The powers and obligations placed on customs officers under Bill C-18 are very much in line with those currently found in the Criminal Code under sections 495 to 497 and specifically under subsections 495(3) and 497(3) which put customs officers very much in line with their ability to act as peace officers, as designated by the Minister of National Revenue, as if they were in fact peace officers.
Les pouvoirs et les obligations qui sont conférés aux agents des douanes en vertu du projet de loi C-18 s'apparentent beaucoup à ceux que les articles 495 et 497 du Code criminel et plus particulièrement les paragraphes 495(3) et 497(4) confèrent aux agents de la paix, puisque les agents des douanes qui sont désignés par le ministre du Revenu national peuvent agir comme s'ils étaient des agents de la paix.
