Bill C-311
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-311 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(reimbursement of costs following a free
pardon)
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| R.S., c. C-46;
R.S., cc. 2, 11,
27, 31, 47, 51,
52 (1st
Supp.), cc. 1,
24, 27, 35
(2nd Supp.),
cc. 10, 19, 30,
34 (3rd
Supp.), cc. 1,
23, 29, 30, 31,
32, 40, 42, 50
(4th Supp.);
1989, c. 2;
1990, cc. 15,
16, 17, 44;
1991, cc. 1, 4,
28, 40, 43;
1992, cc. 1,
11, 20, 21, 22,
27, 38, 41, 47,
51; 1993,
cc. 7, 25, 28,
34, 37, 40, 45,
46; 1994, cc.
12, 13, 38, 44;
1995, cc. 5,
19, 22, 27, 29,
32, 39, 42;
1996, cc. 7, 8,
16, 19, 31, 34;
1997, cc. 9,
16, 17, 18, 23,
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1. Section 748 of the Criminal Code is
amended by adding the following after
subsection (3):
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| Effect of free
pardon
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(3.1) Where the Governor in Council grants
a free pardon to a person, Her Majesty in right
of Canada shall, forthwith after the granting of
the pardon, reimburse the person for all court
costs and legal fees incurred by the person for
the person's defence to the charge for the
offence in respect of which the pardon is
granted and any monies expended by the
person for that defence.
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