Bill C-299: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person)

First Session, Forty-first Parliament, 60-61-62 Elizabeth II, 2011-2012-2013 STATUTES OF CANADA 2013CHAPTER 32 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person) ASSENTED TO 26th JUNE, 2013 BILL C-299 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Criminal Code to prescribe a minimum punishment of five years when a kidnap victim is under sixteen years of age, unless the person who commits the offence is a parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of the victim. Available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca 60-61-62 ELIZABETH II —————— CHAPTER 32 An Act to amend the Criminal Code (kidnapping of young person) [Assented to 26th June, 2013] 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. (1) Subsection 279(1.1) of the Criminal Code is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (a.1) and by adding the following after that paragraph: (a.2) if the person referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c) is under 16 years of age, to imprisonment for life and, unless the person who commits the offence is a parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of the person referred to in that paragraph, to a minimum punishment of imprisonment for a term of five years; and (2) Section 279 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1.2): Factors to consider (1.21) In imposing a sentence under paragraph (1.1)(a.2), the court shall take into account the age and vulnerability of the victim. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons