Here are the issues used at Step 2 of the review of the old TDG Act, summarized from the insert distributed with the TDG Newsletter issue of Spring 1990.
1. Nation-Wide Application of the TDGA
2. TDGA Jurisdiction (regulated activities; presence of dangerous goods)
3. Continuity of responsibility for Dangerous Goods (owner vs carrier; abandoned)
4. Proof of financial responsibility (and what should it cover)
5. Appointment of agents (responsibilities of agent)
6. Punishment – Increased Fines & Jail Terms
7. Continuing or Repeated Offences
8. Prosecution of Officers of Corporations
9. Retention of Seized Property
10. Cancellation – Inspector / Analyst Certificate
11. TDG Inspectors – Authority
12. TDG Inspectors – Authority to Direct
13. TDG Inspectors – Retrieval of Electronically Stored Information
14. TDG Inspectors – Request, Direct or Take Emergency Measures
15. Safety Standards – Inspections and Registration
16. Emergency Response Assistance Plans
17. Safety Standards – Appointment of Agents
18. Shipping Documents vs. Safety Requirements
19. Shipping Documents – Prima Facie Proof
20. Safety Marks – Prohibition
21. Protection to an Individual providing Voluntary or Mandatory Reports
22. Good Samaritan Clause
23. Rail Safety Act – Bulk Storage Facility Regulations
24. Clarify Regulation Making Authority
25. Adoption by Reference of Agreements/Conventions/Standards
26. Notice of Permits, and Regulatory Changes due to changes in international agreements/conventions/standards
27. Fees & Expenses – Inspection, Registration & Permit Issuance
28. Permits
29. Permit of Exception & Permit of Equivalent Level of Safety
30. Protective Directions – Alignment of French & English Texts, Applicability
31. Cancellation – Permits/Protective Directions
32. Canada Shipping Act – In Bulk Marine Vessels
33. Revised statutes Chapter T-19 (concept: other acts affecting TDGA)
34. Explosive's Vehicle Certificate (EVC)
35. Provide for a new TDG Act
36. Definitions – Consequential Amendments
37. Consequential Amendments (to other Acts)