C-406
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
55-56 Elizabeth II, 2006-2007
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-406
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim restitution)
first reading, February 20, 2007
NOTE
2nd Session, 39th Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 39th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Julian
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Criminal Code to require courts to order that offenders make restitution to their victims in certain specified cases.
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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55-56 Elizabeth II, 2006-2007
house of commons of canada
BILL C-406
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (victim restitution)
R.S., c. C-46
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The portion of subsection 738(1) of the Criminal Code before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Restitution to victim of offences
738. (1) Where an offender is convicted or discharged under section 730 of an offence, the court imposing sentence on or discharging the offender shall, in addition to any other measure imposed on the offender, order that the offender make restitution to another person as follows:
2. The portion of section 740 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Priority to restituion
740. Where the court makes, in relation to an offender, an order of restitution under section 738 or 739, and
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