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FINES
9. (1) When the Minister approves a request of a state or entity to enforce the payment of a
fine imposed in respect of an offence by a court of criminal jurisdiction of the state or entity, a
court in Canada has jurisdiction to enforce the payment of the fine, and the fine is recoverable
in civil proceedings instituted by the state or entity, as if the fine had been imposed by a court in
Canada.
(2) No proceedings under subsection (1) shall be instituted more than five years after the fine
was imposed.
(3) For the purposes of this section, “fine” includes any pecuniary penalty determined by a
court of criminal jurisdiction of a state or entity to represent the value of any property, benefit or
advantage, irrespective of its location, obtained or derived directly or indirectly as a result of the
commission of an offence. R.S., 1985, c. 30 (4th Supp.), s. 9; 1999, c. 18, s. 102.
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
9.1 (1) When a request is presented to the Minister by the International Criminal Court for the
nforcement of an order for the restraint or seizure of proceeds of crime, the Minister may authori-
ze the Attorney eneral of Canada to make arrangements for the enforcement of the order.
(2) On receipt of an authorization, the Attorney General of Canada may file a copy of the order
with the uperior court of criminal jurisdiction of the province in which property that is the subject
of the order is believed to be located.
(3) On being filed, the order may be enforced as if it were a warrant issued under subsection
462.32(1) of the Criminal Code or an order made under subsection 462.33(3) of that Act. 2000, c.
24, s. 57.
9.2 (1) When a request is presented to the Minister by the International Criminal Court for
the enforcement of an order of reparation or forfeiture, or an order imposing a fine, the Minister
may authorize the Attorney General of Canada to make arrangements for the enforcement of the
order.
(2) On receipt of an authorization, the Attorney General of Canada may file a copy of the order
with the superior court of criminal jurisdiction of
(a) the province in which property that is the subject of the order is believed to be
located; or
(b) the province in which some or all of the property available to satisfy the order is
believed to be located.