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Railway Act, 1993

This Act applies to railways under Québec’s legislative authority, with stated exceptions.

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Jurisdiction: Canada — Quebec
Structure: 61 provisions
Official identity: Year 1993
Dates: Enacted 1993 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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Section 1

This Act applies to railways under Québec’s legislative authority, with stated exceptions.

Section 1

Section 16

Either party may apply in writing to the Commission to have a dispute submitted to an arbitrator if the dispute concerns one of the listed railway matters.

Section 16

Section 31

Before the final award is rendered, an arbitrator may make any interim decision he considers just and expedient.

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Section 46

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Chapter 75 of the statutes of 1993 is repealed, except section 60.

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§ 1Section 1Provision

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This Act applies to railways under Québec’s legislative authority, with stated exceptions.

1. This Act applies to all railways under the legislative authority of Québec. However, it does not apply to a public body acting, within the scope of the Act establishing it, as a rail carrier or to the Réseau électrique métropolitain referred to in section 1 of the Act respecting the Réseau électrique métropolitain (chapter R-25.02), or to Mobilité Infra Québec where the planning or carrying out of a complex transportation project involving a shared transportation system on rails is entrusted to it under section 4 of the Act respecting Mobilité Infra Québec (chapter M-36.1). 1993, c. 75, s. 1; 2017, c. 17, s. 58; 2024, c. 40, s. 1.

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§ 2Section 2Provision

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The Government may, by order in council, authorize a person to acquire specified railway-related land or immovables by expropriation, and the right of way may be up to 30 metres wide unless the Government authorizes a wider width.

2. The Government may, by order in council, grant a person the power to acquire by expropriation (1) an existing railway or any lands comprised of the right of way of an existing or planned railway; (2) any lands necessary for the construction of the railway’s depots and stations; (3) any other immovable necessary for the construction or maintenance of the railway. The maximum width of the right of way shall be 30 metres. Where authorized by the Government, that width may be increased. 1993, c. 75, s. 2; 1999, c. 40, s. 47.

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§ 3Section 3Provision

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3. The holder of the power to expropriate may, at any reasonable time, enter and travel on any lands the railway crosses and carry out all the operations necessary to establish the location of the railway, mark and delimit the areas of land required for the construction of the railway and determine the extent of work necessary to build the railway. He must give notice to the owners of such lands at least 48 hours before exercising the powers conferred on him by this section. He is liable for any damage caused to unexpropriated lands by the exercise of the powers conferred on him by this section, and must endeavour to keep any such damage to a minimum. 1993, c. 75, s. 3.

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§ 4Section 4Provision

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An order in council under section 2 stops having effect if, five years after it starts, the railway has still not been put into operation.

4. The order in council provided for in section 2 ceases to have effect if, five years after it comes into force, the railway has not yet been put into operation. At the request of the holder of the power to expropriate, the time limit may be extended by the Government, for the period it determines. 1993, c. 75, s. 4.

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§ 5Section 5Provision

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Before permanently abandoning all or part of a railway, the owner must offer it to the Government at the price originally paid.

5. Before permanently abandoning the operation of all or part of a railway, the owner thereof must offer it to the Government at the price at which he acquired it. 1993, c. 75, s. 5.

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§ 6Section 6Provision

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Before selling or using expropriated railway land for non-railway purposes, the owner must first offer it at the price paid, to the expropriated party if the railway is not operating, or to the Government if it is operating.

6. Before alienating or otherwise disposing of land acquired by way of expropriation for the purpose of putting a railway into operation, or before using such land for purposes other than railway purposes, the owner thereof must offer it, at the price at which he acquired it, (1) to the expropriated party, where the railway has not been put into operation; (2) to the Government, where the railway has been put into operation. If the offer is refused, the owner of the land may dispose of it as he wishes. 1993, c. 75, s. 6.

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§ 7Section 7Provision

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Every rail carrier must get a certificate of competence from the Commission des transports du Québec, using a written request, before operating rail transportation, unless it operates only within a commercial or industrial site belonging to it.

7. Every rail carrier must obtain, by way of a written request, a certificate of competence issued by the Commission des transports du Québec before carrying on rail transportation activities, except a rail carrier who carries on his activities exclusively within the boundaries of a commercial or industrial site belonging to him. 1993, c. 75, s. 7.

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§ 8Section 8Provision

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A certificate of competence is issued only if the applicant provides specified insurance, insurer undertakings, prescribed documents, and pays the prescribed fee; the Commission may exempt the applicant from insurance if proof of solvency is produced.

