moved:
Motion No. 102
That Bill C-68 be amended by adding after line 19, on page 38, the following new Clause:
"70.1 (1) A chief firearms officer shall not revoke or refuse to renew the licence of an individual to possess a restricted firearm, or a handgun referred to in paragraph 12(6)( a ), where the individual a ) is not eligible to hold the licence or have it renewed by reason only of illness, travel or other valid reason; and b ) lends the firearm or handgun the Her Majesty, a police force or other borrower, in accordance with this Act, for the period of the ineligibility.
(2) The Registrar shall not revoke the registration certificate for a firearm or handgun in the circumstances referred to in subsection (1)."