Bill C-353
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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-353 |
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An Act to amend the Insurance Companies
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 be consistent with that of
``child'';
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| 1991, cc. 47,
48; 1992, c.
51; 1993, cc.
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. Subsection 2(1) of the Insurance
Companies Act is amended by adding the
following in alphabetical order:
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| ``infant'' « mineur »
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``infant'' means a person under eighteen years
of age;
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