8. A certificate of competence shall be issued if the applicant provides the Commission with (1) a certificate of civil liability insurance for the amount determined by regulation providing coverage for any damage caused in the course of railway activities; (2) an undertaking of the insurer to notify the Commission in case of cancellation, non-renewal or reduction of coverage; (3) the information and documents prescribed by regulation. The applicant may be exempted by the Commission from holding insurance if he produces proof of solvency in accordance with the regulatory requirements. Where the carrier is to use all or part of a railway abandoned one year or more ago, with reference to the date indicated, as the case may be, in an abandonment order under the National Transportation Act, 1987 (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter 28, 3rd Supplement) or in a notice of abandonment under section 48 of the Act to ensure safety in guided land transport (chapter S-3.3), he must produce a declaration under oath of an engineer who has inspected the railway, stating that the railway may be used safely without the need to carry out the construction work referred to in the Act to ensure safety in guided land transport. The applicant must, in addition, pay the fees for the issue of the certificate prescribed by regulation. 1993, c. 75, s. 8.

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§ 9Section 9Provision

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The holder of a certificate of competence must tell the Commission about any change in the information or documents provided under section 8, within 48 hours.

9. The holder of a certificate of competence must within 48 hours inform the Commission of any change in the information or the documents provided pursuant to section 8. 1993, c. 75, s. 9.

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§ 10Section 10Provision

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The Commission may suspend or revoke a certificate of competence in specified cases, and a rail carrier must stop rail transportation activities if that happens.

10. On its own initiative or where requested by the Attorney General or any interested person, the Commission may, after having afforded the interested person an opportunity to present his views, suspend a certificate of competence for the period it determines, or revoke it, if the holder of the certificate (1) obtained the certificate on the basis of erroneous or false information; (2) is no longer insured or solvent as required by section 8. The suspension or revocation of the certificate has effect from the date the suspension or revocation is served on the interested person, or from any later date determined in the decision. In that case, the rail carrier must cease his rail transportation activities. 1993, c. 75, s. 10.

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§ 11Section 11Provision

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This division applies to rail carriers offering their services for remuneration.

11. This division applies to rail carriers offering their services for remuneration. 1993, c. 75, s. 11.

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§ 12Section 12Provision

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A rail carrier must give a shipper a tariff within 7 days of a request; if a joint tariff is requested, the carriers must agree and provide it within 15 days, or each carrier must provide its own tariff within 48 hours.

12. Within seven days of a shipper requesting it, a rail carrier must provide a tariff to the shipper in respect of any rail transportation services indicated by the shipper. Where the shipper requests the establishment of a joint tariff by several rail carriers, the carriers must agree on such a tariff and provide it to the shipper within 15 days of the request. Where no joint tariff has been agreed on at the expiry of that period, each carrier must provide its own tariff to the shipper within 48 hours. All tariffs must be established in accordance with the regulations. 1993, c. 75, s. 12.

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§ 13Section 13Provision

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The Commission may study and compile statistical information about rail transportation rates or conditions, and may share information with a mediator or arbitrator in mediation or arbitration under Division IV when requested.

13. The Commission may, on its own initiative or upon request, conduct studies and compile information for statistical purposes on any matter in respect of the rates or conditions applicable to rail transportation. In case of mediation or arbitration pursuant to Division IV, the Commission may, where requested, provide the mediator or the arbitrator with information obtained under the first paragraph. 1993, c. 75, s. 13.

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§ 14Section 14Provision

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A rail carrier must give the Commission the information it requires for section 13, including confidential rail transportation contracts.

14. A rail carrier must provide the Commission with all the information the latter requires for the purposes of section 13, and in particular rail transportation contracts that the parties have agreed to keep confidential. 1993, c. 75, s. 14.

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§ 15Section 15Provision

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A person who learns a confidential rail transportation contract under this Act or the guided land transport safety Act must not disclose the contract’s information, subject to the second paragraph of section 13.

15. Subject to the second paragraph of section 13, no person taking cognizance of a confidential rail transportation contract for the purposes of this Act or the Act to ensure safety in guided land transport (chapter S-3.3) may disclose the information contained in the contract. 1993, c. 75, s. 15.

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§ 16Section 16Provision

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Either party may apply in writing to the Commission to have a dispute submitted to an arbitrator if the dispute concerns one of the listed railway matters.

16. On a written application to the Commission by either of the parties, a dispute may be submitted to an arbitrator if the matter of the dispute is any of the following: (1) the intersection or connection of one railway with another, including the facilities for the exchange of rolling stock; (2) transportation services involving two or more rail carriers; (3) transportation by rail of the property of a shipper for which no alternative transportation service exists. 1993, c. 75, s. 16.

