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The purpose of this enactment is to enable the Minister of Veterans
Affairs to issue a ceremonial certificate of service to any veteran or
person who, in the opinion of the Minister, helped Canada in a
significant way in a war or armed conflict in which Canada took part.
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For the purposes of this enactment, ``veteran'' is defined as
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(a) a veteran within the meaning of section 2 of the War Veterans
Allowance Act;
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(b) any person to whom the Pension Act applies under section 4 of
the Special Duty Area Pension Order made under Appropriation Act
No. 10, 1964 (R.R.C., c. 350);
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(c) a merchant navy veteran within the meaning of the Merchant
Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act; or
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(d) a Civilian Member of Overseas Air Crew within the meaning of
the Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act.
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