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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48-49 Elizabeth II, 1999-2000
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-463 |
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An Act to amend the Marriage (Prohibited
Degrees) Act and the Interpretation Act
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Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act |
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| 1990, c. 46
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1. The long title of the Marriage
(Prohibited Degrees) Act is replaced by the
following:
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An Act respecting and protecting marriage
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2. Section 1 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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| Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the Marriage
Act, 1990.
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3. The Act is amended by adding the
following after section 1:
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| Void marriage
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1.1. A marriage is void unless it is a legal
union of one man and one woman as husband
and wife and neither the man nor the woman
was married immediately prior to that union.
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RELATED AMENDMENTS |
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| R.S., c. I-21
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Interpretation Act |
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4. (1) Subsection 35(1) of the
Interpretation Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order:
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| ``marriage'' « mariage »
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``marriage'' means a legal union of one man
and one woman as husband and wife that is
not void under the Marriage Act, 1990;
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| ``spouse'' « époux »
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``spouse'' means either of a man or a woman
who are married to each other;
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(2) The Act is amended by adding the
following after subsection 35(1):
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| Construction
of ``divorce''
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(1.1) Wherever the term ``divorce'' is used
in an enactment, the term refers to a
dissolution of a marriage.
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| Construction
of ``form of
marriage''
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(1.2) Wherever the term ``form of
marriage'' is used in an enactment, the term
refers to a form of marriage between a man
and a woman.
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