Editorial Annotation
Powers of Attorney General of Canada
Statutory Text
462.3(3) Despite the definition �Attorney General� in section 2, the Attorney General of Canada may (a) exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions assigned to the Attorney General by or under this Act in respect of a designated offence if the alleged offence arises out of conduct that in whole or in part is in relation to an alleged contravention of an Act of Parliament or a regulation made under such an Act, other than this Act or a regulation made under this Act; and (b) conduct proceedings and exercise all the powers and perform all the duties and functions assigned to the Attorney General by or under this Act in respect of (i) an offence referred to in section 354, 355.2, 355.4 or 462.31, if the alleged offence arises out of conduct that in whole or in part is in relation to an alleged contravention of an Act of Parliament, other than this Act, or a regulation made under such an Act, and (ii) an offence under subsection 462.33(11) if the restraint order was made on application of the Attorney General of Canada.