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Version of section 459 from 2018-12-13 to 2024-04-01:


Marginal note:Conveying instruments for coining out of mint

 Every person is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term of not more than 14 years who, without lawful justification or excuse, knowingly conveys out of any of Her Majesty’s mints in Canada,

  • (a) any machine, engine, tool, instrument, material or thing used or employed in connection with the manufacture of coins,

  • (b) a useful part of anything mentioned in paragraph (a), or

  • (c) coin, bullion, metal or a mixture of metals.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-46, s. 459
  • 2018, c. 29, s. 60

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