Legislation Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F

• Jurisdiction: Ontario

Legislation Act, 2006

S.o. 2006, chapter 21
Schedule F

Consolidation Period: From June 1, 2021 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 57.

CONTENTS

PART I
GENERAL

Definitions

1 (1) In this Act,

“consolidated law” means a source law into which are incorporated,

(a) amendments, if any, that are enacted by the Legislature or filed with the Registrar of Regulations under Part III (Regulations) or under a predecessor of that Part, and

(b) changes, if any, that are made under Part V (Change Powers); (“texte législatif codifié”)

“e-Laws website” means the website of the Government of Ontario for statutes, regulations and related materials that is available on the Internet at www.e-laws.gov.on.ca or at another website address specified by a regulation made under subsection (3); (“site Web Lois-en-ligne”)

“legislation” means Acts and regulations; (“législation”)

“source law” means,

(a) in the case of an Act, the Act as enacted by the Legislature, and

(b) in the case of a regulation, the regulation as filed with the Registrar of Regulations under Part III (Regulations) or under a predecessor of that Part. (“texte législatif source”) 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 1 (1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (1-3).

Reference to amendment includes reference to repeal, revocation

(2) A reference in this Act to amendment in relation to legislation is also a reference to repeal or revocation, unless a contrary intention appears. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 1 (2).

Regulations re e-Laws website

(3) The Attorney General may, by regulation, specify another website address for the purpose of the definition of “e-Laws website” in subsection (1). 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 1 (3).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (1-3) - 15/12/2009

Role of Attorney General

2 The Attorney General shall,

(a) maintain the electronic database of source law and consolidated law for the e-Laws website so as to facilitate convenient and reliable public access to Ontario legislation;

(b) safeguard the accuracy and integrity of the electronic database of source law and consolidated law that appears on the e-Laws website; and

(c) safeguard the accuracy and integrity of publications of source law and consolidated law published by the Queen’s Printer or by an entity prescribed under clause 41 (1) (a). 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 2; 2020, c. 34, Sched. 13, s. 5 (1).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2020, c. 34, Sched. 13, s. 5 (1) - 31/03/2021

Designation by Chief Legislative Counsel

3 The Chief Legislative Counsel may designate one or more lawyers employed in the Office of Legislative Counsel to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the Chief Legislative Counsel in his or her place. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 3.

Duty, obsolete Acts

4 The Chief Legislative Counsel shall, from time to time, provide to the Attorney General a list of Acts, or any parts, portions or sections of Acts, that have been rendered obsolete by events or the passage of time. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 4.

PART II
Statutes

Citation of Acts

5 (1) An Act may be cited,

(a) by its long or short title;

(b) in English as “Statutes of Ontario” or “S.O.” and in French as “Lois de l’Ontario” or “L.O.”, followed by its year of enactment and its chapter number. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 5 (1); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (4).

Same

(2) An Act set out in the Revised Statutes of Ontario may be cited in English as “Revised Statutes of Ontario, (year)” or “R.S.O. (year)” and in French as “Lois refondues de l’Ontario de (year)” or “L.R.O. (year)”, followed by its chapter number. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 5 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (5).

Same

(3) An Act may also be cited in accordance with a method prescribed under clause 16 (a) or in accordance with accepted legislation citation practices. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 5 (3); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (6).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (4-6) - 15/12/2009

Enacting clause

6 An Act shall contain, at the beginning, the following words to indicate the authority by virtue of which it is passed: “Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows”. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 6.

Power to amend or repeal

7 (1) Every Act reserves to the Legislature power to repeal or amend it and to revoke or modify any power or advantage that it confers. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 7 (1).

Same

(2) Any Act may be amended or repealed by an Act passed in the same session of the Legislature. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 7 (2).

Commencement of Acts

8 (1) Unless otherwise provided, an Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 8 (1).

