Bill C-363: An Act to amend the National Defence Act (sexual offences)

R.S., c. N- 5 National Defence Act 1 Section 130 of the National Defence Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1): Exception — sexual offences (1.1) Paragraph (1)(a) does not apply in respect of an offence under any of the following provisions of the Criminal Code : (a) provisions referred to in paragraph (a), (c), (c.1), (d) or (d.1) of the definition designated offence in subsection 490.011(1); (b) section 463, in the case of an attempt to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a); (c) section 465, in the case of a conspiracy to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a). Transitional Provision Pending proceedings 2 The National Defence Act , as it read immediately before the day on which this Act comes into force, continues to apply to any proceeding in respect of a sexual offence referred to in section 1 that was commenced under that Act and was not finally disposed of before that day. Coming into Force First anniversary 3 This Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the day on which it receives royal assent.