Bill C-356
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-356 |
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An Act to amend the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Act (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. R-10;
c. 27 (1st
Supp.), c. 8
(2nd Supp.),
c. 1 (4th
Supp.); 1990,
c. 8; 1993, cc.
28, 34; 1994,
c. 26; 1996, 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. Section 24.1 of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police Act is amended by adding
the following after subsection (10):
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| Definition of
``child''
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(10.1) In subsection (10), ``child'' means a
person under eighteen years of age.
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