Bill C-453

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	2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000
	The House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-453
	An Act to amend the Criminal Code (attempting to disarm a peace officer)
	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.
	2. Paragraph 553(c) of the Act is amended by striking out the word ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (x), by adding the word ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (xi) and by adding the following after subparagraph (xi):
	(xii) section 270.1 (disarming a peace officer).

BILL C-453