Vol. 151, No. 23 — November 15, 2017

Registration

SI/2017-71 November 15, 2017

JUSTICE FOR VICTIMS OF CORRUPT FOREIGN OFFICIALS ACT (SERGEI MAGNITSKY LAW)

Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Permit Authorization Order

P.C. 2017-1348 November 2, 2017

Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuant to subsection 4(4) of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) (see footnote a), authorizes the Minister of Foreign Affairs to

• (a) issue to any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada a permit to carry out a specified activity or transaction, or class of activity or transaction, that is restricted or prohibited under the Act or the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations (see footnote b); and
• (b) issue a general permit allowing any person in Canada or any Canadian outside Canada to carry out a class of activity or transaction that is restricted or prohibited under the Act or the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations (see footnote c).

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for this Order appears following SOR/2017-233, Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations.

• Footnote a
  S.C. 2017, c. 21
• Footnote b
  SOR/2017-233
• Footnote c
  SOR/2017-233