Bill C-9 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
Short answer
Bill C-9 updates the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act by aligning its definition of the Convention with the treaty's amended version and removing a conflicting schedule.
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Bill C-9 updates the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act by aligning its definition of the Convention with the treaty's amended version and removing a conflicting schedule.
Bill C-9 amends the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act by updating the definition of 'Convention' to reflect the treaty's current version as amended under Article XV. It also removes the schedule (a list of provisions) attached to the Act and eliminates a clause that previously gave priority to the schedule over the Convention's text.
- Replaces the definition of 'Convention' in subsection 2(1) to refer to the treaty as amended under Article XV (section 1(1))
- Repeals subsection 2(3) which previously stated that the schedule takes precedence over the Convention's text (section 1(2))
- Repeals the entire schedule attached to the Act (section 2)
- Government agencies responsible for implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention
- Persons subject to the provisions of the Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act
- The specific contents of the repealed schedule are not provided in the text summary
- The exact implications of removing the schedule's precedence clause are not detailed in the provided text
The definition of 'Convention' is updated to reflect the treaty's current version as amended under Article XV, and a conflicting clause about schedule precedence is removed.
Source: Section 1(1) and 1(2)
The schedule (a list of provisions) that was previously part of the Act is no longer in effect.
Source: Section 2
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