C-440
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-440
An Act to amend the Firearms Act (transfer)
first reading, June 20, 2012
Mr. Hyer
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Firearms Act to oblige the transferor to request the Registrar to inform him or her as to whether the transferee holds a licence at the time of the transfer of a firearm.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012
house of commons of canada
BILL C-440
An Act to amend the Firearms Act (transfer)
1995, c. 39
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 section 23 of the Firearms Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Authorization to transfer firearms neither prohibited nor restricted
23. A person may transfer a firearm that is neither a prohibited firearm nor a restricted firearm only if, at the time of the transfer,
2. Subsection 23.1(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Request to Registrar
23.1 (1) A transferor referred to in section 23 shall request that the Registrar inform the transferor as to whether the transferee, at the time of the transfer, holds and is still eligible to hold the licence referred to in paragraph 23(a), and the Registrar or his or her delegate, or any other person that the federal Minister may designate, shall so inform the transferor.
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