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Bill C-337

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

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-337

An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (definition of ``child'')

Preamble

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

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

AND WHEREAS the Convention proposes a definition of ``child'' that should be applied uniformly throughout federal legislation;

1992, c. 20; 1993, c. 34; 1995, cc. 22, 39, 42; 1996, c. 19; 1997, c. 17

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

1. Subsection 99(1) of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:

``child''
« enfant »

``child'' means a person who is less than eighteen years of age;