Bill S-207
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
senate of canada
BILL S-207
An Act to amend the Interpretation Act (non-derogation of aboriginal and treaty rights)
R.S., c. I-21
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Interpretation Act is amended by adding the following after section 8.2:
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
Non-derogation of rights
8.3 No enactment shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada that are recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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Explanatory Notes
Interpretation Act
Clause 1: New.