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§ 17Section 17Provision

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The applicant must send the Commission copies of the last offers exchanged with the other party, if any, and the Commission president must then notify the other party of the arbitration application.

17. The applicant must transmit to the Commission a copy of the last offer made by him to the other party and a copy of the last offer he received from the other party, if any. On receiving such documents, the president of the Commission shall notify the other party to the dispute of the application for arbitration. 1993, c. 75, s. 17.

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§ 18Section 18Provision

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The president of the Commission may refer the parties to a mediator designated from among Commission members if he considers it necessary and the parties consent.

18. Where the president of the Commission considers that the interests of the parties so require, he may, with their consent, refer them to a mediator designated by him from among the members of the Commission. 1993, c. 75, s. 18.

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§ 19Section 19Provision

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The mediation process must not continue for more than 30 days after the mediator is appointed unless the parties agree otherwise. Information obtained during mediation is confidential and may be disclosed only with the parties’ consent.

19. Unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise, the mediation process may not continue for more than 30 days after the date on which the mediator is appointed. Any oral or written information obtained during the mediation process is confidential and may be disclosed only with the consent of the parties. 1993, c. 75, s. 19.

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§ 20Section 20Provision

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The mediator must send the president a mediation report and, if there is one, a copy of the parties’ signed agreement.

20. The mediator shall transmit to the president his mediation report and a copy of the agreement signed by the parties, if any. 1993, c. 75, s. 20.

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§ 21Section 21Amendment

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If the parties do not agree, the president must notify them of arbitration, and if they still cannot agree on an arbitrator, the president must appoint one and fix the fees. The president also appoints the clerk and may amend the arbitrator list.

21. If the parties do not come to an agreement, the president shall notify them that he is referring the dispute to arbitration. The parties have 10 days after they receive the notice to select an arbitrator. If the parties fail to agree on an arbitrator, the president shall appoint an arbitrator ex officio and fix his fees. Every arbitrator appointed ex officio shall be chosen from a list established every five years by the president after consulting the Minister of Transport. The president may, in the same manner, amend the list at any time. The president shall also appoint the clerk. 1993, c. 75, s. 21.

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§ 22Section 22Provision

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An arbitrator must be an expert in railways and must not have an interest in the dispute or act as a party’s representative.

22. An arbitrator must be an expert in the field of railways. He must not have any interest in the dispute referred to him or have acted as the representative of either party to the dispute. 1993, c. 75, s. 22.

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§ 23Section 23Provision

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If the arbitrator is unable to act, he must be replaced using the procedure for the original appointment.

23. If the arbitrator is unable to act, he shall be replaced according to the procedure for the original appointment. 1993, c. 75, s. 23.

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§ 24Section 24Provision

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Arbitration hearings must be public, but the arbitrator may order them to be held in camera.

24. Arbitration hearings shall be held in public; however, the arbitrator may, on his own initiative or on request by either of the parties, order that the hearings be held in camera. 1993, c. 75, s. 24.

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§ 25Section 25Provision

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The arbitrator must hear the dispute diligently and using the procedure and evidence method he considers appropriate.

25. The arbitrator shall hear the dispute with diligence and according to the procedure and the method of proof he considers appropriate. In conducting the arbitration hearings, he has all the powers of a judge of the Superior Court; he may not, however, impose imprisonment. 1993, c. 75, s. 25.

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§ 26Section 26Provision

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On request of the parties or the arbitrator, the clerk must sign a written order summoning witnesses; the clerk may also administer oaths.

26. At the request of the parties or the arbitrator, the witnesses shall be summoned by a written order signed by the clerk. The latter may administer oaths. Any person duly summoned before an arbitrator who refuses to appear or to testify may be compelled to do so in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25.01). Witnesses are entitled to the same indemnity and allowances as witnesses in Superior Court. The amount is payable by the party who summoned or examined the witness. 1993, c. 75, s. 26; I.N. 2016-01-01 (NCCP).

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§ 27Section 27Provision

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If the party who applied for arbitration abandons the proceeding, that party must give written notice to the arbitrator and the clerk.

27. Where the party having applied for arbitration decides to abandon the proceedings, he must give written notice thereof to the arbitrator and the clerk. 1993, c. 75, s. 27.

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§ 28Section 28Provision

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The clerk must send any document received for the arbitration proceedings to the arbitrator or, depending on the case, to the parties to the dispute.

28. The clerk shall communicate to the arbitrator or, as the case may be, to the parties to the dispute any document received for the purposes of the arbitration proceedings. 1993, c. 75, s. 28.

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§ 29Section 29Provision

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The arbitrator’s award must be issued within 60 days of appointment, unless the parties agree otherwise.

29. Unless the parties agree otherwise, the arbitrator’s award must be rendered within 60 days of the arbitrator’s appointment. However, if he considers the interests of justice and of the parties to be served thereby, the president of the Commission may grant an additional period not exceeding 30 days, which may be renewed on the same conditions. 1993, c. 75, s. 29.

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§ 30Section 30Amendment

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The arbitrator may require the parties to submit final offers, must decide in favour of one offer, and may impose or amend an offer if a party fails to make a final offer or if section 32 grounds apply.

30. The arbitrator may require each of the parties to submit a final offer within the time limit he fixes. He shall decide in favour of one of the offers. If one of the parties fails to make a final offer, the arbitrator may impose the other party’s offer. The arbitrator may, on any of the grounds set out in section 32, amend an offer he is imposing. 1993, c. 75, s. 30.

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§ 31Section 31Provision

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Before the final award is rendered, an arbitrator may make any interim decision he considers just and expedient.

31. At any time before the final award is rendered, an arbitrator may render any interim decision he considers just and expedient. 1993, c. 75, s. 31.

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§ 32Section 32Provision

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The arbitrator must consider rail safety, and when fixing compensation must consider the fair commercial value of the rail transportation services and the facilities used, including the private investments involved.

32. In his arbitration award, the arbitrator shall take into account, in particular, (1) rail safety; (2) in the fixing of the compensation, the fair commercial value of the rail transportation services and, having regard to the private investments involved, that of the facilities used. 1993, c. 75, s. 32.

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§ 33Section 33Provision

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An arbitration award must be written and must state the reasons for it.

33. The arbitration award must be in writing and state the reasons on which it is based. 1993, c. 75, s. 33.

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§ 34Section 34Provision

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The arbitrator must send the original award to the Commission and send a copy to each party at the same time.

34. The arbitrator shall send the original of the award to the Commission and, at the same time, send a copy to each of the parties. 1993, c. 75, s. 34.

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§ 35Section 35Amendment

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The arbitration award binds the parties for at least one year and at most two years.

35. The arbitration award binds the parties for a period of not less than one year and not more than two years. However, the parties may at any time agree to amend all or part of the content of the award. 1993, c. 75, s. 35.

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§ 36Section 36Provision

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The award has the same effect as an agreement signed by the parties.

36. The award has the effect of an agreement signed by the parties. Upon a suit being instituted by either party, the award may be executed under the authority of a court of competent jurisdiction. 1993, c. 75, s. 36.

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§ 37Section 37Provision

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The parties must share mediation and arbitration costs equally, even if the mediation or arbitration is abandoned.

37. The costs of mediation and of arbitration shall be shared in equal amounts by the parties, even where the mediation process or arbitration proceedings are abandoned. 1993, c. 75, s. 37.

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§ 38Section 38Provision

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The Government may make regulations setting insurance, solvency, application, tariff, and fee requirements for rail matters.

38. The Government may, by regulation, (1) determine the minimum amounts of insurance a rail carrier must hold; (2) determine the requirements any proof of solvency in lieu of a certificate of insurance must meet, and determine the minimum amount required to guarantee solvency; (3) prescribe the information and documents an applicant must provide to obtain a certificate of competence; (4) prescribe the conditions governing the establishment of a tariff for a rail transportation service requested by a shipper; (5) prescribe the amount of the fees payable for the certificate of competence, and for mediation under section 18. 1993, c. 75, s. 38.

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§ 39Section 39Offence

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A person guilty of specified offences is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $6,000.

39. Any person guilty of an offence under section 7 or 9, the third paragraph of section 10, the first or third paragraph of section 12 or section 14 is liable to a fine of $1,000 to $6,000. 1993, c. 75, s. 39.

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§ 40Section 40Provision

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40. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 40.

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§ 41Section 41Provision

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Section 41 is omitted.

41. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 41.

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§ 42Section 42Provision

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42. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 42.

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§ 43Section 43Provision

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43. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 43.

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§ 44Section 44Amendment

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44. (Amendment integrated into c. C-38, s. 6). 1993, c. 75, s. 44.

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§ 45Section 45Amendment

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This section states that an amendment was integrated into c. C-38, s. 123.5, and cites 1993, c. 75, s. 45.

