Bill C-545: An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act

C-545 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-545 An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act first reading, May 14, 2008 Mrs. Jennings 392180 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Textile Labelling Act to ensure that the label on every consumer textile article discloses the name and address of the factory in which the article was manufactured or made. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca .vis1 {position: absolute;display:block;} .vis2 {position: static;} 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-545 An Act to amend the Textile Labelling Act R.S., c. T-10 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Paragraphs 3(a) and (b) of the Textile Labelling Act are replaced by the following: (a) a prescribed consumer textile article unless the article has applied to it a label containing (i) a representation with respect to the textile fibre content of the article, and (ii) a representation with respect to the name and address of the factory in which the consumer textile article was manufac- tured or made; or (b) any consumer textile article that has applied to it a label containing a represen- tation with respect to the textile fibre content of the article and a representation with respect to the name and address of the factory in which the consumer textile article was manufactured or made, unless the label is applied to it in accordance with and complies with all applicable provisions of this Act. 2. Paragraph 6(b) of the Act is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of subparagraph (iii) and by adding the following after subparagraph (iii): (iii.1) the name and address of the factory in which the consumer textile article was manufactured or made, and Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada