Marginal note:False statements to procure licences, etc.

• 106. (1) Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of procuring a licence, registration certificate or authorization for that person or any other person, knowingly makes a statement orally or in writing that is false or misleading or knowingly fails to disclose any information that is relevant to the application for the licence, registration certificate or authorization.

• Marginal note:False statements to procure customs confirmations

  (2) Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of procuring the confirmation by a customs officer of a document under this Act for that person or any other person, knowingly makes a statement orally or in writing that is false or misleading or knowingly fails to disclose any information that is relevant to the document.

• Marginal note:Definition of “statement”

  (3) In this section, “statement” means an assertion of fact, opinion, belief or knowledge, whether material or not and whether admissible or not.

Marginal note:Tampering with licences, etc.

107. Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse the proof of which lies on the person, alters, defaces or falsifies

• (a) a licence, registration certificate or authorization; or

• (b) a confirmation by a customs officer of a document under this Act.

Marginal note:Unauthorized possession of ammunition

108. Every business commits an offence that possesses ammunition, unless the business holds a licence under which it may possess ammunition.

Marginal note:Punishment

109. Every person who commits an offence under section 106, 107 or 108, who contravenes subsection 29(1) or who contravenes a regulation made under paragraph 117(d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (l), (m) or (n) the contravention of which has been made an offence under paragraph 117(o)

• (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years; or

• (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Marginal note:Contravention of conditions of licences, etc.

110. Every person commits an offence who, without lawful excuse, contravenes a condition of a licence, registration certificate or authorization held by the person.

Marginal note:Punishment

111. Every person who commits an offence under section 110 or who does not comply with section 103

• (a) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or

• (b) is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction.