• 28. (1) Subsection 2(1) of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act is replaced by the following:

  Marginal note:Purpose

  • 2. (1) The purpose of this Act is to help police services prevent and investigate crimes of a sexual nature by requiring the registration of certain information relating to sex offenders.

• (2) Paragraph 2(2)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) in the interest of protecting society through the effective prevention and investigation of crimes of a sexual nature, police services must have rapid access to certain information relating to sex offenders;

• (3) Subparagraph 2(2)(c)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • (i) the information be collected only to enable police services to prevent or investigate crimes of a sexual nature, and

29. The definition “sex offender” in subsection 3(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

• 30. (1) The portion of subsection 4(1) of the Act before paragraph (b) is replaced by the following:

  Marginal note:First obligation to report

  • 4. (1) A person who is subject to an order shall report to a registration centre referred to in section 7.1 within seven days — or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act, within 15 days — after

    • (a) the order is made, if they are convicted of the offence in connection with which the order is made and

      • (i) they are not given a custodial sentence,

      • (ii) they are ordered to serve a sentence of imprisonment intermittently under subsection 732(1) of the Criminal Code, or

      • (iii) they are the subject of a conditional sentence order made under section 742.1 of the Criminal Code;

• (2) The portion of subsection 4(2) of the Act before subparagraph (b)(i) is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:First obligation to report

    (2) A person who is subject to an obligation under section 490.019 or 490.02901 of the Criminal Code, section 227.06 of the National Defence Act or section 36.1 of the International Transfer of Offenders Act shall report to a registration centre referred to in section 7.1

    • (a) if they are not in custody on the day on which they become subject to the obligation, within seven days — or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act, within 15 days — after that day; and

    • (b) in any other case, within seven days — or, if they are required to report to a registration centre designated under the National Defence Act, within 15 days — after