OFFICIAL STATUS
OF CONSOLIDATIONS
Subsections 31(1) and (2) of the Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act, in force on June 1, 2009, provide as follows:
Published consolidation is evidence
31 (1) Every copy of a consolidated statute or consolidated 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.
Inconsistencies in Acts
(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.
NOTE
This consolidation is current to November 21, 2016. Any amendments that were not in force as of November 21, 2016 are set out at the end of this document under the heading “Amendments Not in Force”.
Current to November 21, 2016
