Criminal Code

Marginal note:Applying or removing marks without authority

• 417 (1) Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than two years who,

  • (a) without lawful authority applies a distinguishing mark to anything, or

  • (b) with intent to conceal the property of Her Majesty in public stores, removes, destroys or obliterates, in whole or in part, a distinguishing mark.

• Marginal note:Unlawful transactions in public stores

  (2) Every person who, without lawful authority, receives, possesses, keeps, sells or delivers public stores that they know bear a distinguishing mark is guilty of

  • (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; or

  • (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.

• Marginal note:Definition of distinguishing mark

  (3) For the purposes of this section, distinguishing mark means a distinguishing mark that is appropriated for use on public stores pursuant to section 416.