OFFICIAL STATUS OF CONSOLIDATIONS
Subsections 31(1) and (2) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provides as follows:
31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated
the regulation published by the Minister under this Act in either print or electronic form is evidence of that statute or regulation and of its contents and every copy purporting to be published by the Minister is deemed to be so published unless the contrary is shown.
(2) In the event of an inconsistency between a consolidated
statute published by the Minister under this Act and the original statute or a subsequent amendment as certified by the Clerk of the Parliaments under the Publication of Statutes Act, the original statute or amendment prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
LAYOUT
The notes that appeared in the left or right margins are now in boldface text directly above the provisions to which they relate. They form no part of the enactment but are inserted for convenience of reference only.
NOTE
This consolidation is current to October 20, 2021. The last amendments came into force on June 21, 2019. Any amendments that were not in force as of October 20, 2021 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.
COMMENTS