Bill C-22

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AN ACT TO FACILITATE COMBATTING THE LAUNDERING OF PROCEEDS OF CRIME, TO ESTABLISH THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS ANALYSIS CENTRE OF CANADA AND TO AMEND AND REPEAL CERTAIN ACTS IN CONSEQUENCE

SHORT TITLE

1. Short title

INTERPRETATION

2. Definitions

OBJECT OF ACT

3. Object

HER MAJESTY

4. Binding on Her Majesty

PART 1

RECORD KEEPING AND REPORTING OF SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS

Application

5. Application of Part

Record Keeping

6. Duties

Reporting

7. Transactions if reasonable grounds to suspect

8. No disclosure of reports

9. Prescribed financial transactions

10. Immunity

11. Solicitor-client privilege

PART 2

REPORTING OF CURRENCY AND MONETARY INSTRUMENTS

Reporting

12. Currency and monetary instruments

13. Decision not to proceed with importing or exporting

Retention

14. Temporary retention

Searches

15. Search of the person

16. Search of conveyance

17. Examination and opening of mail

Seizures

18. Seizure and forfeiture

19. Power to call in aid

20. Report to Commissioner and the Centre

Exported Mail

21. Mail to be made available to an officer

Transfer to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services

22. When forfeiture under s. 14(5)

Forfeiture

23. Time of forfeiture

Review and Appeal

24. Review of forfeiture

25. Request for Minister's decision

26. Notice of Commissioner

27. Decision of the Minister

28. If there is no contravention

29. If there is a contravention

30. Appeal to Federal Court

31. Service of notices

Third Party Claims

32. Interest as owner

33. Order

34. Appeal

35. Delivery after final order

Disclosure of Information

36. Prohibition

37. Use of information

Agreements for Exchange of Information

38. Agreements with foreign states

Delegation

39. Minister's duties

PART 3

FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND REPORTS ANALYSIS CENTRE OF CANADA

Object

40. Object

Establishment of the Centre

41. Centre established

42. Minister is responsible

Organization and Head Office

43. Appointment of Director

44. Accident compensation

45. Director's powers

46. Employees

47. Remuneration

48. Head office

Human Resources

49. Personnel

50. Political partisanship

Authority to Provide Services

51. Authority to provide services

Disclosure of Information

52. Director to report to Minister

53. Limitation

Reports and Information

54. Reports and information

Disclosure and Use of Information

55. Disclosure by Centre prohibited

56. Agreements and arrangements

57. Use of information

58. Feedback, research and public education

59. Immunity from compulsory processes

60. Limitation on orders for disclosure of information

61. Certain provisions not applicable

Compliance Measures

62. To ensure compliance

63. Warrant required to enter dwelling-house

64. Definition of ``judge''

65. Disclosure to law enforcement agencies

Contracts and Agreements

66. Power to enter into

67. Choice of service providers

Legal Proceedings

68. Centre

69. No liability

Audit

70. Audit

Reports

71. Annual report

72. Review of Act by parliamentary committee

PART 4

REGULATIONS

73. Regulations

PART 5

OFFENCES AND PUNISHMENT

74. General offences

75. Reporting - section 7

76. Disclosure

77. Reporting - section 9

78. Liability of officers and directors

79. Offence by employee or agent

80. Exemption

81. Time limitation

82. Venue

PART 6

TRANSITIONAL PROVISION, CONSEQUENTIAL AND CONDITIONAL AMENDMENTS, REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional Provision

83. Regulations remain in effect

Consequential Amendments

84-85. Access to Information Act

86-88. Canada Post Corporation Act

89. Criminal Code

90. Privacy Act

91. Public Service Staff Relations Act

92-96. Seized Property Management Act

Conditional Amendments

97. Bill C-6

Repeal

98. Repeal

Coming into Force

99. Coming into force