Bill C-335
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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-335 |
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An Act to amend the Canada Cooperative
Associations 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 As
sembly;
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WHEREAS the Convention was ratified by
Canada on December 31, 1991;
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WHEREAS the Convention proposes a def
inition of ``child'' that should be applied uni
formly throughout federal legislation;
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AND WHEREAS the definition of ``in
fant'' should have a consistent definition;
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| R.S., c. C-40;
R.S., c. 31 (1st
Supp.), c. 1
(4th Supp.);
1991, c. 48;
1992, cc. 1,
27; 1994, c.
24; 1995, c. 1;
1996, c. 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 fol
lows:
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1. Subsection 3(1) of the Canada Coopera
tive Associations Act is amended by adding
the following in alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' « mineur »
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``infant'' means an individual who is less than
eighteen years of age;
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