Bill S-18
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2nd Session, 37th Parliament,
51-52 Elizabeth II, 2002-2003
senate of canada
BILL S-18
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Subsection 207(4) of the Criminal Code is amended by striking out the word “or” at the end of paragraph (b) and by adding the following after paragraph (b):
(b.1) for the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), a game or proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g) that is operated on or through a computer, video device or slot machine, within the meaning of subsection 198(3), situated on premises other than a race-course and other than premises dedicated to gaming activity; or
2. This Act comes into force 180 days after the day on which it receives royal assent.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Criminal Code
Clause 1: Subsection 207(4) reads as follows:
(4) In this section, “lottery scheme” means a game or any proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g), whether or not it involves betting, pool selling or a pool system of betting other than
(a) three-card monte, punch board or coin table;
(b) bookmaking, pool selling or the making or recording of bets, including bets made through the agency of a pool or pari-mutuel system, on any race or fight, or on a single sport event or athletic contest; or
(c) for the purposes of paragraphs (1)(b) to (f), a game or proposal, scheme, plan, means, device, contrivance or operation described in any of paragraphs 206(1)(a) to (g) that is operated on or through a computer, video device or slot machine, within the meaning of subsection 198(3), or a dice game.