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Bill C-327

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1st Session, 36th Parliament,
46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98

The House of Commons of Canada

BILL C-327

An Act to amend the Bank Act (definition of infant)

Preamble

WHEREAS, on November 20, 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly;

WHEREAS the Convention was ratified by Canada on December 31, 1991;

WHEREAS the Convention proposes a definition of ``child'' that should be applied uniformly throughout federal legislation;

AND WHEREAS the definition of ``infant'' should have a consistent definition;

1991, cc. 46, 47, 48; 1992, cc. 27, 51; 1993, cc. 6, 28, 34, 44; 1994, cc. 24, 26, 47; 1996, c. 6; 1997, c. 15

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 93 of the Bank Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):

Definition of ``infant''

(5) In this section and section 94, ``infant'' means an individual who is less than eighteen years of age.