R.S., c. J-1

JUDGES ACT

1998, c. 30, s. 3(2)

60. The portion of subsection 24(4) of the Judges Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Unified family courts

(4) For the purposes of assisting in the establishment of unified family courts in the provinces, a further number of salaries not greater than ninety-eight at any one time may be paid in the case of judges appointed to courts described in paragraph (3)(b)

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

R.S., c. C-46

Criminal Code

2001, c. 32, s. 4

61. Subparagraph (a)(li) of the definition ``offence'' in section 183 of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

        (li) section 282 (abduction in contravention of custody order or parenting order ),

1993, c. 45, s. 4

62. Section 282 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Abduction in contravention of custody order or parenting order

282. (1) Every one who, being the parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of a person under the age of fourteen years, takes, entices away, conceals, detains, receives or harbours that person in contravention of the custody provisions of a custody order made by a court anywhere in Canada, or in contravention of the provisions of a parenting order made by a court anywhere in Canada that provide with whom that person is to reside, with intent to deprive a parent or guardian, or any other person who has the lawful care or charge of that person, of the possession of that person is guilty of

    (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years; or

    (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.

Where no belief in validity of custody order or parenting order

(2) Where a count charges an offence under subsection (1) and the offence is not proven only because the accused did not believe that there was a valid custody order or parenting order but the evidence does prove an offence under section 283, the accused may be convicted of an offence under section 283.

Meaning of ``reside''

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a person under the age of fourteen years is deemed to reside with

    (a) the person to whom the majority of parenting time is allocated under a parenting order, in cases where paragraph (b) does not apply; or

    (b) if a parenting order allocates substantially equal parenting time to more than one person, each of those persons.

1993, c. 45, s. 5

63. The portion of subsection 283(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Abduction

283. (1) Every one who, being the parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of a person under the age of fourteen years, takes, entices away, conceals, detains, receives or harbours that person, whether or not there is a custody order or parenting order in relation to that person made by a court anywhere in Canada, with intent to deprive a parent or guardian, or any other person who has the lawful care or charge of that person, of the possession of that person is guilty of

1991, c. 43, s. 4

64. Items 54 and 55 of the schedule to Part XX.1 of the Act are replaced by the following:

54. Paragraph 282(1) (a) - abduction in contravention of custody order or parenting order

55. Paragraph 283(1)(a) - abduction

1995, c. 39

Firearms Act

65. Subsection 8(5) of the Firearms Act is replaced by the following:

Who may give consent

(5) An individual who is less than eighteen years old is eligible to hold a licence only if one of the following persons has consented, in writing or in any other manner that is satisfactory to the chief firearms officer, to the issuance of the licence:

    (a) if paragraph (b) does not apply, a person with whom the child resides the majority of the time and who has responsibility for making day-to-day decisions about the child; or

    (b) if the child resides for substantially equal periods with more than one person, any of those persons who have responsibility for making day-to-day decisions about the child.

66. Subsections 58(2) and (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

Minors

(2) Before attaching a condition to a licence that is to be issued to an individual who is less than eighteen years old and who is not eligible to hold a licence under subsection 8(2) (minors hunting as a way of life), a chief firearms officer must consult with the person who has consented under subsection 8(5) .

Minors

(3) Before issuing a licence to an individual who is less than eighteen years old and who is not eligible to hold a licence under subsection 8(2) (minors hunting as a way of life), a chief firearms officer shall ensure that the person who has consented under subsection 8(5) is aware of any conditions attached to the licence, by having that person sign the licence.

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Proceedings commenced before amendments to Act

67. Proceedings commenced under the Divorce Act before the day on which section 10 of this Act comes into force and not finally disposed of before that day shall be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with the Divorce Act as it read immediately before that day.

No change in circumstances -former subsection 17(5)

68. (1) For the purposes of subsection 17(5) of the Divorce Act as it read immediately before the coming into force of subsection 11(2) of this Act, the coming into force of this Act or any provision of this Act does not constitute a change in the condition, means, needs or other circumstances of the child of the marriage.

No change in circumstances -new subsection 17(5)

(2) For the purposes of subsection 17(5) of the Divorce Act as amended by subsection 11(2) of this Act, the coming into force of this Act or any provision of this Act does not constitute a change in the needs or circumstances of the child of the marriage.

Variation of custody orders previously made

69. An order made under subsection 16(1) of the Divorce Act before the coming into force of section 10 of this Act, or an order arising from proceedings disposed of in accordance with section 67 of this Act, may, after the coming into force of section 10 of this Act, be varied, rescinded or suspended in accordance with sections 17 and 17.1 of the Divorce Act as amended by this Act, as if the order were a parenting order or contact order, as the case may be.

Provisional orders

70. (1) If a provisional order was made under subsection 18(2) of the Divorce Act before the day on which section 12 of this Act comes into force, but the respondent has not, before that day, been served a copy of the documents and the notice under subsection 19(2) of the Divorce Act as it then read, the provisional order is deemed, on and after that day, to be an application referred to in subsection 18(2) of the Divorce Act as amended by this Act, and shall be dealt with and disposed of as such.

Confirmation of provisional orders

(2) If a provisional order was made under subsection 18(2) of the Divorce Act before the day on which section 12 of this Act comes into force, and the respondent was served a copy of the documents and the notice under subsection 19(2) of the Divorce Act before that day, the matter shall be dealt with and disposed of in accordance with section 19 of the Divorce Act as it read immediately before that day.

COORDINATING AMENDMENTS

Courts Administratio n Service Act

71. If subsection 183(1) of the Courts Administration Service Act, chapter 8 of the Statutes of Canada, 2002, comes into force before section 2 of this Act comes into force, then, on the day on which section 2 of this Act comes into force, the expression ``Federal Court - Trial Division'' in subsections 3(3), 4(3) and 5(3) of the Divorce Act is replaced with the expression ``Federal Court''.

Yukon Act

72. (1) In this section, ``Yukon Act'' means the Yukon Act, chapter 7 of the Statutes of Canada, 2002.

(2) If section 159 of the Yukon Act is not in force on the day on which section 12 of this Act comes into force, then, on that day, section 159 of the Yukon Act is amended by replacing the expression ``Paragraph (a) of the definition ``Attorney General'' in subsection 18(1)'' with the expression ``Paragraph 18(1)(a)''.

(3) If section 12 of this Act is not in force on the day on which section 159 of the Yukon Act comes into force, then, on the day on which section 12 of this Act comes into force, paragraph 18(1)(a) of the Divorce Act is replaced by the following:

    (a) for Yukon, the member of the Executive Council of Yukon designated by the Commissioner of Yukon,

Bill C-17

73. If Bill C-17, introduced in the second session of the 37th Parliament and entitled the Public Safety Act, 2002 (the ``other Act''), receives royal assent, and section 61 of this Act comes into force before subparagraph (a)(li) of the definition ``offence'' in section 183 of the Criminal Code as enacted by section 108 of the other Act, then, on the coming into force of that subparagraph, it is replaced by the following:

        (li) section 282 (abduction in contravention of custody order or parenting order),

COMING INTO FORCE

Coming into force

74. This Act or any provision of this Act, other than sections 71 to 73, comes into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.