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Marginal note:Amnesty

• 2 (1) The amnesty period set out in subsection (3) is declared under section 117.14 of the Criminal Code for

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  • (e) a person who

    • (i) at any time during the amnesty period, is in possession of a specified firearm in the course of their duties as an employee of the Bank of Canada who is responsible for the security of the Bank’s facilities, and

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  • (g) a person who

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    • (ii) has entered into an agreement with the Government of Canada to destroy specified firearms or specified devices or is acting in the course of their duties, including as an employee or an agent or mandatary, on behalf of a person who has entered into such an agreement;

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  • (i) a person who

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    • (ii) is a business, as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Firearms Act, that holds a licence issued under that Act authorizing the business to possess prohibited firearms for the purpose of deactivating them or any employee of such a business.

• (2) The purpose of the amnesty period is to

  • (a) permit a person referred to in any of paragraphs (1)(a) to (c) to

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    • (v) if the person is a businessas defined in subsection 2(1) of the Firearms Act,

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      • (C) deliver the specified firearm or specified device to a carrier, as defined in subsection 2(1) of that Act, for the purpose of shipping the specified firearm or specified device to be destroyed or, in the case of a specified firearm, to be deactivated,

    • (vi) transport the specified firearm or specified device by vehicle, for the purpose of doing any of the things described in subparagraphs (i) to (v), by a route that, in all the circumstances, is reasonably direct, as long as, during transportation,

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    • (x) possess the specified firearm or specified device before doing any of the things described in subparagraphs (i) to (ix), as long as, in the case of a specified firearm, it is stored in accordance with

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      • (B) section 5 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations, if the person is a businessas defined in subsection 2(1) of the Firearms Act;

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  • (d) permit a person referred to in paragraph (1)(f) to

    • (i) carry out repairs or adjustments, as necessary for safety reasons, of the specified firearm whose use is permitted under subparagraph (a)(viii) or (c)(i), and

  • (e) permit a person referred to in paragraph (1)(g) to

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    • (ii) possess the specified firearm or specified device before transporting it under subparagraph (i) or destroying it, as long as, in the case of a specified firearm, it is stored in accordance with section 6 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations;

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  • (g) permit a business referred to in paragraph (1)(i) to possess the specified firearm before deactivating it, as long as it is stored in accordance with section 6 of the Storage, Display and Transportation of Firearms and Other Weapons by Businesses Regulations.

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1 The following definitions apply in this Order.

specified device

specified device  means a prohibited device referred to in item 4 of Part 4 of the schedule to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted. (dispositif visé)

specified firearm

specified firearm  means a prohibited firearm referred to in any of paragraphs 83(a) to (p) or any of items 87 to 96 of Part 1 of the schedule to the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted. (arme à feu visée)