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Bill C-335

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

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-335

An Act to amend the Canada Cooperative Associations Act (definition of ``infant'')

Preamble

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

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

WHEREAS the Convention proposes a def inition of ``child'' that should be applied uni formly throughout federal legislation;

AND WHEREAS the definition of ``in fant'' should have a consistent definition;

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

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

1. Subsection 3(1) of the Canada Coopera tive Associations Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

``infant''
« mineur »

``infant'' means an individual who is less than eighteen years of age;