Bill C-480
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-480 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code
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1. Section 210 of the Criminal Code is
amended by adding the following after
subsection (4):
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| Definition
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(5) In this section and section 211,
``common bawdy-house''does not include a
place that is kept and operated as a place to
which one or more persons may resort for the
purposes of prostitution.
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2. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 211:
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licence
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211.1 (1) A municipality may issue a
licence to a person to keep and operate a place
as a place to which one or more persons may
resort for the purposes of prostitution.
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condition of
licence
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(2) Subject to this Act, a licence issued by
a municipality pursuant to subsection (1) may
contain such terms and conditions relating to
the keeping and operation of the place to
which the licence relates as any by-law
enacted by the municipality may prescribe.
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(3) Every one who does not comply with or
contravenes any term or condition contained
in a licence issued by a municipality pursuant
to subsection (1) is guilty of an offence
punishable on summary conviction.
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(4) In this section, ``municipality'' means a
municipality that is authorized under a law of
the province in which it is located to accept
and exercise the power to issue a licence under
subsection (1) and to enact a by-law referred
to in subsection (2).
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