Cannabis Act (S.C. 2018, c. 16)
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Assented to 2018-06-21
PART 14R.S., c. C-46Criminal Code (continued)
Amendments to the Act (continued)
223 The definition sentence in section 785 of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (c), by adding “and” at the end of paragraph (d) and by adding the following after paragraph (d):
(e) an order made under subsection 94(1) of the Cannabis Act; (sentence, peine ou condamnation)
224 (1) Form 5.04 in Part XXVIII of the Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (b)(i):
[ ] (i.01) an offence under any of sections 9 to 14 of the Cannabis Act for which the maximum punishment is imprisonment for five years or more and that was prosecuted by indictment,
Marginal note:2007, c. 22, s. 23; 2012, c. 1, s. 38; 2014, c. 25, s. 32
(2) Subparagraph (b)(v) of Form 5.04 in Part XXVIII of the Act is replaced by the following:
[ ] (v) an attempt or a conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in any of subparagraphs (i) to (ii) that was prosecuted by indictment (or, if applicable, an attempt or a conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in subparagraph (iii) or (iv));
Coordinating Amendment
Marginal note:2015, c. 16
225 On the first day on which both section 4 of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (exploitation and trafficking in persons), chapter 16 of the Statutes of Canada, 2015, and section 214 of this Act are in force, subsection 462.37(2.02) of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Offences
(2.02) The offences are the following:
(a) a criminal organization offence punishable by five or more years of imprisonment;
(b) an offence under section 5, 6 or 7 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act — or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to an offence under any of those sections — prosecuted by indictment;
(c) an offence under subsection 9(1) or (2), 10(1) or (2), 11(1) or (2), 12(1), (4), (5), (6) or (7), 13(1) or 14(1) of the Cannabis Act — or a conspiracy or an attempt to commit, being an accessory after the fact in relation to, or any counselling in relation to an offence under any of those subsections — prosecuted by indictment; and
(d) an offence under any of sections 279.01 to 279.03.
PART 15Coming into Force
Marginal note:Order in council
226 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the provisions of this Act, except sections 160.1, 161, 188 to 193, 194, 199 to 202, 206 and 225, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
(2) If section 193.1 does not come into force by order before the first anniversary of the day on which section 33 comes into force, section 193.1 comes into force on the first anniversary of the day on which section 33 comes into force.
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