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An Act to amend certain Acts and Regulations in relation to firearms (S.C. 2019, c. 9)

Assented to 2019-06-21

PART 1Amendments to the Firearms Act, the Criminal Code and the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted (continued)

1995, c. 39Firearms Act (continued)

Marginal note:2012, c. 6, s. 25

 Section 90.1 of the Act is repealed.

 The portion of section 109 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

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), (k.2), (l), (m) or (n) the contravention of which has been made an offence under paragraph 117(o)

  •  (1) Section 117 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (c):

    • (c.1) regulating, for the purpose of issuing a reference number under section 23, the provision of information by a transferor, a transferee and the Registrar;

  • (2) Paragraph 117(m) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (m) regulating the keeping, transmission and destruction of records in relation to firearms, prohibited weapons, restricted weapons, prohibited devices and prohibited ammunition;

  • (3) Section 117 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (n):

    • (n.1) regulating the transmission of records under paragraph 58.1(1)(c) by a business to a prescribed official;

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 126:

Marginal note:Licence of business — deemed conditions

126.1 Every licence of a business that is valid on the commencement day is deemed to include the conditions set out in paragraphs 58.1(1)(a) to (c).

 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 135:

Marginal note:Revocation of authorization to transport

135.1 All of the following authorizations to transport a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm are revoked:

  • (a) authorizations issued under any of paragraphs 19(2.1)(b) to (e), as those paragraphs read immediately before the commencement day; and

  • (b) authorizations issued under paragraph 19(2.2)(b), as that paragraph read immediately before the commencement day, in respect of transportation to and from the places referred to in any of the paragraphs that are set out in paragraph (a).

R.S., c. C-46Criminal Code

Marginal note:2015, c. 27, s. 18

 The definition non-restricted firearm in subsection 84(1) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

non-restricted firearm

non-restricted firearm means a firearm that is neither a prohibited firearm nor a restricted firearm; (arme à feu sans restriction)

Marginal note:1995, c. 39, s. 139

 Subsection 115(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Forfeiture

  • 115 (1) Unless a prohibition order against a person specifies otherwise, every thing the possession of which is prohibited by the order is forfeited to Her Majesty if, on the commencement of the order, the thing is in the person’s possession or has been seized and detained by, or surrendered to, a peace officer.

Marginal note:2015, c. 27, s. 34

 Subsections 117.15(3) and (4) of the Act are repealed.

SOR/98-462; SOR/2015-213, s. 1Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted

 The title of the Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited, Restricted or Non-Restricted is replaced by the following:

Regulations Prescribing Certain Firearms and Other Weapons, Components and Parts of Weapons, Accessories, Cartridge Magazines, Ammunition and Projectiles as Prohibited or Restricted

 Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the Regulations are repealed.

 Part 2.1 of the schedule to the Regulations is repealed.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

  •  (1) Section 1, subsections 3(2) and 4(2) and sections 16 and 18 to 21 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (2) Section 2 comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (3) Subsection 4(3) and sections 6, 8 and 15 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (4) Sections 5 and 9 to 11 and subsection 13(1) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (5) Section 7, subsection 13(3) and section 14 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day referred to in subsection (4).

PART 22012, c. 6Ending the Long-gun Registry Act

Amendments to the Act

Marginal note:2015, c. 36, s. 230

  •  (1) Subsection 29(3) of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act is deemed never to have been amended by section 230 of the Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1.

  • Marginal note:2015, c. 36, s. 230

    (2) Subsections 29(4) to (7) of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act are deemed never to have come into force and are repealed.

Marginal note:2015, c. 36, s. 231

 Section 30 of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

Transitional Provisions

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 26 to 28.

commencement day

commencement day means the day on which this Act receives royal assent. (date d’entrée en vigueur)

copy

copy means a copy referred to in subsection 29(1) or (2) of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act. (copie)

personal information

personal information means any personal information, as defined in section 3 of the Privacy Act, that is contained in a record or copy. (renseignements personnels)

record

record means, other than in section 28, a record referred to in subsection 29(1) or (2) of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act. (registres)

specified proceeding

specified proceeding means any request, complaint, investigation, application, judicial review, appeal or other proceeding under the Access to Information Act or the Privacy Act that is with respect to a record or copy or to personal information and that

  • (a) was made or initiated on or before June 22, 2015 and was not concluded, or in respect of which no decision was made, on or before that day; or

  • (b) was made or initiated after June 22, 2015 but before the commencement day. (procédure désignée)

Marginal note:Non-application — Access to Information Act

  •  (1) Subject to section 27, the Access to Information Act does not apply as of the commencement day with respect to records and copies.

  • Marginal note:Non-application — Privacy Act

    (2) Subject to section 27, the Privacy Act, other than its subsections 6(1) and (3), does not apply as of the commencement day with respect to personal information.

  • Marginal note:Non-application — subsections 6(1) and (3) of the Privacy Act

    (3) For greater certainty, by reason of subsection 29(3) of the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, subsections 6(1) and (3) of the Privacy Act do not apply as of April 5, 2012 with respect to personal information.

 

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