An Act to amend certain Acts of Canada, and to enact measures for implementing the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention, in order to enhance public safety (S.C. 2004, c. 15)
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Assented to 2004-05-06
PART 23BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS CONVENTION
PART 24CONSEQUENTIAL, COORDINATING AND COMMENCEMENT PROVISIONS
R.S., c. A-1Consequential Amendments
Access to Information Act
107. Schedule II to the Access to Information Act is amended by replacing the reference to “subsections 4.8(1) and 6.5(5)” opposite the reference to the Aeronautics Act with a reference to “subsections 4.79(1) and 6.5(5)”.
R.S., c. C-46Criminal Code
108. The definition “offence” in section 183 of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:
“offence”
« infraction »
“offence” means an offence contrary to, any conspiracy or attempt to commit or being an accessory after the fact in relation to an offence contrary to, or any counselling in relation to an offence contrary to
(a) any of the following provisions of this Act, namely,
(i) section 47 (high treason),
(ii) section 51 (intimidating Parliament or a legislature),
(iii) section 52 (sabotage),
(iv) section 57 (forgery, etc.),
(v) section 61 (sedition),
(vi) section 76 (hijacking),
(vii) section 77 (endangering safety of aircraft or airport),
(viii) section 78 (offensive weapons, etc., on aircraft),
(ix) section 78.1 (offences against maritime navigation or fixed platforms),
(x) section 80 (breach of duty),
(xi) section 81 (using explosives),
(xii) section 82 (possessing explosives),
(xii.1) section 83.02 (providing or collecting property for certain activities),
(xii.2) section 83.03 (providing, making available, etc., property or services for terrorist purposes),
(xii.3) section 83.04 (using or possessing property for terrorist purposes),
(xii.4) section 83.18 (participation in activity of terrorist group),
(xii.5) section 83.19 (facilitating terrorist activity),
(xii.6) section 83.2 (commission of offence for terrorist group),
(xii.7) section 83.21 (instructing to carry out activity for terrorist group),
(xii.8) section 83.22 (instructing to carry out terrorist activity),
(xii.9) section 83.23 (harbouring or concealing),
(xii.91) section 83.231 (hoax — terrorist activity),
(xiii) section 96 (possession of weapon obtained by commission of offence),
(xiv) section 99 (weapons trafficking),
(xv) section 100 (possession for purpose of weapons trafficking),
(xvi) section 102 (making automatic firearm),
(xvii) section 103 (importing or exporting knowing it is unauthorized),
(xviii) section 104 (unauthorized importing or exporting),
(xix) section 119 (bribery, etc.),
(xx) section 120 (bribery, etc.),
(xxi) section 121 (fraud on government),
(xxii) section 122 (breach of trust),
(xxiii) section 123 (municipal corruption),
(xxiv) section 132 (perjury),
(xxv) section 139 (obstructing justice),
(xxvi) section 144 (prison breach),
(xxvii) subsection 145(1) (escape, etc.),
(xxviii) paragraph 163(1)(a) (obscene materials),
(xxix) section 163.1 (child pornography),
(xxx) section 184 (unlawful interception),
(xxxi) section 191 (possession of intercepting device),
(xxxii) subsection 201(1) (keeping gaming or betting house),
(xxxiii) paragraph 202(1)(e) (pool-selling, etc.),
(xxxiv) subsection 210(1) (keeping common bawdy house),
(xxxv) subsection 212(1) (procuring),
(xxxvi) subsection 212(2) (procuring),
(xxxvii) subsection 212(2.1) (aggravated offence in relation to living on the avails of prostitution of a person under the age of eighteen years),
(xxxviii) subsection 212(4) (offence — prostitution of person under eighteen),
(xxxix) section 235 (murder),
(xl) section 264.1 (uttering threats),
(xli) section 267 (assault with a weapon or causing bodily harm),
(xlii) section 268 (aggravated assault),
(xliii) section 269 (unlawfully causing bodily harm),
(xliv) section 271 (sexual assault),
(xlv) section 272 (sexual assault with a weapon, threats to a third party or causing bodily harm),
(xlvi) section 273 (aggravated sexual assault),
(xlvii) section 279 (kidnapping),
(xlviii) section 279.1 (hostage taking),
(xlix) section 280 (abduction of person under sixteen),
(l) section 281 (abduction of person under fourteen),
(li) section 282 (abduction in contravention of custody order),
(lii) section 283 (abduction),
(liii) section 318 (advocating genocide),
(liv) section 327 (possession of device to obtain telecommunication facility or service),
(lv) section 334 (theft),
(lvi) section 342 (theft, forgery, etc., of credit card),
