An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms) = Loi modifiant le Code criminel (possession d’armes à feu importées illégalement).: XB431-238/1-PDF

"This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a person who is charged with an offence in respect of the possession of a firearm that is alleged to have been unlawfully imported into Canada is required to demonstrate that their pre-trial detention is not justified. It also increases the mandatory minimum penalty for the possession of such weapons"--Summary, page ii.

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Department/Agency Canada. Parliament. House of Commons.
Title An Act to amend the Criminal Code (possession of unlawfully imported firearms) = Loi modifiant le Code criminel (possession d’armes à feu importées illégalement).
Variant title Loi modifiant le Code criminel (possession d’armes à feu importées illégalement)
Series title Bill C-... ; Bill C-238, 1st session, 43rd Parliament
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language Bilingual-[English | French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Issued also in HTML format.
"First reading, February 27, 2020."
This bill has been reinstated in a subsequent session: 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session.
Text in English and in French.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : House of Commons of Canada = Chambre des communes du Canada, 2020.
Description 1 online resource (ii, 1 page).
Catalogue number
  • XB431-238/1-PDF
Subject terms Canada. Criminal Code.
Firearms -- Law and legislation -- Canada.
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