An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child sexual abuse and exploitation material by persons who provide an Internet service

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.

  child sexual abuse and exploitation material

  child sexual abuse and exploitation material has the same meaning as in subsection 163.1(1) of the Criminal Code. (matériel d’abus et d’exploitation pédosexuels)

  child sexual abuse and exploitation material offence

  child sexual abuse and exploitation material offence means an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code:

  • (a) subsection 163.1(2) (making child sexual abuse and exploitation material);

  • (b) subsection 163.1(3) (distribution, etc., of child sexual abuse and exploitation material);

  • (c) subsection 163.1(4) (possession of child sexual abuse and exploitation material); or

  • (d) subsection 163.1(4.1) (accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material). (infraction relative au matériel d’abus et d’exploitation pédosexuels)

  computer data

  computer data means representations, including signs, signals or symbols, that are in a form suitable for processing in a computer system.  (données informatiques)

  Internet service

  Internet service means a service providing Internet access, Internet content hosting or electronic mail. (services Internet)

  person

  person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership or an unincorporated association or organization. (personne)

• Marginal note:Description with cross-reference

  (2) The descriptive words in parentheses that follow the reference to a provision of the Criminal Code in the definition child sexual abuse and exploitation material offence in subsection (1) do not form part of that definition but are inserted for convenience of reference only.