Bill C-526: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft)

C-526 Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-526 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft) first reading, March 12, 2008 Ms. Neville 392145 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to provide that a first offence for motor vehicle theft will be proceeded with by either summary conviction or by indictment while a second or subsequent offence will be proceeded with by indictment. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca .vis1 {position: absolute;display:block;} .vis2 {position: static;} 2nd Session, 39th Parliament, 56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008 house of commons of canada BILL C-526 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.S. c. C-46 CRIMINAL CODE 1. The Criminal Code is amended by adding the following after section 334: Punishment for motor vehicle theft 334.1 Every one who commits theft of a motor vehicle is (a) in the case of a first offence, (i) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction, or (ii) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; and (b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years. COORDINATING AMENDMENTS Bill C-343 2. (1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if Bill C-343, introduced in the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament and entitled An Act to amend the Criminal Code (motor vehicle theft) (the “other Act”), receives royal assent. (2) If section 1 of this Act comes into force after section 1 of the other Act, section 1 of this Act is replaced by the following: 1. Section 334.1 of the Criminal Code is replaced by the following : Punishment for motor vehicle theft 334.1 Every one who commits theft of a motor vehicle is (a) in the case of a first offence, (i) guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction, or (ii) guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years; and (b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years. (3) If section 1 of the other Act comes into force on the same day as section 1 of this Act, then, section 1 of the other Act is deemed to have come into force before section 1 of this Act and subsection (2) applies as a consequence. (4) If section 1 of this Act comes into force before section 1 of the other Act, then section 1 of the other Act is repealed. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada