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Bill C-348

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1st Session, 36th Parliament,
46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-348

An Act to amend the Extradition Act (definition of ``child'')

Preamble

WHEREAS, on November 20, 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly;

WHEREAS the Convention was ratified by Canada on December 31, 1991;

AND WHEREAS the Convention proposes a definition of ``child'' that should be applied uniformly throughout federal legislation;

R.S., c. E-23; R.S., c. 27 (1st Supp.); 1992, c. 13; 1993, c. 28

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Item 12 of Schedule I to the Extradition Act is replaced by the following:

12. Stealing a child under eighteen years of age