Marginal note:Limits on activities

273.66 The Communications Security Establishment may only undertake activities that are within its mandate, consistent with ministerial direction and, if an authorization is required under section 273.65, consistent with the authorization.

Marginal note:Protection of persons

273.67 Notwithstanding any other law, every person or class of persons that is authorized to give effect to an authorization under section 273.65 or any person who assists such a person is justified in taking any reasonable action necessary to give effect to the authorization.

Marginal note:Effective period of authorization

• 273.68 (1) An authorization is valid for the period specified in it, and may be renewed for any period specified in the renewal. No authorization or renewal may be for a period longer than one year.

• Marginal note:Variance or cancellation of authorization

  (2) An authorization may be varied or cancelled in writing at any time.

Marginal note:Exclusion of Part VI of Criminal Code

273.69 Part VI of the Criminal Code does not apply in relation to an interception of a communication under the authority of an authorization issued under this Part or in relation to a communication so intercepted.

Marginal note:Crown Liability and Proceedings Act

273.7 No action lies under section 18 of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act in respect of

• (a) the use or disclosure under this Part of any communication intercepted under the authority of a Ministerial authorization under section 273.65; or

• (b) the disclosure under this Part of the existence of such a communication.

Definition of “attorney general”

274. For the purposes of this Part, “attorney general” means the attorney general of any province, the acting attorney general of a province or any minister of a government of a province who performs for the time being the duties of a provincial attorney general.

Marginal note:Riot or disturbance

275. The Canadian Forces, any unit or other element thereof and any officer or non-commissioned member, with materiel, are liable to be called out for service in aid of the civil power in any case in which a riot or disturbance of the peace, beyond the powers of the civil authorities to suppress, prevent or deal with and requiring that service, occurs or is, in the opinion of an attorney general, considered as likely to occur.