Bill C-370
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-370 |
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An Act to amend the Corrections and
Conditional Release 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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| 1992, c. 20;
1993, c. 34;
1995, cc. 22,
39, 42; 1996,
c. 19; 1997, c.
17; 1998, c.
35; 1999, cc.
5, 18, 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 99(1) of the Corrections and
Conditional Release 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;
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