Bill C-327
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-327 |
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An Act to amend the Bank Act (definition of
infant)
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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 definition of
``infant'' should have a consistent definition;
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| 1991, cc. 46,
47, 48; 1992,
cc. 27, 51;
1993, cc. 6,
28, 34, 44;
1994, cc. 24,
26, 47; 1996,
c. 6; 1997, 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. Section 93 of the Bank Act is amended
by adding the following after subsection (4):
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| Definition of
``infant''
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(5) In this section and section 94, ``infant''
means an individual who is less than eighteen
years of age.
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