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Bill S-22

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TABLE OF PROVISIONS

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE UNITED STATES TO PRECLEAR TRAVELLERS AND GOODS IN CANADA FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PURPOSES OF CUSTOMS, IMMIGRATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, FOOD INSPECTION AND PLANT AND ANIMAL HEALTH

Preamble

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

DESIGNATION OF MINISTER

3. Order designating Minister

PURPOSE

4. Purpose

5. Reciprocity

ADMINISTRATION OF PRECLEARANCE LAWS

6. Preclearance laws

PRECLEARANCE AND INTRANSIT AREAS

7. Preclearance areas

8. Access to a preclearance area

9. Arrival in an intransit area

10. Right of traveller to leave preclearance area

POWERS OF PRECLEARANCE OFFICERS

11. Powers and duties - preclearance area

12. Protection of persons acting under authority

13. Assistance of a Canadian officer

14. Orders of a preclearance officer

15. Reporting goods

16. Answers to questions

17. Assistance of Canadian officer

18. Refusal to preclear

SEARCH OF PERSONS

19. Definitions

20. Frisk search - danger

21. Frisk search - evidence

22. Strip search

23. Right to be taken before a senior officer

24. Detention of travellers

EXAMINATION OF GOODS

25. Examination of goods

26. Right to detain goods

27. Seizure of goods

28. Forfeiture of seized goods

PASSENGER INFORMATION

29. Definition of "specified passenger information"

30. Duty to provide specified passenger information

31. Use of specified passenger information

32. Use and destruction of passenger information

OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT

33. False or deceptive statements

34. Obstruction of officer

35. Unauthorized use of specified passenger information

CIVIL LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY

36. Relief against the United States

37. Decisions not reviewable

REGULATIONS

38. Regulations

FIVE-YEAR REVIEW

39. Review

COMING INTO FORCE

40. Coming into force

SCHEDULE