Bill C-356
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1st Session, 36th Parliament, 46-47 Elizabeth II, 1997-98
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-356 |
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An Act to amend the Privacy Act (definition
of ``minor'')
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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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WHEREAS the Convention proposes a
definition of ``child'' that should be applied
uniformly throughout federal legislation;
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AND WHEREAS the definition of
``minor'' should be consistent with that of
``child'';
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| R.S., c. P-21;
R.S., cc. 22,
27, 44, 46 (1st
Supp.), cc. 8,
19, 20 (2nd
Supp.), cc. 1,
3, 18, 20, 24,
28 (3rd
Supp.), cc. 1,
7, 10, 11, 21,
28, 31, 41, 47
(4th Supp.);
1989, cc. 3,
27; 1990, cc.
1, 3, 13; 1991,
cc. 3, 6, 16,
38; 1992, cc.
1, 21, 33, 37,
44; 1993, cc.
1, 3, 28, 31,
34; 1994, cc.
26, 31, 35, 38,
41, 43; 1995,
cc. 1, 5, 11,
12, 18, 29, 45;
1996, cc. 8, 9,
10, 11, 16;
1997, cc. 6. 9,
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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. Section 77 of the Privacy Act is
amended by adding the following after
subsection (1):
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| Definition of
``minor''
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(1.1) In subsection (1), ``minor'' means a
person under eighteen years of age.
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