(lvii) section 342.1 (unauthorized use of computer),
(lviii) section 342.2 (possession of device to obtain computer service),
(lix) section 344 (robbery),
(lx) section 346 (extortion),
(lxi) section 347 (criminal interest rate),
(lxii) section 348 (breaking and entering),
(lxiii) section 354 (possession of property obtained by crime),
(lxiv) section 356 (theft from mail),
(lxv) section 367 (forgery),
(lxvi) section 368 (uttering forged document),
(lxvii) section 372 (false messages),
(lxviii) section 380 (fraud),
(lxix) section 381 (using mails to defraud),
(lxx) section 382 (fraudulent manipulation of stock exchange transactions),
(lxxi) section 423.1 (intimidation of justice system participant or journalist),
(lxxii) section 424 (threat to commit offences against internationally protected person),
(lxxii.1) section 424.1 (threat against United Nations or associated personnel),
(lxxiii) section 426 (secret commissions),
(lxxiv) section 430 (mischief),
(lxxv) section 431 (attack on premises, residence or transport of internationally protected person),
(lxxv.1) section 431.1 (attack on premises, accommodation or transport of United Nations or associated personnel),
(lxxv.2) subsection 431.2(2) (explosive or other lethal device),
(lxxvi) section 433 (arson),
(lxxvii) section 434 (arson),
(lxxviii) section 434.1 (arson),
(lxxix) section 435 (arson for fraudulent purpose),
(lxxx) section 449 (making counterfeit money),
(lxxxi) section 450 (possession, etc., of counterfeit money),
(lxxxii) section 452 (uttering, etc., counterfeit money),
(lxxxiii) section 462.31 (laundering proceeds of crime),
(lxxxiv) subsection 462.33(11) (acting in contravention of restraint order),
(lxxxv) section 467.11 (participation in criminal organization),
(lxxxvi) section 467.12 (commission of offence for criminal organization), or
(lxxxvii) section 467.13 (instructing commission of offence for criminal organization),
(b) section 198 (fraudulent bankruptcy) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act,
(b.1) any of the following provisions of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Act, namely,
(i) section 6 (production, etc., of biological agents and means of delivery), or
(ii) section 7 (unauthorized production, etc., of biological agents),
(c) any of the following provisions of the Competition Act, namely,
(i) section 45 (conspiracy) in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 45(4)(a) to (d) of that Act,
(ii) section 47 (bid-rigging), or
(iii) subsection 52.1(3) (deceptive telemarketing),
(d) any of the following provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, namely,
(i) section 5 (trafficking),
(ii) section 6 (importing and exporting), or
(iii) section 7 (production),
(e) section 3 (bribing a foreign public official) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act,
(e.1) the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act,
(f) either of the following provisions of the Customs Act, namely,
(i) section 153 (false statements), or
(ii) section 159 (smuggling),
(g) any of the following provisions of the Excise Act, 2001, namely,
(i) section 214 (unlawful production, sale, etc., of tobacco or alcohol),
(ii) section 216 (unlawful possession of tobacco product),
(iii) section 218 (unlawful possession, sale, etc., of alcohol),
(iv) section 219 (falsifying or destroying records),
(v) section 230 (possession of property obtained by excise offences), or
(vi) section 231 (laundering proceeds of excise offences),
(h) any of the following provisions of the Export and Import Permits Act, namely,
(i) section 13 (export or attempt to export),
(ii) section 14 (import or attempt to import),
(iii) section 15 (diversion, etc.),
(iv) section 16 (no transfer of permits),
(v) section 17 (false information), or
(vi) section 18 (aiding and abetting),
(i) any of the following provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, namely,
(i) section 117 (organizing entry into Canada),
(ii) section 118 (trafficking in persons),
(iii) section 119 (disembarking persons at sea),
(iv) section 122 (offences related to documents),
(v) section 126 (counselling misrepresentation), or
(vi) section 129 (offences relating to officers), or
(j) any offence under the Security of Information Act,
and includes any other offence that there are reasonable grounds to believe is a criminal organization offence or any other offence that there are reasonable grounds to believe is an offence described in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition “terrorism offence” in section 2;
