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C-440
First Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
55-56 Elizabeth II, 2006-2007
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-440
An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (mail free of postage to members of the Canadian Forces)
first reading, May 8, 2007

NOTE

2nd Session, 39th Parliament

This bill was introduced during the First Session of the 39th Parliament. Pursuant to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons, it is deemed to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the First Session. The number of the bill remains unchanged.
Mr. Zed

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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canada Post Corporation Act to allow mail to be sent free of postage to or from a member of the Canadian Forces serving outside Canada.

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1st Session, 39th Parliament,
55-56 Elizabeth II, 2006-2007
house of commons of canada
BILL C-440
An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act (mail free of postage to members of the Canadian Forces)
R.S., c. C-10
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Canada Post Corporation Act is amended by adding the following after section 35:
Members of the Canadian Forces
35.1 (1) Subject to regulations made pursuant to section 36, mail to or from a member of the Canadian Forces serving outside Canada is free of postage.
Application
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of
(a) parcels; or
(b) postage for registration, special delivery, insurance or other special services.
2. Section 36 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Regulations
36. The Governor in Council may make regulations governing transmission of mail free of postage for the purposes of subsections 35(1) and (3) and 35.1(1).
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