Bill C-401
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-401 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (no parole
when imprisoned for life)
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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,
30, 39; 1998,
cc. 7, 9, 15,
30, 34, 35, 37;
1999, c. 5
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1. Section 745 of the Criminal Code is
replaced by the following:
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| Life imprison- ment
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745. (1) The sentence to be pronounced
against a person who is to be sentenced to
imprisonment for life shall be that the person
be sentenced to imprisonment for the
remainder of his natural life without eligibility
for parole.
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| Application of
sections
relating to
parole
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(2) Sections 745.1, 745.2, 745.3, 745.4,
745.5 and 746.1 do not apply to a person
sentenced to imprisonment for life after the
coming into force of subsection (1).
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2. Section 745.6 of the Act is repealed.
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