2nd Session, 41st Legislature
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Bill 24
THE RED TAPE REDUCTION AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ACT, 2017
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(Assented to )
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:
THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
The Consumer Protection Act is amended by this section.
Subsection 169(5) is amended
(a) by replacing the section heading with "Review requested by minister"; and
(b) by striking out "at least once every three years" and substituting ", if requested by the minister".
Subsection 169(6) is replaced with the following:
No independent power of review
The board is not permitted to review its existing orders on its own initiative.
Within six months after commencing the review, or within any longer period allowed by the minister, the board must
(a) issue an order under subsection (5); and
(b) prepare and submit a report to the minister, including a copy of the order and a description of the board's review and hearing process under this section.
THE DANGEROUS GOODS HANDLING AND TRANSPORTATION ACT
The Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act is amended by this section.
Subsection 8(4) is amended by striking out "No person" and substituting "Except when permitted under subsection (4.1), no person".
The following is added after subsection 8(4):
A hazardous waste disposal facility licence is not required in respect of a used oil burner or a used oil collection facility that meets standards prescribed by regulation.
Subsection 40(1) is amended
(a) by adding the following after clause (h):
(h.1) for the purpose of subsection 8(4.1), prescribing standards for used oil burners and used oil collection facilities that do not require a hazardous waste disposal facility licence;
(b) by adding the following after clause (hh):
(ii) defining any word or phrase used but not defined in this Act.
THE DRINKING WATER SAFETY ACT
The Drinking Water Safety Act is amended by this section.
Subsection 7(2) is amended by striking out "an application for a permit" and substituting "a written request".
The following is added after subsection 9(1):
Frequency of assessments may be reduced
Despite subsection (1), the director may reduce the frequency of required assessments for a water system to a minimum of once in every 10-year period if the director is satisfied that reducing the frequency will not significantly increase the risk to the safety of water obtained from the water system.
A reduction in frequency under subsection (1.1) may be made to apply retroactively, but not to a date earlier than March 1, 2017.
Subsection 9(2) is amended in the part before clause (a) by striking out "under subsection (1)" and substituting "required under subsections (1) and (1.1)".
Subsection 22(2) is replaced with the following:
Emergency reporting of results
If a laboratory conducts an analysis of a sample from a public water system or a semi-public water system, and the results indicate that a serious and immediate health risk to users of the system exists or may exist, the laboratory must immediately notify the director, a medical officer or a drinking water officer and provide the information that he or she requires.
The following is added after clause 39(1)(n):
(n.1) respecting requirements for shipping, receiving, and chain-of-custody forms and procedures in relation to water samples submitted to laboratories for analysis;
THE ECOLOGICAL RESERVES ACT
Section 4.2 of The Ecological Reserves Act is repealed.
THE ENVIRONMENT ACT
Sections 40.1 and 40.2 and the Schedule to The Environment Act are repealed.
THE FISHERIES ACT
The Fisheries Act is amended by this section.
Subsection 31(1) is amended by striking out everything after "for that fiscal year".
Subsection 31(2) is amended by replacing everything before clause (a) with the following:
The minister must, within six months after the end of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, and within six months after the end of every fifth fiscal year afterwards, prepare a report containing
The following is added after subsection 31(2):
The minister must table a copy of each report under this section in the Assembly on any of the first 15 days on which the Assembly is sitting after the report has been prepared.
THE FOREST HEALTH PROTECTION ACT
The Forest Health Protection Act is amended by this section.
The following is added as section 27.1:
Arborist certification requirement
Except when permitted by regulation, a person must not act as an arborist unless he or she holds a valid and subsisting certification from a prescribed organization or body.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the only services a person provides is the cutting down and removal of an entire tree.
A person may act as an arborist without holding a certification required under subsection (1) if
(a) he or she held an arborist licence under the former Act immediately before the coming into force of this section; or
(b) he or she successfully completed the Manitoba Arborist Training and Licensing Course conducted by the University of Manitoba School of Agriculture before July 1, 2019.
In subsection (3), "former Act" means this Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of this section.
Clause 33(m) is replaced with the following:
(m) respecting arborists, including
(i) prescribing organizations or bodies that may certify arborists,
(ii) specifying when a person may act as an arborist without holding the required certification, and
(iii) specifying the amount and type of insurance to be held by an arborist;
THE GROUNDWATER AND WATER WELL AND RELATED AMENDMENTS ACT
S.M. 2012, c. 27 (unproclaimed provisions repealed)
The Groundwater and Water Well and Related Amendments Act, S.M. 2012, c. 27, is amended by this section.
Subsections 50(2) and (3) are repealed.
Clause 86(3)(f) is repealed.
THE HEALTH SERVICES ACT
The Health Services Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. H30, is repealed.
THE LABOUR RELATIONS ACT
The Labour Relations Act is amended by this section.
Section 1 is amended
(a) in clause (a) of the definition "parties",
(i) by adding "assignment or" before "appointment", and
(ii) by adding "assigned or" before "appointed"; and
(b) by adding the following definition:
"director" means the person appointed under The Civil Service Act as responsible for assigning conciliation officers and appointing grievance mediators under this Act; (« directeur »)
Subsection 67(1) is amended
(a) in the section heading, by striking out "Appointment" and substituting "Assignment";
(b) in the part of clause (a) after subclause (ii), by striking out "requests the minister in writing to appoint" and substituting "requests the director in writing to assign"; and
(c) in the part after clause (b), by striking out "the minister shall appoint" and substituting "the director shall assign".
Subsections 67(2) and (3) are amended by striking out "appointed" and substituting "assigned".
Subsections 68(1) to (3) are repealed.
Subsection 68(3.1) is amended by striking out "appointment" and substituting "assignment"
(a) in the part before clause (a); and
(b) in the part after clause (b).
Clause 87(1)(b) is amended
(a) by striking out "appointed" and substituting "assigned"; and
(b) by striking out "appointment" and substituting "assignment".
Subsection 87.2(1) is amended by striking out "minister to appoint" and substituting "director to assign".
Subsection 129(1) is amended
(a) by replacing the section heading with "Appointment of grievance mediator"; and
(b) by striking out "minister" and substituting "director".
Clause 130(5)(c) is amended by striking out "minister" and substituting "director".
Subsection 130(8) is amended
(a) by replacing the section heading with "Appointment of grievance mediator at board's request"; and
(b) by striking out "minister" wherever it occurs and substituting "director".
Subsection 130(9) is amended
(a) in the part before clause (a), by striking out "minister" and substituting "director"; and
(b) by replacing clause (c) with the following:
(c) notify the board of the results of the inquiry and the success of the settlement effort.
Subsection 130(10.2) is repealed.
THE MANITOBA NATURAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT
The Manitoba Natural Resources Development Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. N33, is repealed.
THE NOXIOUS WEEDS ACT
Subsection 27(3) of The Noxious Weeds Act is repealed.
THE NOXIOUS WEEDS AMENDMENT ACT
S.M. 2015, c. 38 (unproclaimed provisions repealed)
The Noxious Weeds Amendment Act S.M. 2015, c. 38, is amended by repealing subsection 25(2) and section 36 insofar as it enacts clause 40(1)(b).
THE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
The Public-Private Partnerships Transparency and Accountability Act, S.M. 2012, c. 36, is repealed.
THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT
The Residential Tenancies Act is amended by this section.
Clause 3(1)(d) is replaced with the following:
(d) living accommodation occupied by a person for penal or correctional purposes or for the purpose of receiving in-patient or resident-based therapeutic or rehabilitative care;
Clause 3(1)(h) is replaced with the following:
(h) living accommodation provided by or in association with a religious denomination on premises occupied solely
(i) by the denomination's clergy or employees,
(ii) by a religious order, or
(iii) for religious instructional purposes; or
THE VETERINARY SERVICES ACT
The Veterinary Services Act is amended by this section.
Subsection 16(1) is amended by striking out "which shall be in a form satisfactory to the Auditor General" and substituting "in accordance with the regulations".
Subsection 16(2) is replaced with the following:
The board shall have its accounts examined, reviewed or audited each year in accordance with the regulations.
Subsections 16(3) and (4) are repealed.
Section 22 is amended by adding the following after clause (l):
(l.1) respecting the maintenance and the examination, review or audit of boards' accounting records;
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Clause 3(1)(b) of The Corporations Act is amended by striking out "or The Health Services Act".
The definition "health care body" in subsection 1(1) of The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act is amended by adding "and" at the end of clause (c) and repealing clause (d).
The definition "local authority" in section 1 of The Human Rights Code is amended by adding "and" at the end of clause (e) and repealing clause (f).
The Municipal Act is amended by this section.
The definition "local authority" in subsection 1(1) is amended by repealing clause (e).
Clause 154(6)(b) is amended by striking out "a municipality, school division, school district or hospital district" and substituting "a municipality, school division or school district".
The definition "local authority" in section 1 of The Municipal Board Act is amended by striking out ", and the governing board of a hospital district or of a medical nursing unit district established under The Health Services Act".
The definition "local authority" in section 1 of The Northern Affairs Act is amended by repealing clause (e).
The Regional Health Authorities Act is amended by this section.
The definition "health corporation" in section 1 is amended by repealing clause (b).
Subsection 44(2) is amended by striking out "under section 69 of The Health Services Insurance Act or subsection 55(1) of The Health Services Act (as those provisions existed prior to the coming into force of this Act)" and substituting "under section 69 of The Health Services Insurance Act (as that provision existed prior to the coming into force of this Act)".
Clause 49(1)(a) is replaced with the following:
(a) where the health corporation is established under The District Health and Social Services Act, notwithstanding that Act, the minister may dissolve and disestablish the health corporation, its board and its corresponding district, and the Lieutenant Governor in Council or the minister, as the case may be, may repeal or amend any regulations under that Act to achieve this purpose;
COMING INTO FORCE
This Act, except sections 2 and 7, comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.
Coming into force: sections 2 and 7
Sections 2 and 7 come into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation.