Vol. 143, No. 13 — March 28, 2009

Regulations Amending the Firearms Licences Regulations

Statutory authority

Firearms Act

Sponsoring department

Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see Regulations Amending the Firearms Fees Regulations.

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is hereby given that the Governor in Council, pursuant to paragraph 117(a) of the Firearms Act (see footnote a), proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Firearms Licences Regulations.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. All such representations must cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be addressed to Ryan Doyle, Senior Advisor, Law Enforcement and Policing Branch, Public Safety Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0P8 (tel.: 613-990-2721; fax: 613-954-4808; e-mail: ryan.doyle@ps-sp.gc.ca).

Ottawa, March 23, 2009

MARY PICHETTE
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE FIREARMS LICENCES REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. (1) Paragraph 7(1)(b) of the Firearms Licences Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

(b) the individual held a licence to possess firearms that was first applied for before January 1, 2001, which has expired, and subsequently applies for a licence to possess firearms before May 17, 2010.

(2) Subsection 7(4) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:

(4) For the purpose of subsections (2) and (3), an individual remains eligible to hold a possession licence despite the expiry, before May 17, 2010, of a possession licence held by the individual.

COMING INTO FORCE

2. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

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Footnote a
S.C. 1995, c. 39

Footnote 1
SOR/98-199

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