Edna Ekhivalak Elias, O.Nu. Commissioner of Nunavut Commissaire du Nunavut

SECOND SESSION FOURTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NUNAVUT DEUXIÈME SESSION QUATRIÈME ASSEMBLÉE LÉGISLATIVE DU NUNAVUT GOVERNMENT BILL PROJET DE LOI DU GOUVERNEMENT BILL 20 LEGISLATION ACT PROJET DE LOI N O 20 LOI SUR LA LÉGISLATION Summary This Bill modernizes the procedures for consolidating and revising legislation, by updating and replacing the provisions of the Statute Revision Act, the Statutory Instruments Act and the Public Printing Act. Résumé Le présent projet de loi vise à moderniser la procédure de codification et celle de révision des lois et règlements, en actualisant et remplaçant les dispositions de la Loi sur la révision des lois, de la Loi sur les textes réglementaires et de la Loi sur les publications officielles. Date of Notice Date de l avis 1st Reading 1 re lecture 2nd Reading 2 e lecture Reported from Standing Committee Présentation du rapport du comité permanent Reported from Committee of the Whole Présentation du rapport du comité plénier 3rd Reading 3 e lecture Date of Assent Date de sanction Edna Ekhivalak Elias, O.Nu. Commissioner of Nunavut Commissaire du Nunavut

TABLE OF CONTENTS PART 1 INTERPRETATION TABLE DES MATIÈRES PARTIE 1 DÉFINITIONS ET INTERPRÉTATION Definitions 1 (1) Définitions Whole includes part (2) Le tout comprend ses parties Non-application - regulations and instruments 2 Non-application règlements et actes PART 2 NEW AND AMENDING ACTS PARTIE 2 NOUVELLES LOIS ET LOIS MODIFICATIVES Certification of new and amending Acts 3 (1) Certification des nouvelles lois et des lois modificatives Publication (2) Publication Chapter numbers (3) Numéros des chapitres Pre-publication corrections and additions 4 (1) Corrections et ajouts avant publication Subsequent corrections (2) Corrections après publication Correction is part of Act (3) Correction réputée faire partie de la loi PART 3 CONSOLIDATED ACTS AND REGULATIONS PARTIE 3 LOIS ET RÈGLEMENTS CODIFIÉS Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Nunavut 5 (1) Codification permanente des lois du Nunavut C.C.S.Nu. chapter numbers (2) Numérotation des chapitres dans la C.P.L.Nun. Citation consolidated regulations (3) Citation règlements codifiés Consolidation of amendments 6 (1) Codification des modifications When consolidation is not required (2) Cas où une codification n est pas requise Prior versions (3) Versions antérieures Obligation not retroactive (4) Obligation non retroactive Consolidation dates (5) Date de codification Amendments not in force (6) Modifications non en vigueur Retroactive amendments (7) Modifications rétroactives Information 7 Renseignements Editorial changes and corrections 8 (1) Changements et corrections de forme Notice of change (2) Avis de changement Considerations (3) Facteurs devant être pris en compte Correction of consolidation or publication error (4) Correction des erreurs de codification ou de publication PART 4 REVISED ACTS AND REGULATIONS PARTIE 4 LOIS ET RÈGLEMENTS RÉVISÉS Preparation of revision 9 Élaboration d une révision Powers 10 (1) Pouvoirs Information (2) Renseignements No change of substance (3) Aucun changement de fond Submission of revised Act 11 (1) Présentation de la loi révisée Deposit with Clerk (2) Dépôt auprès du greffier Inuktitut version (3) Version en inuktitut Approval by Assembly 12 (1) Approbation par l Assemblée legislative Act of Legislature (2) Loi de la Législature i

Citation (3) Citation Revision of provisions not yet in force (4) Révision de dispositions non en vigueur Publication of revised Acts 13 Publication des lois révisées Revised regulations 14 (1) Règlements révisés Deemed made (2) Règlement réputé avoir été pris Citation (3) Citation In force date (4) Date d entrée en vigueur Repeal of former versions 15 Abrogation des anciennes versions PART 5 MAKING REGULATIONS PARTIE 5 PRISE DES RÈGLEMENTS Request for regulation 16 (1) Demande d élaboration d un règlement MSB regulations (2) Règlements du Bureau de régie et des services Other regulatory authorities (3) Autres autorités réglementantes Confirmation (4) Confirmation Advice to regulatory authority (5) Avis à l autorité réglementante Consultation on proposed regulations 17 (1) Consultation sur les projets de règlement Confirmation or revision of advice (2) Confirmation ou révision de l avis Examination of other regulations 18 (1) Examen des autres règlements Examination (2) Examen Non-application (3) Non-application Advice to regulatory authority (4) Avis à l autorité réglementante Confirmation or revision of advice (5) Confirmation ou révision de l avis Transmission of regulation 19 Transmission des règlements Register of regulations 20 (1) Registre des règlements Refusal to register unlawful regulation (2) Refus d enregistrer règlement illégal Registration with notice (3) Enregistrement avec avis Refusal to register unexamined regulation (4) Refus d enregistrer règlement non examiné Effect of registration where regulation defective (5) Effet de l enregistrement d un règlement entaché d un vice Registration numbers (6) Numéros d enregistrement Consecutive numbering (7) Numérotation consécutive Unexamined regulations 21 (1) Règlements n ayant pas fait l objet d un examen Notice of repeal (2) Avis d abrogation Commencement of regulations 22 Entrée en vigueur des règlements Requirement to publish 23 (1) Obligation de publier Pre-publication corrections and additions (2) Corrections et ajouts avant publication Correction is part of regulation (3) Correction réputée faire partie du règlement Maps, plans and drawings (4) Cartes, plans et dessins Incorporation by reference (5) Incorporation par renvoi Incorporated or adopted codes (6) Codes incorporés ou adoptés Judicial notice (7) Connaissance d office Effect of non-publication 24 (1) Effet de la non-publication No conviction under unpublished regulation (2) Violation d un règlement non publié Notice of provisions (3) Avis des dispositions Inspection registered regulations 25 (1) Consultation des règlements enregistrés Copies registered regulations (2) Copies des règlements enregistrés ii

PART 6 PROOF AND EFFECT OF LEGISLATION PARTIE 6 PREUVE ET EFFET DE LA LÉGISLATION Official copies 26 Copies officielles Evidence Acts and regulations 27 (1) Preuve lois et règlements Evidence Nunavut Gazette (2) Preuve Gazette du Nunavut Deemed publication in Nunavut Gazette (3) Présomption de publication dans la Gazette du Nunavut Proof of date of assent 28 (1) Preuve de la date de sanction Proof of coming into force date (2) Preuve de la date d entrée en vigueur Consolidation not new law 29 (1) Codification non de droit nouveau Inconsistency (2) Incompatibilité Revisions - references to previous versions 30 Révisions renvois à des versions antérieures Construction - revised provisions same as 31 Interprétation des lois et des règlements repealed provisions Construction - revised provision differs from repealed provision Reference aids 33 Aide à la consultation Use of documents 34 Utilisation de documents révisés en cas de concordance 32 Interprétation des lois et des règlements révisés en cas de divergence PART 7 NUNAVUT GAZETTE PARTIE 7 GAZETTE DU NUNAVUT Official Gazette 35 (1) Gazette officielle Editor and deputy editor (2) Éditeur et éditeur adjoint Electronic publication (3) Publication électronique Special edition (4) Édition spéciale Contents of Nunavut Gazette 36 (1) Contenu de la Gazette du Nunavut Additional content (2) Contenu additionnel Annual indexes 37 Répertoires annuels Distribution of Nunavut Gazette 38 (1) Distribution de la Gazette du Nunavut Paper copies on request (2) Copies papier sur demande Public access (3) Gazette du Nunavut à la disposition du public PART 8 ADMINISTRATION PARTIE 8 ADMINISTRATION Chief Legislative Counsel 39 (1) Premier conseiller législatif Included role Registrar (2) Rôle inclus registraire Deputy registrars (3) Registraires adjoints Required duties (4) Fonctions obligatoires Additional duties (5) Fonctions additionnelles Recommendations (6) Recommandations Territorial Printer 40 (1) Imprimeur du territoire Duties of Territorial Printer (2) Fonctions de l imprimeur du territoire Delegation (3) Délégation PART 9 REGULATIONS PARTIE 9 RÈGLEMENTS Regulations 41 Règlements iii

