Bill C-342
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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-342 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code
(definition of ``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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And whereas the Convention proposes a
definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout federal legislation;
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| R.S., c. C-46;
R.S., cc. 2, 11,
27, 31, 47, 51,
52 (1st
Supp.), cc. 1,
24, 27, 35
(2nd Supp.),
cc. 10, 19, 30,
34 (3rd
Supp.), cc. 1,
23, 29, 30, 31,
32, 40, 42, 50
(4th Supp.);
1989, c. 2;
1990, cc. 15,
16, 17, 44;
1991, cc. 1, 4,
28, 40, 43;
1992, cc. 1,
11, 20, 21, 22,
27, 38, 41, 47,
51; 1993,
cc. 7, 25, 28,
34, 37, 40, 45,
46; 1994, cc.
12, 13, 38, 44;
1995, cc. 5,
19, 22, 27, 29,
32, 39, 42;
1996, cc. 7, 8,
16, 19, 31, 34;
1997, cc. 9,
16, 17, 18, 23,
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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 43 the Criminal Code is
renumbered as subsection 43(1) and is
amended by adding the following:
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| Definition of
``child''
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(2) In subsection (1), ``child'' means a
person under eighteen years of age;
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2. The definition ``child'' in section 214 of
the Act is replaced by the following:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is under eighteen
years of age and includes an adopted child
and an illegitimate child;
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3. Paragraph 215(1)(a) of the Act is
replaced by the following:
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