CRIMINAL CODEOrder Declaring an Amnesty Period (2015)P.C.2015-56820155
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His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice, pursuant to subsection 117.14(1)a of the Criminal Codeb, makes the annexed Order Declaring an Amnesty Period (2015).S.C. 1995, c. 39, s. 139R.S., c. C-46Definition non-restricted firearmIn this Order, non-restricted firearm means a firearm other than a prohibited firearm or a restricted firearm.AmnestyThe amnesty period set out in subsection (3) is declared under section 117.14 of the Criminal Code for an individual who, at any time during the amnesty period, is in possession of a non-restricted firearm and who holds or held a licence to possess firearms or a licence to possess and acquire firearmsthat expired during the period beginning on January 1, 2004 and ending on May 16, 2015; orthat expires during the period beginning on May 17, 2015 and ending on May 16, 2017.PurposeThe purpose of the amnesty period is to permit the individual toobtain the licence;deactivate the firearm so that it is no longer a firearm;export the firearm in accordance with all applicable legal requirements, including the legal requirements of the country to which the firearm is exported;turn in the firearm to a police officer or a firearms officer for destruction or other disposal;sell or give the firearm to a public service agency, as defined in section 1 of the Public Agents Firearms Regulations, to a business, including a museum, that holds a licence authorizing the acquisition of firearms or to an individual who holds a licence to possess and acquire firearms; orpossess the firearm before doing one of the things described in paragraphs (a) to (e).Amnesty periodThe amnesty period begins on May 17, 2015 and ends on May 16, 2017.Coming into forceThis Order comes into force on the day on which it is registered.