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ARCHIVED - A Guide to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 March 2000
- Introduction
- Preamble
- Administrative Duties (Section 2)
- Definitions (Section 3)
- Part 1: Administration (Sections 6 - 10)
- Part 2: Public Participation (Sections 12 - 42)
- Part 3: Information Gathering, Objectives, Guidelines and Codes of Practice (Sections 43 - 55)
- Part 4: Pollution Prevention (Sections 56 - 63)
- Part 5: Controlling Toxic Substances (Sections 64 - 103)
- Part 6: Animate Products of Biotechnology (Sections 104 - 115)
- Part 7: Controlling Pollution and Managing Wastes (Sections 116 - 192)
- Part 8: Environmental Matters Related to Emergencies (Sections 193 - 205)
- Part 9: Government Operations and Federal and Aboriginal Land (Sections 206 - 215)
- Part 10: Enforcement (Sections 216 - 312)
- Part 11: Miscellaneous Matters (Sections 313 - 343)
- Part 12: Consequential Amendments, Repeal and Coming Into Force (Sections 344 - 356)
- Schedules
- Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Part 12: Consequential Amendments, Repeal and Coming Into Force (Sections 344 - 356)
These are consequential amendments to other Acts of Parliament, such as the transfer of authority for engine emission standards from the Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
CEPA 1999 comes into force on a date fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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