Bill C-391
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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-391 |
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An Act to amend the Bank 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 have a consistent definition;
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1991, cc. 46,
47, 48; 1992,
cc. 27, 51;
1993, cc. 6,
28, 34, 44;
1994, cc. 24,
26, 47; 1996,
c. 6; 1997, c.
15; 1998, cc.
30, 36; 1999,
cc. 3, 28, 31
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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 93 of the Bank Act is amended
by adding the following after subsection (4):
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Definition of
``infant''
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(5) In this section and section 94, ``infant''
means an individual who is less than eighteen
years of age.
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