Repeals
Marginal note:2001, c. 32
109. Subsection 81(2) of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts is repealed.
Marginal note:2001, c. 27
110. Section 245 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is repealed.
Coordinating Amendments
2001, c. 29Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act
111. (1) On the later of the coming into force of subsection 36(2) of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 13(3) of this Act, subsections 7(7) and (8) of the Aeronautics Act are replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Determination
(7) The member of the Tribunal conducting the review may make the following determination:
(a) if the decision of the Minister relates to a person's designation under section 4.84, the member may determine the matter by confirming the Minister's decision or by referring the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration; or
(b) if the decision of the Minister relates to any other Canadian aviation document, the member may determine the matter by confirming the Minister's decision or by substituting his or her own determination.
Marginal note:Effect of decision pending reconsideration
(7.1) If a decision of the Minister under subsection (1) is referred back to the Minister for reconsideration under paragraph (7)(a), the decision of the Minister remains in effect until the reconsideration is concluded.
Marginal note:Request for reconsideration of immediate threat
(8) If no appeal from a determination under subsection (7) confirming the Minister's decision is taken under section 7.2 within the time limited for doing so under that section or an appeal panel has, on an appeal under that section, confirmed the Minister's decision under this section, or if the Minister, after reconsidering the matter under paragraph (7)(a) or 7.2(3)(b), has confirmed the suspension, the holder of the document or the owner or operator of any aircraft, airport or other facility in respect of which the document was issued may, in writing, request the Minister to reconsider whether the immediate threat to aviation safety or security referred to in subsection (1) that occasioned the suspension continues to exist or is likely to occur as described in that subsection.
(2) On the later of the coming into force of section 38 of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 14(1) of this Act, section 7.2 of the Aeronautics Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Right of appeal
7.2 (1) Within thirty days after the determination,
(a) a person affected by the determination may appeal a determination made under subsection 6.72(4), paragraph 7(7)(a) or subsection 7.1(7) to the Tribunal; or
(b) a person affected by the determination or the Minister may appeal a determination made under subsection 6.9(8) or paragraph 7(7)(b) to the Tribunal.
Marginal note:Loss of right of appeal
(2) A party that does not appear at a review hearing is not entitled to appeal a determination, unless they establish that there was sufficient reason to justify their absence.
Marginal note:Disposition of appeal
(3) The appeal panel of the Tribunal assigned to hear the appeal may
(a) in the case of a determination made under subsection 6.72(4), paragraph 7(7)(a) or subsection 7.1(7), dismiss the appeal or refer the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration; or
(b) in the case of a determination made under subsection 6.9(8) or paragraph 7(7)(b), dismiss the appeal, or allow the appeal and substitute its own decision.
Marginal note:Effect of decision pending reconsideration
(4) If a decision to suspend or cancel a Canadian aviation document is referred back to the Minister for reconsideration under paragraph (3)(a), the decision of the Minister remains in effect until the reconsideration is concluded. However, the appeal panel, after considering any representations made by the parties, may grant a stay of the decision made under subsection 7.1(7) until the reconsideration is concluded, if it is satisfied that granting a stay would not constitute a threat to aviation safety or security.
(3) On the later of the coming into force of section 38 of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 2(4) of this Act, the portion of subsection 3(3) of the Aeronautics Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Exception
(3) The following documents are deemed not to be a Canadian aviation document for the purposes of sections 6.6 to 7.21:
2002, c. 28Pest Control Products Act
111.1 (1) If section 89 of the Pest Control Products Act (the “other Act”), chapter 28 of the Statutes of Canada, 2002, comes into force before section 99 of this Act, then
(a) on the coming into force of section 89 of the other Act, section 99 of this Act is repealed; and
(b) on the coming into force of section 66 of this Act, the other Act is amended by adding the following after section 67:
INTERIM ORDERS
Marginal note:Interim orders
67.1 (1) The Minister may make an interim order that contains any provision that may be contained in a regulation made under this Act if the Minister believes that immediate action is required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to health, safety or the environment.
Marginal note:Cessation of effect
(2) An interim order has effect from the time that it is made but ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a) 14 days after it is made, unless it is approved by the Governor in Council,
(b) the day on which it is repealed,
(c) the day on which a regulation made under this Act, that has the same effect as the interim order, comes into force, and
(d) one year after the interim order is made or any shorter period that may be specified in the interim order.
Marginal note:Contravention of unpublished order
(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence consisting of a contravention of an interim order that, at the time of the alleged contravention, had not been published in the Canada Gazette unless it is proved that, at the time of the alleged contravention, the person had been notified of the interim order or reasonable steps had been taken to bring the purport of the interim order to the notice of those persons likely to be affected by it.
Marginal note:Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act
(4) An interim order
(a) is exempt from the application of sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act; and
(b) shall be published in the Canada Gazette within 23 days after it is made.
Marginal note:Deeming
(5) For the purpose of any provision of this Act other than this section, any reference to regulations made under this Act is deemed to include interim orders, and any reference to a regulation made under a specified provision of the Act is deemed to include a reference to the portion of an interim order containing any provision that may be contained in a regulation made under the specified provision.
Marginal note:Tabling of order
(6) A copy of each interim order must be tabled in each House of Parliament within 15 days after it is made.
Marginal note:House not sitting
(7) In order to comply with subsection (6), the interim order may be sent to the Clerk of the House if the House is not sitting.
(2) If section 89 of the other Act comes into force after section 99 of this Act, then, on the coming into force of section 89 of the other Act, the other Act is amended by adding the following after section 67:
INTERIM ORDERS
Marginal note:Interim orders
67.1 (1) The Minister may make an interim order that contains any provision that may be contained in a regulation made under this Act if the Minister believes that immediate action is required to deal with a significant risk, direct or indirect, to health, safety or the environment.
Marginal note:Cessation of effect
(2) An interim order has effect from the time that it is made but ceases to have effect on the earliest of
(a) 14 days after it is made, unless it is approved by the Governor in Council,
(b) the day on which it is repealed,
(c) the day on which a regulation made under this Act, that has the same effect as the interim order, comes into force, and
(d) one year after the interim order is made or any shorter period that may be specified in the interim order.
Marginal note:Contravention of unpublished order
(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence consisting of a contravention of an interim order that, at the time of the alleged contravention, had not been published in the Canada Gazette unless it is proved that, at the time of the alleged contravention, the person had been notified of the interim order or reasonable steps had been taken to bring the purport of the interim order to the notice of those persons likely to be affected by it.
Marginal note:Exemption form Statutory Instruments Act
(4) An interim order
(a) is exempt from the application of sections 3, 5 and 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act; and
(b) shall be published in the Canada Gazette within 23 days after it is made.
Marginal note:Deeming
(5) For the purpose of any provision of this Act other than this section, any reference to regulations made under this Act is deemed to include interim orders, and any reference to a regulation made under a specified provision of the Act is deemed to include a reference to the portion of an interim order containing any provision that may be contained in a regulation made under the specified provision.
Marginal note:Tabling of order
(6) A copy of each interim order must be tabled in each House of Parliament within 15 days after it is made.
Marginal note:House not sitting
(7) In order to comply with subsection (6), the interim order may be sent to the Clerk of the House if the House is not sitting.
(3) If section 89 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 99 of this Act, then section 89 of the other Act is deemed to have come into force after section 99 of this Act and subsection (2) applies.
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