Same

(2) Commencement and short title provisions in an Act and the long title of the Act are deemed to come into force on the day the Act receives Royal Assent, regardless of when the Act is specified to come into force. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 8 (2).

Selective proclamation

(3) If an Act provides that it is to come into force on a day to be named by proclamation, proclamations may be issued at different times for different parts, portions or sections of the Act. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 8 (3).

Time of commencement and repeal

Commencement

9 (1) Unless otherwise provided, an Act comes into force at the first instant of the day on which it comes into force. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 9 (1).

Limitation

(2) Unless otherwise provided, an Act that comes into force on Royal Assent is not effective against a person before the earlier of the following times:

1. When the person has actual notice of it.

2. The last instant of the day on which it comes into force. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 9 (2).

Repeal

(3) Unless otherwise provided, the repeal of an Act takes effect at the first instant of the day of repeal. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 9 (3).

Exercise of delegated power before commencement

10 (1) A power conferred by an Act to make regulations or appointments or do any other thing may be exercised at any time after Royal Assent even if the Act is not yet in force. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 10 (1).

Same

(2) Until the Act comes into force, the exercise of a power in accordance with subsection (1) has no effect except as may be necessary to make the Act effective when it comes into force. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 10 (2).

Repeal of unproclaimed Acts, provisions

Annual report

10.1 (1) On one of the first five days on which the Legislative Assembly sits in each calendar year, the Attorney General shall table in the Assembly a report listing every Act or provision of an Act that,

(a) is to come into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor;

(b) was enacted nine years or more before December 31 of the preceding calendar year; and

(c) was not in force on December 31 of the preceding calendar year. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (7).

Repeal

(2) Every Act or provision listed in the annual report is repealed on December 31 of the calendar year in which the report is tabled unless,

(a) it comes into force on or before December 31 of that calendar year; or

(b) during that calendar year, the Assembly adopts a resolution that the Act or provision listed in the report not be repealed. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (7).

Publication

(3) The Attorney General shall, in each calendar year, publish on the e-Laws website a list of every Act or provision repealed under this section on December 31 of the preceding calendar year, and may publish the list in any other manner that he or she considers appropriate. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (7).

First report

(4) The first report under subsection (1) shall be tabled in 2011. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (7).

Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y)

2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (7) - 15/12/2009

Endorsements on Acts

11 (1) The Clerk of the Assembly shall indicate on every Act, after the title, the date on which it receives Royal Assent. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 11 (1).

Same

(2) The date of assent forms part of the Act. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 11 (2).

Reserved bills

12 (1) In this Part, a reference to the day or date on which an Act receives Royal Assent is, in the case of a bill reserved by the Lieutenant Governor, a reference to the day on which the Lieutenant Governor signifies, by speech or message to the Assembly or by proclamation, that the bill was laid before the Governor General in Council and that the Governor General was pleased to assent to it. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 12 (1).

Endorsement, date of reservation

(2) The Clerk of the Assembly shall indicate, on every bill that is reserved, the date of reservation. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 12 (2).

Judicial notice

13 Judicial notice shall be taken of the enactment and contents of an Act. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 13.

Copies for publication

14 The Clerk of the Assembly shall provide a certified copy of each Act of the Legislature, as soon as it has been assented to, for the purpose of publication on the e-Laws website and print publication. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 14.

Publication

15 (1) Every Act of the Legislature shall be published on the e-Laws website and in print. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 15 (1).

Corrections on e-Laws website

(2) If the Chief Legislative Counsel discovers that an Act published on the e-Laws website differs from the Act as assented to, he or she shall ensure that a corrected Act is promptly published on the e-Laws website. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 15 (2); 2009, c. 33, Sched. 2, s. 43 (8).

Corrections in print

(3) If the Chief Legislative Counsel discovers that an Act published in print under subsection (1) differs from the Act as assented to, he or she may cause the corrected Act to be published in print, if he or she considers it appropriate. 2006, c. 21, Sched. F, s. 15...