Section 320.11 — Criminal Code: Definitions
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The following definitions apply in this Part. analyst means a person who is, or a person who is a member of a class of persons that is, designated by the Attorney General under subparagraph 320.4(b)(ii) or paragraph 320.4(c). ( analyste ) approved container means a container that is designed to receive a sample of a person’s blood for analysis and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(d). ( contenant approuvé ) approved drug screening equipment means equipment that is designed to ascertain the presence of a drug in a person’s body and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(b). ( matériel de détection des drogues approuvé ) approved instrument means an instrument that is designed to receive and make an analysis of a sample of a person’s breath to determine their blood alcohol concentration and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(c). ( éthylomètre approuvé ) approved screening device means a device that is designed to ascertain the presence of alcohol in a person’s blood and that is approved by the Attorney General of Canada under paragraph 320.39(a). ( appareil de détection approuvé ) conveyance means a motor vehicle, a vessel, an aircraft or railway equipment. ( moyen de transport ) evaluating officer means a peace officer who has the qualifications prescribed by regulation that are required in order to act as an evaluating officer. ( agent évaluateur ) operate means in respect of a motor vehicle, to drive it or to have care or control of it; in respect of a vessel or aircraft, to navigate it, to assist in its navigation or to have care or control of it;
and in respect of railway equipment, to participate in the direct control of its motion, or to have care or control of it as a member of the equipment’s crew, as a person who acts in lieu of a member of the equipment’s crew by remote control, or otherwise. ( conduire ) qualified medical practitioner means a person who is qualified under provincial law to practise medicine. ( médecin qualifié ) qualified technician means in respect of breath samples, a person who is designated by the Attorney General under paragraph 320.4(a);
and in respect of blood samples, a person who is, or a person who is a member of a class of persons that is, designated by the Attorney General under subparagraph 320.4(b)(i). ( technicien qualifié ) vessel includes a hovercraft. ( bateau )
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