Nuclear Terrorism Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code

This bill was last introduced in the 41st Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2013.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create four new offences relating to nuclear terrorism in order to implement the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Votes

May 21, 2013 Passed That the Bill be now read a third time and do pass.

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

No.

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The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those in favour of the motion will please say yea.

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Some hon. members

Yea.

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The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

All those opposed will please say nay.

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Some hon. members

Nay.

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The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

In my opinion the yeas have it.

And five or more members having risen:

Pursuant to Standing Order 45, a recorded division stands deferred until Tuesday, May 21 at the ordinary hour of adjournment.

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Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, I ask that you see the clock at 1:30 p.m.

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The Deputy Speaker Joe Comartin

Is that agreed?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.

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The Deputy Speaker

It being 1:30 p.m., the House will now proceed to the consideration of private members' business as listed on today's order paper.

The House resumed from May 10 consideration of the motion that Bill S-9, an act to amend the Criminal Code, be read the third time and passed.

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May 21st, 2013 / 7:05 p.m.


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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

The House will now proceed to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the motion of the third reading stage of Bill S-9.

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Conservative

Gordon O'Connor Conservative Carleton—Mississippi Mills, ON

Mr. Speaker, if you seek it I believe you would find agreement to apply the results of the previous motion to the current motion, with the Conservatives voting yes.

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The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

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Some hon. members

Agreed.