Reference Re: Regulations in Relation to Chemicals

Reference re Regulations in Relation to Chemicals, [1943] 1 DLR 248

This is a reference case regarding several orders in council which regulated certain chemicals within Canada; of principle concern within these regulations was the ability of the executive to delegate authority to subordinate agencies. The SCC concluded that the executive could delegate as needed, and found the orders in council to otherwise be valid with a small exception regarding payment for expropriated materials that was found to conflict with the War Measures Act.

Plaintiffs	The Crown in right of Canada [Reference Case]
Judges	Chief Justice of Canada Duff Justice of Canada Rinfret Justice of Canada Davis Justice of Canada Kerwin Justice of Canada Hudson Justice of Canada Taschereau

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Reference Re: Regulations in Relation to Chemicals

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Researcher: Monique F. Ulysses

Researcher: Lauren Chalaturnyk

Metadata author: Connell Parish

Metadata author: Gordon Lyall

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Source: Supreme Court of Canada. Dominion Law Reports. 1942.

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