Transitional Provisions Dispositions transitoires Former Act - Statutory Instruments Act 42 (1) Ancienne loi - Loi sur les textes réglementaires Chief Legislative Counsel and Registrar of Regulations (2) Premier conseiller législatif et registraire des règlements Deputy registrars (3) Registraires adjoints Statutory instruments under former Act 43 (1) Textes réglementaires sous le régime de l ancienne loi Instruments unregistered under former Act (2) Textes réglementaires non enregistrés sous le régime de l ancienne loi No conviction (3) Aucune déclaration de culpabilité Former Act - Public Printing Act 44 (1) Ancienne loi - Loi sur les publications officielles Territorial Printer (2) Imprimeur du territoire Consequential Amendments Modifications corrélatives Emergency Measures Act 45 Loi sur les mesures d urgence Evidence Act 46 Loi sur la preuve Human Rights Act 47 Loi sur les droits de la personne Interpretation Act 48 Loi d interprétation Inuit Language Protection Act 49 Loi sur la protection de la langue inuit Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act 50 Loi sur l Assemblée législative et le Conseil exécutif Liquor Act 51 Loi sur les boissons alcoolisées Nunavut Elections Act 52 Loi électorale du Nunavut Official Languages Act 53 Loi sur les langues officielles Plebiscites Act 54 Loi sur les référendums Public Inquiries Act 55 Loi sur les enquêtes publiques Securities Act 56 Loi sur les valeurs mobilières Western Canada Lottery Act 57 Loi sur la Loterie de l Ouest du Canada Wildlife Act 58 Loi sur la faune et la flore Workers Compensation Act 59 Loi sur l indemnisation des travailleurs Miscellaneous Acts 60 Lois diverses Repeal and Commencement Abrogation et entrée en vigueur Public Printing Act 61 Loi sur les publications officielles Statute Revision Act 62 Loi sur la révision des lois Statutory Instruments Act 63 Loi sur les textes réglementaires Coming into force 64 Entrée en vigueur iv

BILL 20 LEGISLATION ACT The Commissioner, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly, enacts as follows: Definitions 1. (1) In this Act, PART 1 INTERPRETATION Chief Legislative Counsel means the Chief Legislative Counsel appointed under subsection 39(1); (premier conseiller législatif) Clerk means the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly, appointed under the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act; (greffier) "consolidated" or consolidation means a version of an Act or regulation that incorporates any amendments that have been made to the Act or regulation and any corrections or changes made to it under Part 3; (codifié or codification) Management and Services Board or MSB means the Management and Services Board established under the Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act; (Bureau de régie et des services) "Nunavut Laws website" means the Government of Nunavut website maintained by the Department of Justice for the publication of legislation and related information, or another prescribed means of electronic publication; (site Web de la législation du Nunavut) public agency means a public agency as defined in the Financial Administration Act; (organisme public) publish means to make public in print or on the Nunavut Laws website or by or through any other media; (publier) "regulation" means a rule, order, regulation, proclamation, direction, tariff of costs or fees, or similar instrument, made under the authority of an Act or of the Commissioner, but does not include (a) (b) an order of a court made in the course of an action; or an order made by a public officer or administrative tribunal in a dispute between two or more persons; (règlement) 1

"regulatory authority" means (a) where the Commissioner is the regulation-making official designated in an Act, (i) subject to subparagraph (iii), the Minister responsible for the administration of the Act under which a regulation is made or proposed to be made, (ii) subject to subparagraph (iii), the Management and Services Board, where no Minister is responsible for the administration of the Act under which a regulation is made or proposed to be made, (iii) where a person or body is responsible for making recommendations to the Commissioner with respect to a regulation, that person or body; and (b) in all other cases, the person or body authorized to make a regulation; (autorité réglementante) revised or revision means, with respect to an Act or regulation, a version that (a) incorporates any amendments that have been made to the Act or regulation repealed and replaced by the revised Act or regulation; (b) incorporates any corrections or changes made under Parts 3 or 4; and (c) has been approved under section 12 or registered in accordance with subsection 14(1) and section 20; (révisé or révision) Territorial Printer means the Territorial Printer appointed under subsection 40(1). (imprimeur du territoire) Whole includes part (2) In this Act, unless a contrary intention is indicated, reference to an Act or a regulation includes any portion of the Act or regulation. Non-application - regulations and instruments 2. Subject to regulations made under section 41, this Act does not apply to a regulation that is: (a) made by a corporation, a society, a public agency or an association, including a professional association; (b) a directive or guideline of a minister that applies only to the Government of Nunavut or a public agency; (c) an instrument issued by a judicial or quasi-judicial body other than an instrument governing the practice or procedure in proceedings before that body; (d) (e) made by a municipal council or a municipal corporation; a licence, permit, approval, order, directive or similar instrument issued to and concerning only a specified person by a public officer or public servant in the ordinary course of administration of an Act or regulation; 2

(f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) an appointment of a person to or termination of a position in the public service; an instrument of appointment or designation of a person to a public office or to a position on a public board, committee or commission or the termination of such an appointment or designation, made under an enactment; an approval given or order made under sections 13 to 19 of the Mental Health Act; subject to any type of privilege available at law, including solicitor-client privilege; limited to advice or information intended only for use or assistance in the making of a decision or the determination of policy, or in the ascertainment of any matter necessarily incidental to that; or a prescribed instrument or class of instruments. PART 2 NEW AND AMENDING ACTS Certification of new and amending Acts 3. (1) As soon as practicable after a bill receives assent, the Clerk shall provide a certified copy of it to the Chief Legislative Counsel. Publication (2) After a bill receives assent, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall (a) assign a chapter number to it in accordance with subsection (3); and (b) provide the Act to the Territorial Printer for publication. Chapter numbers (3) Bills given assent in each year (a) are numbered consecutively in the order of assent as chapters of the Statutes of Nunavut, which may be abbreviated as S.Nu., for that year, starting with the number "1"; and (b) are numbered in the following order if two or more bills are given assent on the same day: (i) appropriations and other budgetary bills are numbered in the order of their introduction in the Legislative Assembly, (ii) then bills on other matters are numbered in the order of their introduction in the Legislative Assembly. Pre-publication corrections and additions 4. (1) When preparing a new or amending Act for publication, the Chief Legislative Counsel may, without altering the legal effect of the Act, (a) correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation or grammatical errors, and any other errors of a clerical, typographical or similar nature; (b) correct errors in the numbering of provisions or cross-references; 3

(c) (d) alter the style or presentation of text or graphics to be consistent with the style and formatting practices of the legislative counsel of Nunavut, or to improve electronic or print presentation; and include a table of contents and explanatory notes to assist readers. Subsequent corrections (2) On discovering that the published version of a new or amending Act differs from the Act as enacted, otherwise than because of a change or correction made under subsection (1), the Chief Legislative Counsel (a) (b) shall ensure that the published version is promptly corrected; and may publish a notice of the correction if he or she considers it appropriate to do so. Correction is part of Act (3) A change or correction made to a new or amending Act in accordance with this section, other than under paragraph (1)(d), is deemed to be part of that Act as enacted by the Legislative Assembly. PART 3 CONSOLIDATED ACTS AND REGULATIONS Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Nunavut 5. (1) The consolidated public Acts, whether originally enacted as Statutes of Nunavut, Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories 1988, or Statutes of the Northwest Territories, are established as the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Nunavut, which may be abbreviated as C.C.S.Nu.. C.C.S.Nu. chapter numbers (2) The Chief Legislative Counsel may add a new Act or a previously consolidated or revised Act to the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Nunavut by assigning to it a unique C.C.S.Nu. chapter number and including the number in the published version of the Act. Citation consolidated regulations (3) Regulations, whether made and registered in the Northwest Territories and duplicated for Nunavut by section 29 of the Nunavut Act (Canada) or made and registered in Nunavut, may be consolidated and published as Consolidated Regulations of Nunavut, which may be abbreviated as C.R.Nu., followed by (a) in the case of regulations included in the Revised Regulations of the Northwest Territories 1990, the chapter number and the year 1990; (b) in the case of other regulations, the registration number and year of the regulation being consolidated. Consolidation of amendments 6. (1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), as soon as practicable after an amending Act or regulation comes into force, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall 4

(a) (b) prepare a consolidation of the amended Act or regulation that reflects the changes made by the amendment; provide the consolidation to the Territorial Printer for publication. When consolidation is not required (2) The Chief Legislative Counsel is not required to consolidate an Act or a regulation that: (a) has effect for a limited period of time; (b) is transitional in nature; or (c) is a private Act or a regulation made under a private Act. Prior versions (3) When an Act or a regulation is consolidated or repealed, the Territorial Printer shall continue to publish the previous consolidation or the repealed version of the Act or regulation. Obligation not retroactive (4) Subsection (3) applies only to Acts and regulations consolidated or repealed after the coming into force of this section. Consolidation date (5) The consolidation date shown on a consolidated Act or regulation is the date on which the most recent amendments included in the consolidation came into force. Amendments not in force (6) A consolidation may include information respecting amended provisions that are not yet in force, but such information is not part of the consolidation. Retroactive amendments (7) If an amendment to a consolidated Act or regulation is deemed to have come into force before the amendment is made, (a) a copy of the consolidated Act or regulation made before the date the amendment is made will not include the retroactive amendment; and (b) the consolidation date to be shown on a copy of the first consolidation that includes the amendment is the date the amendment is made. Information 7. The Territorial Printer shall publish the following information: (a) the legislative history of each consolidated Act or regulation by citing each Act or regulation that amends or repeals the consolidated Act or regulation; (b) the assent date and the date of coming into force of a new or amending Act that does not come into force on assent; 5

(c) (d) the registration date and the date of coming into force of a new or amending regulation if that date is not the registration date; and any other information that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, would be helpful in understanding the relevant legislative history. Editorial changes and corrections 8. (1) The Chief Legislative Counsel may, in the course of preparing a consolidation or after a consolidated Act or regulation is published, but without altering its legal effect, (a) correct a spelling, capitalization, punctuation, grammatical error, or other error of a clerical, typographical or similar nature; (b) alter the style or presentation of text or graphics to be consistent with the style and formatting practices of the legislative counsel of Nunavut, or to improve electronic or print presentation; (c) make a minor editorial change required to ensure a consistent form of expression; (d) make a minor change required to make a form of expression in one official language more compatible with its form of expression in another official language; (e) revise language or any reference that is outdated or archaic to make the language current and accurate; (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) (k) (l) revise language to achieve gender-neutral terminology; add, revise or delete an information note, table of contents, heading, marginal note, historical reference or other reader's aid that does not form part of the Act or regulation; replace a description of a date or time with the actual date or time; replace a reference to a bill or any part of a bill with a reference to the resulting Act or part of the Act after the bill is enacted and assigned a chapter number; remove a reference to a contingency in a provision that is stated to come into effect when or if that contingency occurs, if that contingency has occurred, and make any correction required as a result of removing such a reference; remove a provision that is stated to come into effect when or if a contingency occurs, if it is no longer possible for that contingency to occur, and make any correction required as a result of removing such a provision; make changes necessary to reflect the establishment of Nunavut, including: (i) where an Act or regulation refers to a department, office, body, place, concept or thing by its title under the laws of the Northwest Territories in effect on March 31, 1999, substituting a reference to the equivalent department, office, body, place, concept or thing established in Nunavut, 6

(m) (n) (o) (p) (q) (r) (s) (ii) where an Act or regulation refers to a department, office, body, place, concept or thing that does not have and is not intended to have an equivalent in Nunavut, substituting a reference to the appropriate department, office, body, place, concept or thing, and (iii) removing a provision that has no effect in Nunavut as a result of the coming into force of the Nunavut Act (Canada); update a reference to a person, department, office, organization, place or thing if an Act provides that references to it are deemed or considered to be references to another person, department, office, organization, place or thing; update a reference to reflect a change in the name, title, location or address of a person, department, office, organization, place or thing, other than a change in the name or title of a document adopted or incorporated by reference into an Act or regulation unless it was adopted or incorporated as amended from time to time; alter or correct the numbering and arrangement of provisions, or change a cross-reference required as a result of such alteration or correction; correct an obvious error in a cross-reference, or update a crossreference to reflect numbering changes in another enactment; if a provision of a transitional nature is contained in an amending Act or regulation, incorporate it as a provision of the consolidated Act or regulation and make any other changes that are required as a result; omit a provision that has expired, been repealed or is spent, obsolete, inoperative or otherwise ineffective; make minor amendments that are necessary to reconcile seemingly inconsistent enactments where the necessary amendment is obvious. Notice of change (2) When making a change under this section, the Chief Legislative Counsel (a) may direct the Territorial Printer to publish, in the case of a change described in paragraphs (1)(a) to (g), a notice in the changed version of the Act or regulation that identifies the change or states the nature of it; and (b) shall direct the Territorial Printer to publish, in the case of a change described in paragraphs (1)(h) to (s), a notice in the changed version of the Act or regulation that identifies the change or states the nature of it. 7

Considerations (3) In determining whether to publish a notice under paragraph (2)(a), and in determining the information to be included in a notice under paragraph (2)(a) or (b), the Chief Legislative Counsel shall consider the nature of the change and the extent to which the information given by the notice would help in understanding the relevant legislative history. Correction of consolidation or publication error (4) On discovering an error made in consolidating or publishing a consolidated Act or regulation, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall arrange for the corrected version to be published. PART 4 REVISED ACTS AND REGULATIONS Preparation of revision 9. The Chief Legislative Counsel may from time to time prepare a revision of any or all of the Acts and regulations of Nunavut. Powers 10. (1) Subject to subsection (3), in revising an Act or regulation under this Part, the Chief Legislative Counsel may, in addition to making any of the changes described in subsection 8(1), do any of the following: (a) consolidate into the revision of an Act or regulation all unconsolidated amendments made to the Act or regulation before the date of the revision; (b) alter the numbering and arrangement of an Act or regulation, and of the Parts, sections and other divisions of an Act or regulation; (c) consolidate two or more Acts or regulations, divide an Act or regulation into two or more Acts or regulations and transfer provisions from one Act or regulation to another Act or regulation; (d) consolidate two or more Parts, sections or other divisions of an Act or regulation, divide a Part, section or other division of an Act or regulation into two or more Parts, sections or other divisions, and transfer a portion of a Part, section or other division of an Act or regulation to another Part, section or other division of the Act or regulation; (e) add, revise or delete any heading in or any title of any Act or regulation; (f) omit a provision that is superseded by another Act or regulation; (g) revise and alter the language to give better expression to the spirit and meaning of the law; (h) delete any forms or schedules contained in an Act, and add authority to the Act for forms or schedules to be prescribed by regulation; 8

(i) (j) assign an appropriate C.C.S.Nu. chapter number to a revised Act; and make recommendations with respect to improvement of the laws. Information (2) The Chief Legislative Counsel shall publish information with respect to revised Acts and regulations identifying the changes made in the course of revision or stating the nature of them. No change of substance (3) No change may be made under subsection (1) that has the effect of changing the substance or intent of a provision of an Act or regulation. Submission of revised Act 11. (1) On completion of a revision of an Act, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall submit a copy of the revised Act, together with any related documents, to the Commissioner in Executive Council. Deposit with Clerk (2) On receipt of a revised Act, the Commissioner in Executive Council may direct that a copy of the revised Act, together with any related documents, be (a) signed by the Commissioner; and (b) deposited with the Clerk. Inuktitut version (3) The deposited copy of the revised Act and related documents must be accompanied by an Inuktitut version of the Act and related documents. Approval by Assembly 12. (1) The Legislative Assembly may, by motion, approve a revised Act deposited under paragraph 11(2)(b). Act of Legislature (2) A revised Act is deemed to be enacted by the Legislature and comes into force on the day it is approved by the Legislative Assembly under subsection (1). Citation (3) On and after the day a revised Act comes into force, it may be referred to by the citation Revised Statutes of Nunavut, which may be abbreviated as R.S.Nu., followed by the year and the chapter number assigned by the Chief Legislative Counsel. Revision of provisions not yet in force (4) If a provision of an Act included in a revised Act is to come into force by order, and if that provision is not in force before the date on which the revised Act comes into force, the approval under subsection (1), unless the revised Act states otherwise, brings the corresponding provision of the revised Act into force. 9

Publication of revised Acts 13. The Territorial Printer shall publish every revised Act, together with any related documents deposited with the revision under subsection 11(2), as soon as practicable after the revised Act comes into force. Revised regulations 14. (1) On completion of a revision of a regulation, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall (a) provide the responsible regulatory authority with the revised regulation and any related documents; (b) register the revised regulation under section 20; and (c) publish the revised regulation under section 23. Deemed made (2) A revised regulation registered under subsection (1) is deemed to be made by the person or body authorized to make the regulation. Citation (3) On and after the day a revised regulation comes into force, it may be referred to by the citation Revised Regulations of Nunavut, which may be abbreviated as R.R.Nu., followed by the registration number assigned under subsection 20(7). In force date (4) Unless otherwise stated in the revision, a revised regulation comes into force on the date it is registered. Repeal of former versions 15. On the coming into force of a revised Act or regulation, former Acts and regulations are repealed to the extent specified in the revision or a schedule attached to the revision. PART 5 MAKING REGULATIONS Request for regulation 16. (1) If a department of the Government of Nunavut or a public agency determines that a regulation is necessary or desirable, the appropriate deputy minister or deputy head shall request the Chief Legislative Counsel to prepare the proposed regulation. MSB regulations (2) The Clerk may request the Chief Legislative Counsel to prepare a proposed regulation on behalf of the Management and Services Board or an officer of the Legislative Assembly. 10

Other regulatory authorities (3) Any other regulatory authority may request the Chief Legislative Counsel to prepare a proposed regulation for the authority. Confirmation (4) Subject to subsection (5), on providing a requested regulation to a regulatory authority, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall confirm that the proposed regulation (a) is authorized by the Act under which it is to be made; (b) does not constitute an unusual or unexpected use of the authority under which it is to be made; (c) does not unduly interfere with existing rights and freedoms and is, in any case, consistent with the purposes and provisions of (i) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and (ii) the Human Rights Act; (d) is consistent with the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; and (e) is drafted in accordance with established standards. Advice to regulatory authority (5) If the Chief Legislative Counsel is not able to confirm all matters referred to in subsection (4) with respect to a proposed regulation, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall advise the regulatory authority of (a) provisions of the proposed regulation that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, do not conform to paragraphs (4)(a) to (e); and (b) changes to the proposed regulation that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, would ensure that the regulation is validly made and enforceable. Consultation on proposed regulations 17. (1) After a proposed regulation has been provided to a regulatory authority pursuant to a request made under subsection 16(1), the regulatory authority may publish a draft of the proposed regulation or otherwise make copies of the proposed regulation available to persons outside the regulatory authority if (a) the proposed regulation is in respect of a matter that is subject to Article 32 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; (b) the regulatory authority is required by the Act under which the regulation is made to consult with persons who may be affected by the proposed regulation; or (c) the regulatory authority considers it advisable to consult with persons who may be affected by the proposed regulation. Confirmation or revision of advice (2) If the terms of a proposed regulation are changed as a result of consultations on the proposed draft, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall provide the regulatory 11

authority with a confirmation or revision of the advice provided under subsection 16(4) or (5), as applicable. Examination of other regulations 18. (1) Where a proposed regulation is not prepared under the direction of the Chief Legislative Counsel, the regulatory authority shall forward the proposed regulation to the Chief Legislative Counsel for examination in accordance with subsection (2). Examination (2) On receipt of a proposed regulation under subsection (1), the Chief Legislative Counsel shall examine the proposed regulation to ensure that (a) it is authorized by the Act under which it is to be made; (b) it does not constitute an unusual or unexpected use of the authority under which it is to be made; (c) it does not unduly interfere with existing rights and freedoms and is, in any case, consistent with the purposes and provisions of (i) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and (ii) the Human Rights Act; and (d) (e) it is consistent with the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement; and the form and drafting of the proposed regulation are in accordance with established standards. Non-application (3) Paragraph (2)(e) does not apply to a proposed rule, order or regulation governing the practice or procedure in a court having jurisdiction in Nunavut, or a regulation that is exempt from publication by regulations made under section 41. Advice to regulatory authority (4) When a proposed regulation has been examined as required by subsection (2), if the Chief Legislative Counsel is not able to confirm all matters referred to in subsection (2) with respect to the proposed regulation, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall advise the regulatory authority of (a) provisions of the proposed regulation that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, do not conform to paragraphs (2)(a) to (e); and (b) changes to the proposed regulation that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, would ensure that the regulation is validly made and enforceable. Confirmation or revision of advice (5) If the terms of a proposed regulation examined under subsection (2) are changed as a result of consultations on the proposed draft, (a) the regulatory authority shall submit the changed proposed regulation to the Chief Legislative Council for further examination under subsection (2); and 12

(b) the Chief Legislative Counsel shall examine the changed proposed regulation and provide the regulatory authority with a confirmation or revision of the advice provided under subsection (4), as applicable. Transmission of regulation 19. A regulatory authority shall transmit a regulation or a certified copy of it to the Chief Legislative Counsel for registration under section 20 as soon as practicable after making the regulation. Register of regulations 20. (1) Subject to subsections (2) to (4), the Chief Legislative Counsel, as Registrar of Regulations, shall register in the register of regulations every regulation (a) transmitted under section 19; or (b) revised in accordance with Part 4. Refusal to register unlawful regulation (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Chief Legislative Counsel shall refuse to register a regulation if, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, the regulation (a) is clearly not authorized by the Act under which it purports to be made; or (b) is clearly inconsistent with the purposes and provisions of (i) the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms or section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, (ii) the Human Rights Act, or (iii) the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Registration with notice (3) The Chief Legislative Counsel may, with the agreement of the regulatory authority, register and publish a regulation described in subsection (2) with a notice indicating the provisions that, in the opinion of the Chief Legislative Counsel, are not authorized by an Act or are inconsistent with an Act or Agreement referred to in paragraph (2)(b). Refusal to register unexamined regulation (4) The Chief Legislative Counsel may refuse to register a regulation that was, before it was made, a proposed regulation to which section 18 applied and it was not examined in accordance with subsection 18(2) or re-examined in accordance with subsection 18(5). Effect of registration where regulation defective (5) The registration or publication of a regulation under this Act does not validate or correct a regulation that is otherwise invalid or defective in any respect or for any reason. 13

Registration numbers (6) When registering a regulation, the Chief Legislative Counsel shall assign a registration number to the regulation in accordance with subsection (7). Consecutive numbering (7) Regulations registered in each year are numbered consecutively, as nearly as may be in the order in which they are received for registration, beginning with the number 001, followed by the year of registration. Unexamined regulations 21. (1) No regulation is invalid by reason only that it was not examined in accordance with subsection 18(2) or (5), but the Minister may, despite any provision of the Act by or under the authority of which a regulation was or purports to have been made, repeal a regulation in whole or in part where the regulation was made without having been so examined. Notice of repeal (2) The Chief Legislative Counsel shall, in writing, notify the regulatory authority by which a regulation was made of the repeal of the regulation under subsection (1). Commencement of regulations 22. A regulation or part of a regulation comes into force (a) on the day on which it is registered; or (b) on the day specified in the regulation where (i) a later day is specified in the regulation, or (ii) an earlier day is specified in the regulation and the Act under which the regulation is made authorizes the regulation to come into force on an earlier day. Requirement to publish 23. (1) Subject to subsections (4) and (6), and unless it is exempt from publication by regulations made under section 41, a regulation that is registered under this Act must be published (a) in the Nunavut Gazette within three months after being registered; and (b) on the Nunavut Laws website as soon as practicable after being registered. Pre-publication corrections and additions (2) When preparing a regulation for publication, the Chief Legislative Counsel may, without altering the legal effect of the regulation, (a) correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation or grammatical errors, and any other errors of a clerical, typographical or similar nature; (b) correct errors in the numbering of provisions or cross-references; 14

(c) (d) alter the style or presentation of text or graphics to be consistent with the style and formatting practices of the legislative counsel of Nunavut, or to improve electronic or print presentation; and include a table of contents and explanatory notes to assist readers. Correction is part of regulation (3) A change or correction made to a regulation in accordance with paragraphs (2)(a) to (c) is deemed to be part of that regulation. Maps, plans and drawings (4) Where a regulation contains or has attached to it a map, plan or drawing that cannot be reasonably reproduced on letter-size paper, the map, plan or drawing is exempt from publication in the Nunavut Gazette, but the Territorial Printer shall (a) make the map, plan or drawing available for viewing with the regulation as published on the Nunavut Laws website; or (b) indicate, on publication of the regulation in the Nunavut Gazette, where the original or a copy of the map, plan or drawing is available for public inspection. Incorporation by reference (5) A regulation may incorporate by reference or adopt, with or without variation, a code of rules or standards created by another person or entity, to be in force in Nunavut, either in whole or in part or with such variations as may be specified in the regulation, as amended from time to time. Incorporated or adopted codes (6) Where a code of rules or standards is incorporated by reference or adopted under this section, it is sufficient publication without publishing the text of the code if a reference in the regulation (a) identifies the code; (b) identifies the organization that is the source of the code and from which copies of the code can be obtained; and (c) indicates the extent of incorporation or adoption of the code and the variations to which it is subject. Judicial notice (7) Judicial notice shall be taken of a code of rules or standards that is incorporated by reference or adopted in a regulation in accordance with this section. Effect of non-publication 24. (1) No regulation that is required to be published is invalid by reason only that it was not published in accordance with section 23. 15