Bill C-257

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	1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
	House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-257
	An Act to amend the Criminal Code (attempting to disarm a peace officer)
R.S., 1985, c. C-46	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
	*1. The Criminal Code* is amended by adding the following after section 270:**
Disarming a peace officer	270.1 Every one who
	(a) disarms or attempts to disarm a peace officer engaged in the execution of duty, or
	(b) wilfully interferes with protective equipment issued to a peace officer,
	is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.
R.S., c. 27 (1st Supp.); 1992, c. 1; 1994, c. 44; 1995, c. 22; 1996, c. 19; 1997, c. 18; 1999, c. 3	2. Paragraph 553(c) of the Act is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (vii):
	(vii.1) section 270.1 (disarming a peace officer).

BILL C-257