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Bill C-55

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        (xlviii) section 279.1 (hostage taking),

        (xlix) section 280 (abduction of person under sixteen),

        (l) section 281 (abduction of person under fourteen),

        (li) section 282 (abduction in contravention of custody order),

        (lii) section 283 (abduction),

        (liii) section 318 (advocating genocide),

        (liv) section 327 (possession of device to obtain telecommunication facility or service),

        (lv) section 334 (theft),

        (lvi) section 342 (theft, forgery, etc., of credit card),

        (lvii) section 342.1 (unauthorized use of computer),

        (lviii) section 342.2 (possession of device to obtain computer service),

        (lix) section 344 (robbery),

        (lx) section 346 (extortion),

        (lxi) section 347 (criminal interest rate),

        (lxii) section 348 (breaking and entering),

        (lxiii) section 354 (possession of property obtained by crime),

        (lxiv) section 356 (theft from mail),

        (lxv) section 367 (forgery),

        (lxvi) section 368 (uttering forged document),

        (lxvii) section 372 (false messages),

        (lxviii) section 380 (fraud),

        (lxix) section 381 (using mails to defraud),

        (lxx) section 382 (fraudulent manipulation of stock exchange transactions),

        (lxxi) section 423.1 (intimidation of justice system participant or journalist),

        (lxxii) section 424 (threat to commit offences against internationally protected person),

        (lxxii.1) section 424.1 (threat against United Nations or associated personnel),

        (lxxiii) section 426 (secret commissions),

        (lxxiv) section 430 (mischief),

        (lxxv) section 431 (attack on premises, residence or transport of internationally protected person),

        (lxxv.1) section 431.1 (attack on premises, accommodation or transport of United Nations or associated personnel),

        (lxxv.2) subsection 431.2(2) (explosive or other lethal device),

        (lxxvi) section 433 (arson),

        (lxxvii) section 434 (arson),

        (lxxviii) section 434.1 (arson),

        (lxxix) section 435 (arson for fraudulent purpose),

        (lxxx) section 449 (making counterfeit money),

        (lxxxi) section 450 (possession, etc., of counterfeit money),

        (lxxxii) section 452 (uttering, etc., counterfeit money),

        (lxxxiii) section 462.31 (laundering proceeds of crime),

        (lxxxiv) subsection 462.33(11) (acting in contravention of restraint order),

        (lxxxv) section 467.11 (participation in criminal organization),

        (lxxxvi) section 467.12 (commission of offence for criminal organization), or

        (lxxxvii) section 467.13 (instructing commission of offence for criminal organization),

      (b) section 198 (fraudulent bankruptcy) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act,

      (b.1) any of the following provisions of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Act, namely,

        (i) section 6 (production, etc., of biological agents and means of delivery), or

        (ii) section 7 (unauthorized production, etc., of biological agents),

      (c) any of the following provisions of the Competition Act, namely,

        (i) section 45 (conspiracy) in relation to any of the matters referred to in paragraphs 45(4)(a) to (d) of that Act,

        (ii) section 47 (bid-rigging), or

        (iii) subsection 52.1(3) (deceptive telemarketing),

      (d) any of the following provisions of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, namely,

        (i) section 5 (trafficking),

        (ii) section 6 (importing and exporting), or

        (iii) section 7 (production),

      (e) section 3 (bribing a foreign public official) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act,

      (e.1) the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act,

      (f) either of the following provisions of the Customs Act, namely,

        (i) section 153 (false statements), or

        (ii) section 159 (smuggling),

      (g) any of the following provisions of the Excise Act, namely,

        (i) section 158 (unlawful distillation of spirits),

        (ii) section 163 (unlawful selling of spirits),

        (iii) subsection 233(1) (unlawful packaging or stamping), or

        (iv) subsection 240(1) (unlawful possession or sale of manufactured tobacco or cigars),

      (h) any of the following provisions of the Export and Import Permits Act, namely,

        (i) section 13 (export or attempt to export),

        (ii) section 14 (import or attempt to import),

        (iii) section 15 (diversion, etc.),

        (iv) section 16 (no transfer of permits),

        (v) section 17 (false information), or

        (vi) section 18 (aiding and abetting),

      (i) any of the following provisions of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, namely,

        (i) section 117 (organizing entry into Canada),

        (ii) section 118 (trafficking in persons),

        (iii) section 119 (disembarking persons at sea),

        (iv) section 122 (offences related to documents),

        (v) section 126 (counselling misrepresentation), or

        (vi) section 129 (offences relating to officers), or

      (j) any offence under the Security of Information Act,

    and includes any other offence that there are reasonable grounds to believe is a criminal organization offence or any other offence that there are reasonable grounds to believe is an offence described in paragraph (b) or (c) of the definition ``terrorism offence'' in section 2;

Repeals

2001, c. 32

107. Subsection 81(2) of An Act to amend the Criminal Code (organized crime and law enforcement) and to make consequential amendments to other Acts is repealed.

2001, c. 27

108. Section 245 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is repealed.

Coordinating Amendments

2001, c. 27

Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

109. On the later of the coming into force of section 55 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and paragraph (b) of the definition ``warrant'' in subsection 4.82(1) of the Aeronautics Act, as enacted by section 5 of this Act, paragraph (b) of the definition ``warrant'' in subsection 4.82(1) of the Aeronautics Act is replaced by the following:

      (b) a warrant issued under subsection 55(1) or 82(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; or

2001, c. 29

Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act

110. (1) On the later of the coming into force of subsection 36(2) of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 13(3) of this Act, subsections 7(7) and (8) of the Aeronautics Act are replaced by the following:

Determination

(7) The member of the Tribunal conducting the review may make the following determination:

    (a) if the decision of the Minister relates to a person's designation under section 4.84, the member may determine the matter by confirming the Minister's decision or by referring the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration; or

    (b) if the decision of the Minister relates to any other Canadian aviation document, the member may determine the matter by confirming the Minister's decision or by substituting his or her own determination.

Effect of decision pending reconsideratio n

(7.1) If a decision of the Minister under subsection (1) is referred back to the Minister for reconsideration under paragraph (7)(a), the decision of the Minister remains in effect until the reconsideration is concluded.

Request for reconsideratio n of immediate threat

(8) If no appeal from a determination under subsection (7) confirming the Minister's decision is taken under section 7.2 within the time limited for doing so under that section or an appeal panel has, on an appeal under that section, confirmed the Minister's decision under this section, or if the Minister, after reconsidering the matter under paragraph (7)(a) or 7.2(3)(b), has confirmed the suspension, the holder of the document or the owner or operator of any aircraft, airport or other facility in respect of which the document was issued may, in writing, request the Minister to reconsider whether the immediate threat to aviation safety or security referred to in subsection (1) that occasioned the suspension continues to exist or is likely to occur as described in that subsection.

(2) On the later of the coming into force of section 38 of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 14(1) of this Act, section 7.2 of the Aeronautics Act is replaced by the following:

Right of appeal

7.2 (1) Within thirty days after the determination,

    (a) a person affected by the determination may appeal a determination made under subsection 6.72(4), paragraph 7(7)(a) or subsection 7.1(7) to the Tribunal; or

    (b) a person affected by the determination or the Minister may appeal a determination made under subsection 6.9(8) or paragraph 7(7)(b) to the Tribunal.

Loss of right of appeal

(2) A party that does not appear at a review hearing is not entitled to appeal a determination, unless they establish that there was sufficient reason to justify their absence.

Disposition of appeal

(3) The appeal panel of the Tribunal assigned to hear the appeal may

    (a) in the case of a determination made under subsection 6.72(4), paragraph 7(7)(a) or subsection 7.1(7), dismiss the appeal or refer the matter back to the Minister for reconsideration; or

    (b) in the case of a determination made under subsection 6.9(8) or paragraph 7(7)(b), dismiss the appeal, or allow the appeal and substitute its own decision.

Effect of decision pending reconsideratio n

(4) If a decision to suspend or cancel a Canadian aviation document is referred back to the Minister for reconsideration under paragraph (3)(a), the decision of the Minister remains in effect until the reconsideration is concluded. However, the appeal panel, after considering any representations made by the parties, may grant a stay of the decision made under subsection 7.1(7) until the reconsideration is concluded, if it is satisfied that granting a stay would not constitute a threat to aviation safety or security.

(3) On the later of the coming into force of section 38 of the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada Act and subsection 2(4) of this Act, the portion of subsection 3(3) of the Aeronautics Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following: