Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

Canadian law regulating oil tankers

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]

Notes

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

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.