Bill C-408
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2nd Session, 35th Parliament, 45-46 Elizabeth II, 1996-97
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-408 |
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An Act to amend the Interpretation Act
(definition of child)
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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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AND WHEREAS the Convention proposes
a definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout federal legislation;
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| R.S., c. I-21;
R.S., c. 11 (1st
Supp.), c. 27
(2nd Supp.);
1990, c. 17;
1992, cc. 1,
47, 51; 1993,
cc. 28, 34, 38;
1995, c. 39;
1996, c. 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. Subsection 35(1) of the Interpretation
Act is amended by adding the following in
alphabetical order:
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| ``child'' « enfant »
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``child'' means a person who is less than
eighteen years of age, unless a different age
is specifically provided, or the word is used
in a context that implies that relationship
and not age is the issue, or the person's
majority is governed by provincial law;
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