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Bill C-208

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	1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46 Elizabeth II, 1997
	The House of Commons of Canada
	BILL C-208
	An Act to amend the Access to Information Act
R.S., c. A-1; R.S., cc. 22, 27, 28, 33, 44, 46 (1st Supp.), cc. 1, 8, 19, 36 (2nd Supp.), cc. 1, 3, 12, 17, 18, 20, 24, 28, 33 (3rd Supp.), cc. 1, 7, 10, 11, 16, 21, 28, 31, 32, 41, 47 (4th Supp.); 1989, cc. 3, 27; 1990, cc. 1, 2, 3, 13; 1991, cc. 3, 6, 16,38; 1992, cc. 1, 21, 33, 34, 36, 37, 44; 1993, cc. 1, 2, 3, 27, 28, 31, 34, 38; 1994, cc. 10, 26, 31, 38, 40, 41, 43; 1995, cc. 1, 5, 11, 12, 18, 28, 29, 41, 45; 1996, cc. 8, 9, 10, 11, 16; 1997, cc. 6, 9, 20, 23	Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
	*1. The Access to Information Act* is amended by adding the following after section 67:**
Obstructing right of access	67.1 (1) A person who, with intent to deny a right of access under this Act,
	(a) destroys, mutilates or alters a record,
	(b) falsifies a record or makes a false entry in a record, or
	(c) does not keep required records
	is guilty of an offence.
Offence and punishment	(2) Every person who contravenes subsec tion (1) is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceed ing five years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to both.