Bill C-285
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1st Session, 37th Parliament, 49-50 Elizabeth II, 2001
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House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-285 |
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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
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| R.S., c. 27
(2nd Supp.), s.
10 (Sch., item
6(13) and
(14)); 1990, c.
17, s. 14;
1992, c. 51, s.
39; 1993, c.
28, s. 78 (Sch.
III, item 35),
this
amendment
was amended
before it came
into force by
1998, c. 15, s.
20; 1995, c.
22, s. 6; 1996,
c. 34, s. 1
(Note: 1996,
c. 34, s. 1 not
in force);
2000, c. 24, s.
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1. Section 745 of the Criminal Code is
replaced by the following:
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| Life
imprisonment
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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 their natural life without
eligibility for parole.
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| Non-applica- tion 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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| added, 1995,
c. 22, s. 6;
1996, c. 34, s.
2; 1993, c. 28,
s. 78 (Sch. III,
item 35);
1998, c. 15, s.
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2. Sections 745.6 to 745.64 of the Act are
repealed.
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| 1995, c. 19, s.
41, c. 22, ss. 6
and 24(b)
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3. The portion of section 746 of the Act
before paragraph (a) is replaced by the
following:
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custody
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746. In calculating the period of
imprisonment served for the purposes of
section 745, 745.1, 745.4 or 745.5, there shall
be included any time spent in custody between
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