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Vol. 144, No. 13 — June 23, 2010
Registration
SOR/2010-122 June 3, 2010
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION ACT
P.C. 2010-709 June 3, 2010
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Treasury Board, pursuant to paragraph 19(1)(a) (see footnote a) of the Financial Administration Act (see footnote b), hereby makes the annexed Regulations Amending the Consular Fees (Specialized Services) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program).
REGULATIONS AMENDING THE CONSULAR FEES
(SPECIALIZED SERVICES) REGULATIONS
(MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM)
AMENDMENTS
1. Sections 2 and 3 of the Consular Fees (Specialized Services) Regulations (see footnote 1) are replaced by the following:
2. Subject to section 4, the fee to be paid for a specialized service set out in column 1 of the schedule that is provided at a mission or outside a mission by a consular officer or locally engaged employee is the fee set out in column 2.
2. Paragraph 16(a) of the schedule to the Regulations in columns 1 and 2 is repealed.
3. Item 22 of the schedule to the Regulations is repealed.
COMING INTO FORCE
4. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.
REGULATORY IMPACT
ANALYSIS STATEMENT
(This statement is not part of the Regulations.)
Issue and objectives
The amendment repeals section 3 of the Consular Fees (Specialized Services) Regulations, as well as paragraph 16(a) and section 22 of the Schedule to the Regulations. Section 2 of the Regulations is being amended to include a specialized service that is provided by a consular officer or locally engaged employee both at a mission and elsewhere.
Description and rationale
All amendments to the Regulations are made in response to comments received from the Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations.
The Standing Joint Committee for the Scrutiny of Regulations has the authority to review and scrutinize statutory instruments permanently referred to it pursuant to section 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act. This authority is derived from its status as a subordinate entity of the Senate and House of Commons and its powers are conferred by the Rules of the Senate of Canada and the Standing Orders of the House of Commons.
Contact
Luc Cormier
Director
Consular Policy and Initiatives
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
125 Sussex Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0G2
Telephone: 613-943-2415
Fax: 613-944-2492
Email: luc.cormier@international.gc.ca
Footnote a
S.C. 1991, c. 24, s. 6
Footnote b
R.S., c. F-11
Footnote 1
SOR/2003-30
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