Bill C-416
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2nd Session, 35th Parliament, 45-46 Elizabeth II, 1996-97
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-416 |
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An Act to amend the Canada Business
Corporations Act (definitions of infant
and minor)
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| Preamble
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WHEREAS, on November 20, 1989, the
Convention on the Rights of the Child was
adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly;
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WHEREAS the Convention was ratified by
Canada on December 31, 1991;
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AND WHEREAS the Convention proposes
a definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout federal legislation, and
the words ``infant'' and ``minor'' also need
consistent definitions;
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| R.S., c. C-44;
R.S., c. 27 (1st
Supp.), c. 27
(2nd Supp.),
c. 1 (4th
Supp.); 1990,
c. 17; 1991,
cc. 45, 46, 47;
1992, cc. 1,
27, 51; 1993,
c. 28; 1994,
cc. 21, 24;
1996, cc. 6,
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NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate and
House of Commons of Canada, enacts as
follows:
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1. Subsection 2(1) of the Canada Business
Corporations Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' « enfant »
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``infant'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age and ``infancy'' has a
corresponding meaning;
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| ``minor'' « mineur »
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``minor'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age and ``minority'' has a
corresponding meaning;
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