C-507
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-507
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (obstruction)
first reading, May 8, 2013
NOTE
2nd Session, 41st Parliament
This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 41st 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. Hyer
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Parliament of Canada Act to make it an offence to obstruct the Parliamentary Budget Officer in the performance of his or her powers and functions under the Act.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013
house of commons of canada
BILL C-507
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (obstruction)
R.S., c. P-1
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Parliament of Canada Act is amended by adding the following after section 80:
Offence
Obstruction
80.1 (1) No person shall obstruct the Parliamentary Budget Officer in the performance of his or her powers and functions under this Act.
Offence and punishment
(2) Every person who knowingly contravenes this section or who fails to provide information requested by the Parliamentary Budget Officer is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and liable to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons