Mandat - maison d'habitation

104. (1) Dans le cas d'une maison d'habitation, l'inspecteur ne peut toutefois procéder à la visite :

    a) sans préavis raisonnable donné au propriétaire ou à l'occupant, à moins que s'y déroulent les activités d'une entreprise ;

    b) sans l'autorisation de l'occupant que s'il est muni d'un mandat.

55. (1) Section 117 of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (a):

    (a.1) deeming permits to export goods, or classes of permits to export goods, that are issued under the Export and Import Permits Act to be authorizations to export for the purposes of this Act;

(2) Paragraph 117(k) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    (k) for authorizing

      (i) the possession at any place, or

      (ii) the manufacture or transfer, whether or not for consideration, or offer to manufacture or transfer, whether or not for consideration,

    of firearms, prohibited weapons, restricted weapons, prohibited devices, ammunition, prohibited ammunition and components and parts designed exclusively for use in the manufacture of or assembly into firearms;

    (k.1) respecting the importation or exportation of firearms, prohibited weapons, restricted weapons, prohibited devices, ammunition, prohibited ammunition and components and parts designed exclusively for use in the manufacture of or assembly into firearms;

    (k.2) respecting the marking of firearms manufactured in Canada or imported into Canada and the removal, alteration, obliteration and defacing of those markings;

    (k.3) respecting the confirmation of declarations and authorizations to transport for the purposes of paragraph 35(1)(d), the confirmation of declarations for the purposes of paragraph 35.1(2)(d) and the confirmation of authorizations to import for the purposes of paragraph 40(2)(e);

(3) Paragraph 117(o) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    (o) creating offences consisting of contraventions of the regulations made under paragraph (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k.1), (k.2) , (l), (m) or (n);

56. Section 169 of the Act and the heading before it are repealed.

Terminology changes - references and pre-February 14, 1995 handguns

57. The Act is amended by replacing the expression ``referred to in subsection 12(6) (pre-February 14, 1995 handguns)'' with the expression ``referred to in subsection 12(6.1) (``pre-December 1, 1998 handguns)'' in the following provisions:

    (a) section 20;

    (b) subsection 54(3);

    (c) subsection 67(3); and

    (d) paragraph 120(2)(c).

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

58. The provisions of this Act and the provisions of any Act as enacted by this Act, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.