An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential changes to other Acts = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les armes à feu, le Code criminel et d'autres lois en conséquence / the...: YB421-223/1-PDF
This enactment amends the Firearms Act to tighten the rules governing the transportation of firearms that are not hunting firearms. It also replaces the concept of firearms registration with that of firearms inscription and restricts the locations where firearms subject to an inscription certificate must be kept. It also amends the Criminal Code to make changes to the definitions relating to firearms, by defining hunting firearm, amending the definition prohibited firearm and replacing the definition restricted firearm with that of circumscribed firearm. Finally, it makes consequential changes to other Acts.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. Senate. |
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| Title | An Act to amend the Firearms Act and the Criminal Code and to make consequential changes to other Acts = Loi modifiant la Loi sur les armes à feu, le Code criminel et d'autres lois en conséquence / the Honourable Senator Hervieux-Payette. |
| Variant title | Loi modifiant la Loi sur les armes à feu, le Code criminel et d’autres lois en conséquence Short title : Strengthening Canadians’ Security and Promoting Hunting and Recreational Shooting Act |
| Series title | Bill S-... ; Bill S-223, 1st session, 42nd Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | First reading, April 12, 2016. Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Senate, 2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Hervieux-Payette, Céline. |
| Description | iii, 30 p. |
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| Subject terms | Legislation Firearms |
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