Bill S-21
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1st Session, 38th Parliament,
53 Elizabeth II, 2004
senate of canada
BILL S-21
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (protection of children)
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
R.S. c. C-46
CRIMINAL CODE
1. Section 43 of the Criminal Code is repealed.
COMING INTO FORCE
Coming into force
2. This Act comes into force one year after the day on which it receives royal assent or on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, whichever is the earlier.
Published under authority of the Senate of Canada
Explanatory Notes
Criminal Code
Clause 1: Section 43 reads as follows:
43. Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.