Repeal of Seven Orders under Salaries Act

Summary#

This is an order (registration SI/2019-103) that cancels seven earlier Orders in Council. The cancellation was made by the Governor General in Council on the recommendation of the Prime Minister and was registered on December 11, 2019 (decision dated November 20, 2019).

What it does#

• Repeals these specific Orders in Council: P.C. 2018-1001, P.C. 2018-1002, P.C. 2018-1003, P.C. 2018-1004, P.C. 2018-1005, P.C. 2018-1006, and P.C. 2018-1418.
• The repeals were made under the authority of the Salaries Act.
• The six first orders listed were originally dated July 18, 2018; the seventh was dated November 21, 2018.

Who's affected#

• The Gazette notice itself does not say what the original 2018 orders did.
• That means it is not clear from this notice exactly who will be affected.
• Most likely affected parties would be people, positions, or pay arrangements that were named or authorized in the repealed 2018 orders. To know for sure you would need to look up the text of each repealed order (P.C. 2018-1001 through P.C. 2018-1006, and P.C. 2018-1418).

Why it matters#

• Repealing an Order in Council cancels whatever rules, approvals, or authorizations that order had put in place.
• Because these were made under the Salaries Act, the repealed orders probably related to salaries or pay-related authorizations, but the notice does not spell that out.
• If you or your organization were governed by one of the 2018 orders, this change could alter a previously established administrative or pay arrangement — so it may be worth checking the original orders to see what changed.