Bill C-391
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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-391 |
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An Act to amend the Criminal Code (wearing
of war decorations)
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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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1. Section 419 of the Criminal Code is
renumbered as subsection 419(1) and is
amended by adding the following:
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(2) No person who is a relative of a deceased
veteran commits an offence under paragraph
(1)(b) where the person wears, on the right
side of the person's chest, a distinctive mark
relating to wounds received or service
performed in war by that veteran or wears, on
the right side of the person's chest, a military
medal, ribbon, badge, chevron or any
decoration or order that is awarded to that
veteran for war services and the person does so
on Remembrance Day.
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| Definition
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(3) In subsection (2), ``veteran'' has the
meaning assigned in section 2 of the War
Veterans Allowance Act.
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| Interpreta- tion
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(4) A person who has been legally adopted
by a relative of a deceased veteran or by that
veteran is deemed to be a relative of that
veteran for the purposes of subsection (2).
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| Regulations
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(5) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a
person who is a relative of a deceased veteran
commits an offence under paragraph (1)(b)
where the person wears a distinctive mark or
a military medal, ribbon, badge, chevron,
decoration or order described in that
paragraph while wearing, with lawful
authority, a uniform of the Canadian Forces or
any other navy, army or air force.
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