Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46)

Marginal note:Definitions

320.11 The following definitions apply in this Part.

analyst

analyst means a person who is, or a person who is a member of a class of persons that is, designated by the Attorney General under subparagraph 320.4(b)(ii) or paragraph 320.4(c). (analyste)

approved container

approved container means a container that is designed to receive a sample of a person’s blood for analysis and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(d). (contenant approuvé)

approved drug screening equipment

approved drug screening equipment means equipment that is designed to ascertain the presence of a drug in a person’s body and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(b). (matériel de détection des drogues approuvé)

approved instrument

approved instrument means an instrument that is designed to receive and make an analysis of a sample of a person’s breath to determine their blood alcohol concentration and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(c). (éthylomètre approuvé)

approved screening device

approved screening device means a device that is designed to ascertain the presence of alcohol in a person’s blood and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(a). (appareil de détection approuvé)

conveyance

conveyance means a motor vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or railway equipment. (moyen de transport)

evaluating officer

evaluating officer means a peace officer who has the qualifications prescribed by regulation that are required in order to act as an evaluating officer. (agent évaluateur)

operate

operate means

• (a) in respect of a motor vehicle, to drive it or to have care or control of it;

• (b) in respect of a vessel or aircraft, to navigate it, to assist in its navigation or to have care or control of it; and

• (c) in respect of railway equipment, to participate in the direct control of its motion, or to have care or control of it as a member of the equipment’s crew, as a person who acts in lieu of a member of the equipment’s crew by remote control, or otherwise. (conduire)

qualified medical practitioner

qualified medical practitioner means a person who is qualified under provincial law to practise medicine. (médecin qualifié)

qualified technician

qualified technician means

• (a) in respect of breath samples, a person who is designated by the Attorney General under paragraph 320.4(a); and

• (b) in respect of blood samples, a person who is, or a person who is a member of a class of persons that is, designated by the Attorney General under subparagraph 320.4(b)(i). (technicien qualifié)

vessel

vessel includes a hovercraft. (bateau)