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Anti-terrorism Act (S.C. 2001, c. 41)

Assented to 2001-12-18

Marginal note:1999, c. 5, s. 52

33. Paragraph (b.1) of the definition “enterprise crime offence” in section 462.3 of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (b.1) an offence against section 126.1 or 126.2 or subsection 233(1) or 240(1) of the Excise Act, section 153, 159, 163.1 or 163.2 of the Customs Act, subsection 52.1(9) of the Competition Act or subsection 4(1), (2), (3) or (4), section 6, subsection 13(1), 14(1), 16(1) or (2), 17(1), 18(1), 19(1), 20(1), 21(1) or 22(1) or section 23 of the Security of Information Act, or

Marginal note:R.S., c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203

34. Subsection 486(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Exclusion of public in certain cases

  • 486. (1) Any proceedings against an accused shall be held in open court, but where the presiding judge, provincial court judge or justice, as the case may be, is of the opinion that it is in the interest of public morals, the maintenance of order or the proper administration of justice, or that it is necessary to prevent injury to international relations or national defence or national security, to exclude all or any members of the public from the court room for all or part of the proceedings, he or she may so order.

Marginal note:R.S., c. I-1

Identification of Criminals Act

Marginal note:1992, c. 47, s. 74(1)

35. Subparagraph 2(1)(a)(ii) of the Identification of Criminals Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:R.S., c. P-4

Patent Act

36. Subsection 20(6) of the Patent Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Person making assignment and person having knowledge thereof

    (6) Any person who has made an assignment to the Minister of National Defence under this section, in respect of any covenants and agreements contained in such assignment for keeping the invention secret and otherwise in respect of all matters relating to that invention, and any other person who has knowledge of such assignment and of such covenants and agreements, shall be, for the purposes of the Security of Information Act, deemed to be persons having in their possession or control information respecting those matters that has been entrusted to them in confidence by any person holding office under Her Majesty, and the communication of any of that information by the first mentioned persons to any person other than one to whom they are authorized to communicate with, by or on behalf of the Minister of National Defence, is an offence under section 4 of the Security of Information Act.