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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-374 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the
Customs Tariff (prohibited toys)
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| R.S., c. C-46;
R.S., cc. 2, 11,
27, 31, 47, 51,
52 (1st
Supp.), cc. 1,
24, 27, 35
(2nd Supp.),
cc. 10, 19, 30,
34 (3rd
Supp.), cc. 1,
23, 29, 30, 31,
32, 40, 42, 50
(4th Supp.);
1989, c. 2;
1990, cc. 15,
16, 17, 44;
1991, cc. 1, 4,
28, 40, 43;
1992, cc. 1,
11, 20, 21, 22,
27, 38, 41, 47,
51; 1993,
cc. 7, 25, 28,
34, 37, 40, 45,
46; 1994, cc.
12, 13, 38, 44;
1995, cc. 5,
19, 22, 27, 29,
32, 39, 42;
1996, cc. 7, 8,
16, 19, 31, 34;
1997, cc. 9,
16, 17, 18, 23,
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CRIMINAL CODE |
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1. The Criminal Code is amended by
adding the following after section 172:
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| Prohibited
toys
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172.1 (1) No person shall sell to a person
under the age of eighteen years, or offer for
sale in a place to which persons under the age
of eighteen years reasonably have access, or
import into Canada, a doll
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| Punishment
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(2) Every person who contravenes
subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and liable
on summary conviction to a fine not
exceeding twenty five thousand dollars or to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six
months or to both.
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| Definition of
``doll''
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(3) For the purposes of subsection (1),
``doll'' includes a model of a troll or a model
of an imaginary creature with a human shape.
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| R.S., c. 41
(3rd Supp.);
R.S., cc. 9, 18,
47 (4th
Supp.); 1988,
c. 65; 1989, c.
18; 1990, c.
45; 1991, c.
40; 1992, cc.
1, 28; 1993,
cc. 25, 39, 44,
46; 1994, cc.
3, 13, 47;
1995, cc. 5,
39, 41; 1996,
cc. 31, 33;
1997, cc. 14,
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CUSTOMS TARIFF |
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2. Schedule VII to the Customs Tariff is
amended by adding the following after code
9968:
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9969 Doll with a label or writing urging any
person to mistreat the doll or cause it to
suffer injuries or degrading acts or the
packaging of which contains such a label or
writing, the sale of which to persons under
the age of eighteen years, the offering for
sale in a place to which persons under the
age of eighteen years reasonably have
access or the importation into Canada of
which is prohibited by section 172.1 of the
Criminal Code.
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9970 For the purposes of code 9969, ``doll''
includes a model of a troll or a model of an
imaginary creature with a human shape.
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| Coming into
force
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3. This Act comes into force three months
after it is assented to.
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