Bill C-428
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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-428 |
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An Act to amend the Indian Act (definition of
infant child)
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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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WHEREAS the Convention proposes a
definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout federal legislation;
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AND WHEREAS the use of ``infant child''
should be consistent with that of ``child'';
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| R.S., c. I-5;
R.S., cc. 27,
32 (1st
Supp.), c. 27
(2nd Supp.),
cc. 17, 43, 48
(4th Supp.);
1990, cc. 16,
17; 1992, cc.
1, 51; 1993, c.
28; 1996, c.
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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 Indian Act is
amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``infant child'' « enfant mineur »
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``infant child'' means a person under eighteen
years of age;
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