Bill C-208
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46 Elizabeth II, 1997
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-208 |
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An Act to amend the Access to Information
Act
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| 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
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1. The Access to Information Act is
amended by adding the following after
section 67:
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| Obstructing
right of access
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67.1 (1) A person who, with intent to deny
a right of access under this Act,
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is guilty of an offence.
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| Offence and
punishment
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(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.
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