Marginal note:Bill C-15

• 82. (1) If Bill C-15, introduced in the 1st session of the 37th Parliament and entitled the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2001 (the “other Act”), receives royal assent, then the provisions mentioned in subsections (2) to (4) are amended as provided in those subsections.

• Marginal note:Criminal Code — section 462.47 (French version) replaced

  (2) On the later of the coming into force of section 25 of this Act and section 25 of the other Act, section 462.47 of the French version of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

  Marginal note:Nullité des actions contre les informateurs

  462.47 Il est entendu que, sous réserve de l’article 241 de la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu, aucune action ne peut être intentée contre une personne pour le motif qu’elle aurait révélé à un agent de la paix ou au procureur général des faits sur lesquels elle se fonde pour avoir des motifs raisonnables de soupçonner que des biens sont des produits de la criminalité ou pour croire qu’une autre personne a commis une infraction désignée ou s’apprête à le faire.

• Marginal note:Criminal Code — subsection 515(4.1) (French version) replaced

  (3) On the later of the coming into force of subsection 37(1) of this Act and section 32 of the other Act, subsection 515(4.1) of the French version of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Condition additionnelle

    (4.1) Lorsqu’il rend une ordonnance en vertu du paragraphe (2) dans le cas d’une infraction perpétrée avec usage, tentative ou menace de violence contre autrui, de l’infraction visée aux articles 264 (harcèlement criminel) ou 423.1 (intimidation d’une personne associée au système judiciaire), d’une infraction aux paragraphes 5(1) ou (2), 6(1) ou (2) ou 7(1) de la Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances ou d’une infraction relative à une arme à feu, une arbalète, une arme prohibée, une arme à autorisation restreinte, un dispositif prohibé, des munitions, des munitions prohibées ou des substances explosives, le juge de paix doit, s’il en arrive à la conclusion qu’il est souhaitable de le faire pour la sécurité du prévenu, de la victime ou de toute autre personne, assortir l’ordonnance d’une condition lui interdisant, jusqu’à ce qu’il soit jugé conformément à la loi, d’avoir en sa possession de tels objets ou l’un ou plusieurs de ceux-ci.

• Marginal note:Criminal Code — subsections 631(3) to (6) replaced

  (4) On the later of the coming into force of section 38 of this Act and section 62 of the other Act, subsections 631(3) to (6) of the Criminal Code are replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Alternate jurors

    (2.1) If the judge considers it advisable in the interests of justice to have one or two alternate jurors, the judge shall so order before the clerk of the court draws out the cards under subsection (3) or (3.1).

  • Marginal note:To be drawn by clerk of court

    (3) The clerk of the court shall, in open court, draw out the cards referred to in subsection (1), one after another, and shall call out the name and number on each card as it is drawn, until the number of persons who have answered is, in the opinion of the judge, sufficient to provide a full jury and any alternate jurors ordered by the judge after allowing for orders to excuse, challenges and directions to stand by where

    • (a) the array of jurors is not challenged; or

    • (b) the array of jurors is challenged but the judge does not direct a new panel to be returned.

  • Marginal note:Where name not to be called

    (3.1) On application by the prosecutor or on its own motion, the court, or a judge of the court, before which the jury trial is to be held, if it is satisfied that it is in the best interest of the administration of justice to do so, including in order to protect the privacy or safety of the members of the jury and alternate jurors, may order that, for the purposes of subsection (3), the clerk of the court shall only call out the number on each card.

  • Marginal note:Juror and other persons to be sworn

    (4) The clerk of the court shall swear each member of the jury, and any alternate jurors, in the order in which his or her card was drawn and shall swear any other person providing technical, personal, interpretative or other support services to a juror with a physical disability.

  • Marginal note:Drawing additional cards if necessary

    (5) If the number of persons who answer under subsection (3) or (3.1) is not sufficient to provide a full jury and the number of alternate jurors ordered by the judge, the clerk of the court shall proceed in accordance with subsections (3), (3.1) and (4) until twelve jurors and any alternate jurors are sworn.

  • Marginal note:Ban on publication, etc.

    (6) On application by the prosecutor or on its own motion, the court or judge before which a jury trial is to be held may, if an order under subsection (3.1) has been made, make an order directing that the identity of a juror or alternate juror or any information that could disclose their identity shall not be published in any document or broadcast in any way, if the court or judge is satisfied that such an order is necessary for the proper administration of justice.

COMING INTO FORCE

Marginal note:Coming into force

83. The provisions of this Act, other than sections 80 to 82, come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.