Bill C-313: An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (non-corrective contact lenses)

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012 STATUTES OF CANADA 2012CHAPTER 25 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (non-corrective contact lenses) ASSENTED TO 14th DECEMBER, 2012 BILL C-313 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Food and Drugs Act to deem that a non-corrective contact lens is a device for the purposes of the Act. This enactment will ensure that non-corrective contact lenses are subject to the requirements of the Food and Drugs Act. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 60-61 ELIZABETH II —————— CHAPTER 25 An Act to amend the Food and Drugs Act (non-corrective contact lenses) [Assented to 14th December, 2012] Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S., c. F-27 FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1. The Food and Drugs Act is amended by adding the following after section 2: Non-corrective contact lenses 2.1 For the purposes of this Act, a non-corrective contact lens is deemed to be a device. COMING INTO FORCE Order in council 2. This Act comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada