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An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy) (S.C. 2011, c. 14)

Assented to 2011-03-25

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy)

S.C. 2011, c. 14

Assented to 2011-03-25

An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (methamphetamine and ecstasy)

SUMMARY

This enactment amends the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to prohibit a person from possessing, producing, selling or importing anything knowing it will be used to produce or traffic in methamphetamine or ecstasy.

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1996, c. 19CONTROLLED DRUGS AND SUBSTANCES ACT

 The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is amended by adding the following after section 7:

Marginal note:Possession, etc., for use in production of or trafficking in substance
  • 7.1 (1) No person shall possess, produce, sell or import anything knowing that it will be used to produce or traffic in a substance referred to in item 18 of Schedule I or subitem 1(9) of Schedule III.

  • Marginal note:Punishment

    (2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than ten years less a day.

COORDINATING AMENDMENT

Marginal note:Bill C-15

 If Bill C-15, introduced in the 2nd session of the 40th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, receives royal assent, then, on the first day on which sections 6 and 7 of that Act and section 1 of this Act are all in force, subsection 7.1(1) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Possession, etc., for use in production of or trafficking in substance
  • 7.1 (1) No person shall possess, produce, sell or import anything knowing that it will be used to produce or traffic in a substance referred to in item 18 of Schedule I or subitem 19(8) of Schedule I.

COMING INTO FORCE

Marginal note:Coming into force

 Section 1 comes into force 90 days after the day on which this Act receives royal assent.


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