GreatNorthCollective/greatnorth-canada-federal-laws-text huggingface dataset:
Interpretation Act — I-21 24
Implied powers respecting public officers 24 (1) Words authorizing the appointment of a public officer to hold office during pleasure include, in the discretion of the authority in whom the power of appointment is vested, the power to (a) terminate the appointment or remove or suspend the public officer; (b) re-appoint or reinstate the public officer; and (c) appoint another person in the stead of, or to act in the stead of, the public officer. Power to act for ministers (2) Words directing or empowering a minister of the Crown to do an act or thing, regardless of whether the act or thing is administrative, legislative or judicial, or otherwise applying to that minister as the holder of the office, include (a) a minister acting for that minister or, if the office is vacant, a minister designated to act in the office by or under the authority of an order in council; (b) the successors of that minister in the office; (c) his or their deputy; and (d) notwithstanding paragraph (c), a person appointed to serve, in the department or ministry of state over which the minister presides, in a capacity appropriate to the doing of the act or thing, or to the words so applying. Restriction as to public servants (3) Nothing in paragraph (2)(c) or (d) shall be construed as authorizing the exercise of any authority conferred on a minister to make a regulation as defined in the Statutory Instruments Act . Successors to and deputy of public officer (4) Words directing or empowering any public officer, other than a minister of the Crown, to do any act or thing, or otherwise applying to the public officer by his name of office, include his successors in the office and his or their deputy. Powers of holder of public office (5) Where a power is conferred or a duty imposed on the holder of an office, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed by the person for the time being charged with the execution of the powers and duties of the office. R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 24; 1992, c. 1, s. 89
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Documentary evidence 25 (1) Where an enactment provides that a document is evidence of a fact without anything in the context to indicate that the document is conclusive evidence, then, in any judicial proceedings, the document is admissible in evidence and the fact is deemed to be established in the absence of any evidence to the contrary. Queen’s Printer (2) Every copy of an enactment having printed thereon what purports to be the name or title of the Queen’s Printer and Controller of Stationery or the Queen’s Printer is deemed to be a copy purporting to be printed by the Queen’s Printer for Canada. R.S., c. I-23, s. 24
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Time limits and holidays 26 Where the time limited for the doing of a thing expires or falls on a holiday, the thing may be done on the day next following that is not a holiday. R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 26; 1999, c. 31, s. 147(F)
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Clear days 27 (1) Where there is a reference to a number of clear days or “at least” a number of days between two events, in calculating that number of days the days on which the events happen are excluded. Not clear days (2) Where there is a reference to a number of days, not expressed to be clear days, between two events, in calculating that number of days the day on which the first event happens is excluded and the day on which the second event happens is included. Beginning and ending of prescribed periods (3) Where a time is expressed to begin or end at, on or with a specified day, or to continue to or until a specified day, the time includes that day. After specified day (4) Where a time is expressed to begin after or to be from a specified day, the time does not include that day. Within a time (5) Where anything is to be done within a time after, from, of or before a specified day, the time does not include that day. R.S., c. I-23, s. 25
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Calculation of a period of months after or before a specified day 28 Where there is a reference to a period of time consisting of a number of months after or before a specified day, the period is calculated by (a) counting forward or backward from the specified day the number of months, without including the month in which that day falls; (b) excluding the specified day; and (c) including in the last month counted under paragraph (a) the day that has the same calendar number as the specified day or, if that month has no day with that number, the last day of that month. R.S., c. I-23, s. 25
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Time of the day 29 Where there is a reference to time expressed as a specified time of the day, the time is taken to mean standard time. R.S., c. I-23, s. 25
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Time when specified age attained 30 A person is deemed not to have attained a specified number of years of age until the commencement of the anniversary, of the same number, of the day of that person’s birth. R.S., c. I-23, s. 25
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Reference to provincial court judge, etc. 31 (1) Where anything is required or authorized to be done by or before a judge, provincial court judge, justice of the peace or any functionary or officer, it shall be done by or before one whose jurisdiction or powers extend to the place where the thing is to be done. Ancillary powers (2) Where power is given to a person, officer or functionary to do or enforce the doing of any act or thing, all such powers as are necessary to enable the person, officer or functionary to do or enforce the doing of the act or thing are deemed to be also given. Powers to be exercised as required (3) Where a power is conferred or a duty imposed, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires. Power to repeal (4) Where a power is conferred to make regulations, the power shall be construed as including a power, exercisable in the same manner and subject to the same consent and conditions, if any, to repeal, amend or vary the regulations and make others. R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 31; R.S., 1985, c. 27 (1st Supp.), s. 203
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Forms 32 Where a form is prescribed, deviations from that form, not affecting the substance or calculated to mislead, do not invalidate the form used. R.S., c. I-23, s. 26
