Bill C-354
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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-354 |
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An Act to amend the Land Titles Act (age of
majority and 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 age of majority and
the definition of ``infant'' should be consistent
with the definition of ``child'';
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| R.S., c. L-5;
R.S., c. 27 (1st
Supp.); 1991,
c. 50; 1992, c.
53; 1993, 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 fol
lows:
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1. Section 2 of the Land Titles Act is
amended by adding the following in alpha
betical order:
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| ``infant'' « mineur »
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``infant'' means a person under eighteen years
of age and ``infancy'' has a corresponding
meaning;
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2. Section 198 of the Act is replaced by the
following:
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| Proof of
majority of
transferor etc.
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198. The registrar may require evidence
that any person making a transfer, mortgage,
encumbrance or lease is of the full age of
eighteen years.
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3. The Act is amended by replacing the
expression ``full age of nineteen years'',
where it occurs in Forms 7, 25 and 29, with
the expression ``full age of eighteen years''.
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