An Act to amend the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur la justice pour les victimes de dirigeants étrangers corrompus (loi de Sergueï...: YB441-247/1-PDF
"This enactment amends the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) to, among other things, (a) allow the Governor in Council to restrict or prohibit certain activities in relation to family members of foreign nationals who are responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; (b) allow the Governor in Council to order the seizure, freezing or sequestration of the property of such family members if the Governor in Council has reason to believe that the property has been given to them to impede the enforcement of the Act; (c) allow the Governor in Council to order certain entities to provide information necessary for the enforcement of the Act; (d) permit Parliament to amend or revoke certain orders or regulations made under the Act by motion; and (e) require the Minister of Foreign Affairs to report to Parliament annually on actions taken under the Act, resources committed to enforcement and efforts made to collaborate internationally on related activities"--Summary, page ii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Parliament. Senate, issuing body. |
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| Title | An Act to amend the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) = Loi modifiant la Loi sur la justice pour les victimes de dirigeants étrangers corrompus (loi de Sergueï Magnitski). |
| Variant title | Loi modifiant la Loi sur la justice pour les victimes de dirigeants étrangers corrompus (loi de Sergueï Magnitski) |
| Series title | Bill S-... ; Bill S-247, 1st session, 44th Parliament |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | Bilingual-[English | French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "First reading, May 31, 2022." "The Honourable Senator Housakos." Issued also in HTML format. Text in English and French. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Senate of Canada = Sénat du Canada, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource (ii, 4, 1 pages). |
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| Subject terms | Canada. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) Human rights -- Canada. Economic sanctions, Canadian. Foreign property -- Law and legislation -- Canada. Forfeiture -- Canada. |
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