Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (French: Loi sur le moratoire relatif aux pétroliers), introduced and commonly referred to as Bill C-48, is an act of the Parliament of Canada and was passed by the 42nd Canadian Parliament in 2019.[11] The Act was introduced as Bill C-48.[12]

Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Parliament of Canada
  • An Act respecting the regulation of vessels that transport crude oil or persistent oil to or from ports or marine installations located along British Columbia’s north coast
CitationOil Tanker Moratorium Act, S.C. 2019, c. 26
Passed byHouse of Commons of Canada
PassedMay 8, 2018[1]
Passed bySenate of Canada
PassedJune 13, 2019[2]
Royal assentJune 21, 2019[3]
CommencedJune 21, 2019[a]
Legislative history
First chamber: House of Commons of Canada
Bill titleC-48
Introduced byMarc Garneau
First readingMay 12, 2017[5]
Second readingOctober 4, 2017[6]
Third readingMay 8, 2018[7]
Committee reportNovember 29, 2017
Second chamber: Senate of Canada
Bill titleC-48
Member(s) in chargeMobina Jaffer
First readingMay 9, 2018[8]
Second readingDecember 11, 2018[9]
Third readingJune 13, 2019[10]
Committee reportJune 3, 2019
Related legislation
Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act (Bill C-69)
Status: In force

Notes

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  1. ^ The Act is silent as to its commencement date. The default rule for Canadian Acts of Parliament is that when an Act is silent it comes into force on the day it received Royal Assent.[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. May 8, 2018. p. 19271.
  2. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 13, 2019. p. 8614.
  3. ^ "Royal Assent" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 21, 2019. p. 8845.
  4. ^ Bédard, Michel (2012-05-30). "Coming into Force of Federal Legislation". lop.parl.ca. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2022-03-12. Should an Act be silent as to its commencement date, the default rule is that the Act comes into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
  5. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. May 12, 2017. p. 11144.
  6. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. October 4, 2017. p. 13927.
  7. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Act" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: House of Commons of Canada. May 8, 2018. p. 19271.
  8. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. May 9, 2018. p. 5499.
  9. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. December 11, 2018. p. 7271.
  10. ^ "Oil Tanker Moratorium Bill" (PDF). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Canada: Senate of Canada. June 13, 2019. p. 8614.
  11. ^ "Controversial bills C-69 and C-48 to become law, one day after Senate enforces Arctic offshore oil ban". National Post. June 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on accomplishments made by the Government of Canada since January 2017". June 22, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2022.