An Act to amend the Criminal Code

Short title: Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes by Serious and Violent Offenders Act Bill C-16 (40-3) Status: At consideration in committee in the House of Commons Type: House Government Bill Sponsor: Rob Nicholson, Minister of Justice (Niagara Falls) Latest stage: Second reading

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On 22 April 2010, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-16,

An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Ending House Arrest for Property and Other Serious Crimes by Serious and Violent Offenders Act) in the House of Commons and it was given first reading.

The bill amends the Criminal Code to eliminate the reference, in

section 742.1, to serious personal injury offences, and to restrict the availability of conditional sentences for all offences for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 14 years or life and for specified offences, prosecuted by way of indictment, for which the maximum term of imprisonment is 10 years. House of Commons — First reading: Completed (2010-04-22) House of Commons — Second reading: Completed (2010-05-06) House of Commons — Consideration in committee: No activity

LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/40-3/c-16