Bill C-87
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47-48 Elizabeth II, 1997-98-99
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-87 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (impaired
driving causing death)
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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. 8,
16, 19, 31, 34;
1997, cc. 9,
16, 17, 18, 23,
30, 39; 1998,
cc. 7, 9, 15,
30, 34, 35, 37;
1999, cc. 5,
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CRIMINAL CODE |
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| R.S., c. 27 (1st
Supp.), s. 36
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1. Subsection 255(3) of the Criminal Code
is replaced by the following:
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| Impaired
driving
causing death
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(3) Every one who commits an offence
under paragraph 253(a) and thereby causes
the death of any other person is guilty of an
indictable offence and liable to imprisonment
for life .
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TRANSITIONAL PROVISION |
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| Application of
increased
punishment
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2. The punishment referred to in section
1 only applies with respect to offences
referred to in subsection 255(3) of the
Criminal Code after the coming into force of
this Act.
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COMING INTO FORCE |
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| Coming into
force
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3. This Act comes into force on a day to be
fixed by order of the Governor in Council.
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