1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

“Act”

“Act” means the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. (Loi)

“Class A export permit”

“Class A export permit” means a permit to export one or more Class A precursors, issued under section 33. (permis d’exportation de catégorie A)

“Class A import permit”

“Class A import permit” means a permit to import one or more Class A precursors, issued under section 26. (permis d’importation de catégorie A)

“Class A precursor”

“Class A precursor” means,

• (a) any substance set out in Part 1 of Schedule VI to the Act; and

• (b) any preparation or mixture referred to in Part 3 of Schedule VI to the Act that contains a substance referred to in paragraph (a). (précurseur de catégorie A)

“Class B export permit”

“Class B export permit” means a permit to export one or more Class B precursors, issued under section 70. (permis d’exportation de catégorie B)

“Class B precursor”

“Class B precursor” means,

• (a) any substance set out in Part 2 of Schedule VI to the Act; and

• (b) any preparation or mixture referred to in Part 3 of Schedule VI to the Act that contains a substance referred to in paragraph (a). (précurseur de catégorie B)

“competent authority”

“competent authority” means a public authority of a foreign country that is authorized under the laws of the country to approve the importation or exportation of precursors into or from the country. (autorité compétente)

“customs officer”

“customs officer” means an officer as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Customs Act. (agent des douanes)

“designated criminal offence”

“designated criminal offence” means

• (a) any offence involving the financing of terrorism against sections 83.02 to 83.04 of the Criminal Code;

• (b) any offence involving fraud against sections 380 to 382 of the Criminal Code;

• (c) the offence of laundering proceeds of crime against section 462.31 of the Criminal Code;

• (d) an offence involving organized crime against sections 467.11 to 467.13 of the Criminal Code; or

• (e) a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence referred to in paragraphs (a) to (e). (infraction désignée en matière criminelle)

“designated drug offence”

“designated drug offence” means

• (a) an offence against section 39, 44.2, 44.3, 48, 50.2 or 50.3 of the Food and Drugs Act, as those provisions read immediately before May 14, 1997;

• (b) an offence against section 4, 5, 6, 19.1 or 19.2 of the Narcotic Control Act, as those provisions read immediately before May 14, 1997;

• (c) an offence under Part I of the Act, except subsection 4(1), and an offence against section 46 of the Act; or

• (d) a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to, an offence referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c). (infraction désignée en matière de drogue)

“drug in dosage form”

“drug in dosage form” means a drug in a form that is ready for use by the consumer without requiring any further manufacturing. (drogue sous forme posologique)

“extract”

“extract” means, in respect of a precursor, to isolate the precursor from a preparation or mixture by any physical or chemical process including distillation. (extraire)

“Harmonized System Code”

“Harmonized System Code” means, in respect of goods, the numeric identifier set out for those goods in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System published by the World Customs Organization. (numéro de code du système harmonisé)

“hospital”

“hospital” means a facility that

• (a) is licensed, approved or designated as a hospital by a province under the laws of the province to provide health care or treatment to persons or animals; and

• (b) is owned or operated by the Government of Canada or a province and that provides health services. (hôpital)

“INCB”

“INCB” means the International Narcotics Control Board. (OICS)

“internal controls”

“internal controls” means, in respect of an undertaking conducting activities pertaining to a precursor, the internal processes and procedures used by the undertaking to assist in achieving the objective that, to the extent practical, it has reliable information about its precursor activities governed by these Regulations. (contrôles internes)

“international obligation”

“international obligation” means an obligation in respect of a controlled substance or a precursor set out in a convention, treaty or other multilateral or bilateral instrument that Canada has ratified or to which Canada adheres. (obligation internationale)

“licence”

“licence” means a licence issued to a licensed dealer under section 16. (licence)

“licensed dealer”

“licensed dealer” means the holder of a licence. (distributeur autorisé)

“peace officer”

“peace officer” means a peace officer as defined in section 2 of the Criminal Code. (agent de la paix)

“pharmacist”

“pharmacist” means an individual who

• (a) is registered or otherwise authorized under the laws of a province to practise pharmacy; and

• (b) is practising pharmacy in that province. (pharmacien)

“prescription”

“prescription” means, in respect of a preparation or mixture containing a Class A precursor, an authorization from a practitioner stating that a specific amount of the preparation or mixture may be sold or provided for the individual or animal under the practitioner’s care named in the authorization. (ordonnance)

“produce”

“produce” means, in respect of a precursor, to obtain the precursor by any method or process, including

• (a) manufacturing, synthesizing or using any means of altering the chemical or physical properties of the precursor, or

• (b) cultivating, propagating or harvesting the precursor or any living thing from which the precursor may be isolated or otherwise obtained

and includes offer to produce. (production)

“registered dealer”

“registered dealer” means the holder of a registration certificate. (distributeur inscrit)

“registration”

“registration” means registration by the Minister under section 62. (inscription)

“registration certificate”

“registration certificate” means a certificate issued under section 62. (certificat d’inscription)

“responsible person in charge”

“responsible person in charge” means the individual designated under subsection 13(2) having responsibility for the supervision of activities carried out at the licensed site by the licensed dealer under their licence. (personne responsable)

“retail”

“retail” means a sale or provision of goods for the purpose of end-use but not resale. (au détail)

“senior person in charge”

“senior person in charge” means

• (a) in respect of a licensed dealer, the individual designated under subsection 13(1) to have overall responsibility for management of the licensed dealer’s Class A precursor activities at the licensed site; and

• (b) in respect of a registered dealer, the individual designated under subsection 59(1) to have overall responsibility for management of the registered dealer’s Class B precursor activities (responsable principal)

“site”

“site” means, in respect of a licensed dealer or a registered dealer carrying on one or more activities mentioned in section 6 or 57, respectively,

• (a) a building or place in a building used by the licensed dealer or registered dealer; or

• (b) an area occupied exclusively by buildings used by the licensed dealer or registered dealer. (installation)

“transhipment”

“transhipment” means, in respect of a Class A precursor that has been unloaded or in any way removed from the means of transportation by which it came into Canada, its loading or placing on board or within or on the same or any other means of transportation used for its departure from Canada. (transbordement)