Nuclear Terrorism Act

An Act to amend the Criminal Code

This bill is from 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. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the 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 Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-9s:

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Votes

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

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May 10th, 2013 / 1:20 p.m.

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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May 10th, 2013 / 1:20 p.m.

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.

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

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

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

Is there unanimous consent to proceed in this fashion?

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

Some hon. members

Agreed.

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

NDP

Nycole Turmel NDP Hull—Aylmer, QC

Mr. Speaker, we agree to apply the vote and the NDP will vote in favour of the motion.

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

Liberal

Judy Foote Liberal Random—Burin—St. George's, NL

Mr. Speaker, the Liberals agree to apply and will vote yes.

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

Bloc

Louis Plamondon Bloc Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour, QC

Mr. Speaker, the Bloc is in favour of the motion.

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

Green

Elizabeth May Green Saanich—Gulf Islands, BC

Mr. Speaker, the Green Party will be voting yes.

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

Independent

Peter Goldring Independent Edmonton East, AB

Mr. Speaker, I will be voting yes.

(The House divided on the motion, which was agreed to on the following division:)

Vote #684

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

The Speaker Andrew Scheer

I declare the motion carried.

(Bill read the third time and passed)