EXTRA Vol. 142, No. 3

Canada Gazette

Part II

Registration

SI/2008-93 September 4, 2008

AN ACT TO AMEND THE NATIONAL DEFENCE ACT, THE CRIMINAL CODE, THE SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION REGISTRATION ACT AND THE CRIMINAL RECORDS ACT

Order Fixing September 12, 2008 as the Date of the Coming into Force of the Act Other Than Sections 51 and 52

P.C. 2008-1507 August 28, 2008

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of National Defence, pursuant to section 53 of An Act to amend the National Defence Act, the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the Criminal Records Act, chapter 5 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007, hereby fixes September 12, 2008 as the day on which that Act comes into force, other than sections 51 and 52, which came into force on assent.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The Order brings An Act to amend the National Defence Act, the Criminal Code, the Sex Offender Information Registration Act and the Criminal Records Act into force on September 12, 2008. The amendments establish a legislative scheme by which sex offenders in the Canadian Forces are required to report and provide information for registration under the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. The amendments to the National Defence Act also establish mechanisms by which the reporting and information requirements can, if necessary, be adjusted to accommodate military operational requirements.