Public Safety committee  They're unrelated. It would be a weapon, but it wouldn't be a firearm part. It's not related.

Public Safety committee  It's limited to federal and provincial.

Public Safety committee  I'm sorry. It's for individuals acting under the authority of the Canadian Forces or visiting forces. It is not for pre-clearance. There are specific provisions for specific classes of individuals, as my colleague has said. These are with respect to individuals acting on behalf of police forces, the Canadian Forces and visiting forces.

Public Safety committee  Yes.

Public Safety committee  That's correct.

Public Safety committee  Do you mean for municipalities?

Public Safety committee  Correct. I believe there was another provision, though, for police forces—the public officers. They are covered under a different provision in the Criminal Code. It's 117.07, I believe. There is another provision that covers other individuals acting for a police force or an academy, and they are covered under a different exemption.

Public Safety committee  It's “under the authority”, so it may not be an employee specifically. It could be a contractor.

Public Safety committee  I believe so. It's those who are “under the authority” of the Canadian Forces, which is the broad umbrella, in a sense.

Public Safety committee  No. This provision is specific to the Canadian Forces or a visiting force of a federal or provincial department—

Public Safety committee  It also covers the importation of ammunition. Sometimes they'll purchase it or bring it across, and in those cases, we want to make sure they can purchase and import or export these items. It provides protection for them from those offences.

Public Safety committee  That's right. They can bring it in.

Public Safety committee  Well, they could, but now, because the government has defined it, it has been added to all of the exclusion provisions to guarantee that they're not going to face any kind of criminal offence, and they don't need a licence. There will be a requirement for a licence for a firearm part, so they will not need to get a licence for that.

Public Safety committee  They could be, yes.

Public Safety committee  It's just the Bank of Canada as a federal entity. It's not all banks. It's just that one.