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53-54 ELIZABETH II
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CHAPTER 17
An Act to amend the Citizenship Act
[Assented to 5th May, 2005]
R.S., c. C-29
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 11 of the Citizenship Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (1):
Exception
(1.1) The requirement set out in paragraph (1)(d) does not apply to a person who ceased to be a citizen, before February 15, 1977, because a parent of that person ceased to be a citizen as a result of
(a) acquiring the nationality or citizenship of a country other than Canada; or
(b) renouncing his or her Canadian citizenship.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada