal proceedings
(2) Validity
14 Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply to exemption order
15(1) Regulations
(2) Regulations may establish classes
(3) Part 6.1 of Statutes and Regulations Act does not apply
16(1) Review of this Act
(2) Report tabled in Assembly
AMENDMENTS TO THE STATUTES AND REGULATIONS ACT
17(1) C.C.S.M. c. S207 amended
(2)
(3)
(4)
PART 6.1
REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY
34.1(1) Definitions
(2) Term includes amending and repealing regulation
34.2(1) When Part applies
(2) When Part does not apply
34.3(1) Proposed regulations must be published
(2) Comments may be submitted
(3) Only single publication required
(4) Exception
(5) Opportunity for public consultation required by other statute
34.4 Information to accompany proposed regulation
34.5 Regulation re common date for coming into force
34.6(1) Evaluation report
(2) Report to be tabled
(3) Report permanently referred to Standing Committee
34.7(1) Legal proceedings
(2) Validity
(3) Exception
34.8 This Act does not apply to exemption order
34.9(1) Regulations
(2) Regulations may establish classes
(3) This Part does not apply
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
18 C.C.S.M. reference
19(1) Coming into force — royal assent
(2) Coming into force — proclamation