45. (Amendment integrated into c. C-38, s. 123.5). 1993, c. 75, s. 45.

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§ 46Section 46Amendment

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This section records an amendment integrated into another provision and a historical citation.

46. (Amendment integrated into c. C-38, s. 124). 1993, c. 75, s. 46.

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§ 47Section 47Amendment

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This section notes that the amendment is integrated into c. C-67.2, s. 2.

47. (Amendment integrated into c. C-67.2, s. 2). 1993, c. 75, s. 47.

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§ 48Section 48Provision

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48. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 48.

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§ 49Section 49Amendment

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This section is a note that the amendment was integrated into c. S-3.3, section 4.

49. (Amendment integrated into c. S-3.3, s. 4). 1993, c. 75, s. 49.

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§ 50Section 50Amendment

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This section notes that the amendment was integrated into c. S-3.3, section 48, and gives the 1993 citation.

50. (Amendment integrated into c. S-3.3, s. 48). 1993, c. 75, s. 50.

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§ 51Section 51Provision

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51. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 51.

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§ 52Section 52Provision

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52. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 52.

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§ 53Section 53Provision

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53. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 53.

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§ 54Section 54Provision

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Certain provisions of the Transport Act apply, as adapted, to matters submitted to the Commission under this Act.

54. The provisions of the Transport Act (chapter T-12) not inconsistent with this Act and which govern inquiries, the powers of the Commission and of its members, the decisions of the Commission and the review of and appeal from such decisions apply, adapted as required, to the matters submitted to the Commission under this Act. 1993, c. 75, s. 54.

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§ 55Section 55Provision

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The Commission may require a railway owner to connect the railway with another railway that is subject to the National Transportation Act, 1987, acting under section 151 of that Act.

55. The Commission may act, in accordance with section 151 of the National Transportation Act, 1987 (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter 28, 3rd Supplement), to require any owner of a railway to connect his railway with a railway to which that Act applies. 1993, c. 75, s. 55.

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§ 56Section 56Provision

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This section makes Division I of Chapter XVIII of the Companies Act apply to certain railway companies, and sets rules for what happens when a company is continued.

56. Division I of Chapter XVIII of the Companies Act (chapter C‐38) applies from 17 December 1993 to all railway companies with share capital constituted by an Act. Where a company’s existence is continued, the Act under which it was constituted as a legal person ceases to have effect from the date appearing on the certificate of continuance issued under section 123.136 of the Companies Act. If any company referred to in the first paragraph has not obtained such a certificate of continuance by 1 July 1994, the company shall be governed by Part I of the said Act and the Act under which it was constituted as a legal person shall cease to have effect on 1 July 1994, except for the provisions relating to the head office, the board of directors, the purposes and the share capital. 1993, c. 75, s. 56; 1999, c. 40, s. 47.

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§ 57Section 57Provision

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Certain railway companies may apply to the Commission for a certificate of competence within three months, and some applications must be granted without further formality.

57. Upon application to the Commission within three months from the date entered on the certificate of continuance issued under section 123.136 of the Companies Act (chapter C-38), the railway companies referred to in the first paragraph of section 56 may obtain the certificate of competence referred to in Chapter II. Upon application to the Commission within three months from 17 December 1993, Compagnie 2972-8979 Québec Inc., constituted on 12 March 1993 pursuant to Part IA of the Companies Act, may, without further formality, on presentation of the authorization of the Minister of Transport required under the second paragraph of section 2 of the Act respecting the Compagnie de chemin de fer de l’Outaouais (1993, chapter 102), obtain the certificate of competence provided for in Chapter II. Where an application referred to in the first paragraph relates to a railway in operation on the date thereof, it shall be granted without further formality. 1993, c. 75, s. 57.

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§ 58Section 58Provision

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Section 7 applies to the railway companies named in section 56 or section 57, but only from 1 July 1994.

58. Section 7 applies to the railway companies referred to in the first paragraph of section 56 or the second paragraph of section 57 only from 1 July 1994. 1993, c. 75, s. 58.

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§ 59Section 59Provision

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The Minister of Transport is responsible for administering this Act.

59. The Minister of Transport is responsible for the administration of this Act. 1993, c. 75, s. 59.

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§ 60Section 60Provision

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60. (Omitted). 1993, c. 75, s. 60.

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Chapter 75 of the statutes of 1993 is repealed, except section 60.

In accordance with section 9 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 75 of the statutes of 1993, in force on 1 September 1994, is repealed, except section 60, effective from the coming into force of chapter C-14.1 of the Revised Statutes.

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