Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Amnesty period

• 117.14 (1) The Governor in Council may, by order, declare for any purpose referred to in subsection (2) any period as an amnesty period with respect to any weapon, prohibited device, prohibited ammunition, explosive substance or component or part designed exclusively for use in the manufacture of or assembly into an automatic firearm.

• Marginal note:Purposes of amnesty period

  (2) An order made under subsection (1) may declare an amnesty period for the purpose of

  • (a) permitting any person in possession of any thing to which the order relates to do anything provided in the order, including, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, delivering the thing to a peace officer, a firearms officer or a chief firearms officer, registering it, destroying it or otherwise disposing of it; or

  • (b) permitting alterations to be made to any prohibited firearm, prohibited weapon, prohibited device or prohibited ammunition to which the order relates so that it no longer qualifies as a prohibited firearm, a prohibited weapon, a prohibited device or prohibited ammunition, as the case may be.

• Marginal note:Reliance on amnesty period

  (3) No person who, during an amnesty period declared by an order made under subsection (1) and for a purpose described in the order, does anything provided for in the order, is, by reason only of the fact that the person did that thing, guilty of an offence under this Part.

• Marginal note:Proceedings are a nullity

  (4) Any proceedings taken under this Part against any person for anything done by the person in reliance of this section are a nullity.