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Gender 33 (1) Words importing female persons include male persons and corporations and words importing male persons include female persons and corporations. Number (2) Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. Parts of speech and grammatical forms (3) Where a word is defined, other parts of speech and grammatical forms of the same word have corresponding meanings. R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 33; 1992, c. 1, s. 90
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Indictable and summary conviction offences 34 (1) Where an enactment creates an offence, (a) the offence is deemed to be an indictable offence if the enactment provides that the offender may be prosecuted for the offence by indictment; (b) the offence is deemed to be one for which the offender is punishable on summary conviction if there is nothing in the context to indicate that the offence is an indictable offence; and (c) if the offence is one for which the offender may be prosecuted by indictment or for which the offender is punishable on summary conviction, no person shall be considered to have been convicted of an indictable offence by reason only of having been convicted of the offence on summary conviction. Criminal Code to apply (2) All the provisions of the Criminal Code relating to indictable offences apply to indictable offences created by an enactment, and all the provisions of that Code relating to summary conviction offences apply to all other offences created by an enactment, except to the extent that the enactment otherwise provides. Documents similarly construed (3) In a commission, proclamation, warrant or other document relating to criminal law or procedure in criminal matters, (a) a reference to an offence for which the offender may be prosecuted by indictment shall be construed as a reference to an indictable offence; and (b) a reference to any other offence shall be construed as a reference to an offence for which the offender is punishable on summary conviction. R.S., c. I-23, s. 27
Interpretation Act — I-21 34.1
Authorization to enter dwelling-house 34.1 Any person who may issue a warrant to arrest or apprehend a person under any Act of Parliament, other than the Criminal Code , has the same powers, subject to the same terms and conditions, as a judge or justice has under the Criminal Code (a) to authorize the entry into a dwelling-house described in the warrant for the purpose of arresting or apprehending the person, if the person issuing the warrant is satisfied by information on oath that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person is or will be present in the dwelling-house; and (b) to authorize the entry into the dwelling-house without prior announcement if the requirement of subsection 529.4(1) of the Criminal Code is met. 1997, c. 39, s. 4
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( heure normale ) statutory declaration means a solemn declaration made pursuant to section 41 of the Canada Evidence Act ; ( déclaration solennelle ) superior court means (a) in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Supreme Court, (a.1) in the Province of Ontario, the Court of Appeal for Ontario and the Superior Court of Justice, (b) in the Province of Quebec, the Court of Appeal and the Superior Court in and for the Province, (c) in the Province of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, the Court of Appeal for the Province and the Court of Queen’s Bench for the Province, (d) in the Provinces of Nova Scotia, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of the Province, and (e) the Supreme Court of Yukon, the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories and the Nunavut Court of Justice, and includes the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and the Tax Court of Canada; ( juridiction supérieure ou cour supérieure ) telecommunications means the emission, transmission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by any wire, cable, radio, optical or other electromagnetic system, or by any similar technical system; ( télécommunication ) territorial sea , (a) in relation to Canada, means the territorial sea of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the airspace above and the seabed and subsoil below that sea, and (b) in relation to any other state, means the territorial sea of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; ( mer territoriale ) territory means Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; ( territoires ) two justices means two or more justices of the peace, assembled or acting together; ( deux juges de paix ) United Kingdom means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; ( Royaume-Uni ) United States means the United States of America; ( États-Unis ) writing , or any term of like import, includes words printed, typewritten, painted, engraved, lithographed, photographed or represented or reproduced by any mode of representing or reproducing words in visible form. ( écrit ) Governor in Council may amend schedule (2) The Governor in Council may, by order, amend the schedule by adding thereto the name of any country recognized by the order to be a member of the Commonwealth or deleting therefrom the name of any country recognized by the order to be no longer a member of the Commonwealth. R.S., 1985, c. I-21, s. 35; R.S., 1985, c. 11 (1st Supp.), s. 2, c. 27 (2nd Supp.), s. 10; 1990, c. 17, s. 26; 1992, c. 1, s. 91, c. 47, s. 79, c. 51, s. 56; 1993, c. 28, s. 78, c. 38, s. 87; 1995, c. 39, s. 174; 1996, c. 31, s. 87; 1998, c. 15, s. 28, c. 30, ss. 13(F), 15(E); 1999, c. 3, s. 71, c. 28, s. 168; 2002, c. 7, s. 188, c. 8, s. 151; 2014, c. 2, s. 14; 2015, c. 3, s. 124 2021, c. 11, s. 3
Interpretation Act — I-21
Act , in respect of an Act of a legislature, includes a law of the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut; ( loi provinciale )
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bank means a bank listed in Schedule I or II to the Bank Act ; ( banque )
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British Commonwealth or British Commonwealth of Nations has the same meaning as Commonwealth ; ( Commonwealth , Commonwealth britannique , Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques )
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broadcasting means any radiocommunication in which the transmissions are intended for direct reception by the general public; ( radiodiffusion )
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Canada , for greater certainty, includes the internal waters of Canada and the territorial sea of Canada; ( Canada )
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Canadian waters includes the territorial sea of Canada and the internal waters of Canada; ( eaux canadiennes )
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Clerk of the Privy Council or Clerk of the Queen’s Privy Council means the Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet; ( greffier du Conseil privé ou greffier du Conseil privé de la Reine )
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commencement , when used with reference to an enactment, means the time at which the enactment comes into force; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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Commonwealth or Commonwealth of Nations means the association of countries named in the schedule; ( Commonwealth , Commonwealth britannique , Commonwealth des nations ou Commonwealth des nations britanniques )
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Commonwealth and Dependent Territories means the several Commonwealth countries and their colonies, possessions, dependencies, protectorates, protected states, condominiums and trust territories; ( Commonwealth et dépendances )
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contiguous zone , (a) in relation to Canada, means the contiguous zone of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act , and (b) in relation to any other state, means the contiguous zone of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; ( zone contiguë )
Interpretation Act — I-21 (a)
continental shelf , (a) in relation to Canada, means the continental shelf of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act , and (b) in relation to any other state, means the continental shelf of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; ( plateau continental )
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contravene includes fail to comply with; ( contravention )
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corporation does not include a partnership that is considered to be a separate legal entity under provincial law; ( personne morale )
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county includes two or more counties united for purposes to which the enactment relates; ( comté )
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county court [Repealed, 1990, c. 17, s. 26]
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diplomatic or consular officer includes an ambassador, envoy, minister, chargé d’affaires, counsellor, secretary, attaché, consul-general, consul, vice-consul, pro-consul, consular agent, acting consul-general, acting consul, acting vice-consul, acting consular agent, high commissioner, permanent delegate, adviser, acting high commissioner, and acting permanent delegate; ( agent diplomatique ou consulaire )
Interpretation Act — I-21 (a)
exclusive economic zone , (a) in relation to Canada, means the exclusive economic zone of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the seabed and subsoil below that zone, and (b) in relation to any other state, means the exclusive economic zone of the other state as determined in accordance with international law and the domestic laws of that other state; ( zone économique exclusive )
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Federal Court [Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]
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Federal Court — Appeal Division or Federal Court of Appeal [Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]
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Federal Court — Trial Division [Repealed, 2002, c. 8, s. 151]
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Governor , Governor General or Governor of Canada means the Governor General of Canada or other chief executive officer or administrator carrying on the Government of Canada on behalf and in the name of the Sovereign, by whatever title that officer is designated; ( gouverneur , gouverneur du Canada ou gouverneur général )
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Governor General in Council or Governor in Council means the Governor General of Canada acting by and with the advice of, or by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada; ( gouverneur en conseil ou gouverneur général en conseil )
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Great Seal means the Great Seal of Canada; ( grand sceau )
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Her Majesty , His Majesty , the Queen , the King or the Crown means the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her or His other Realms and Territories, and Head of the Commonwealth; ( Sa Majesté , la Reine , le Roi ou la Couronne )
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Her Majesty’s Realms and Territories or His Majesty’s Realms and Territories means all realms and territories under the sovereignty of Her or His Majesty; ( royaumes et territoires de Sa Majesté )
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herein used in any section shall be understood to relate to the whole enactment, and not to that section only; ( Version anglaise seulement )
Interpretation Act — I-21 (a)
holiday means any of the following days, namely, Sunday; New Year’s Day; Good Friday; Easter Monday; Christmas Day; the birthday or the day fixed by proclamation for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign; Victoria Day; Canada Day; the first Monday in September, designated Labour Day; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is observed on September 30; Remembrance Day; any day appointed by proclamation to be observed as a day of general prayer or mourning or day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving; and any of the following additional days, namely, (a) in any province, any day appointed by proclamation of the lieutenant governor of the province to be observed as a public holiday or as a day of general prayer or mourning or day of public rejoicing or thanksgiving within the province, and any day that is a non-juridical day by virtue of an Act of the legislature of the province, and (b) in any city, town, municipality or other organized district, any day appointed to be observed as a civic holiday by resolution of the council or other authority charged with the administration of the civic or municipal affairs of the city, town, municipality or district; ( jour férié )
Interpretation Act — I-21 (a)
internal waters , (a) in relation to Canada, means the internal waters of Canada as determined under the Oceans Act and includes the airspace above and the bed and subsoil below those waters, and (b) in relation to any other state, means the waters on the landward side of the baselines of the territorial sea of the other state; ( eaux intérieures )
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legislative assembly , legislative council or legislature [Repealed, 2014, c. 2, s. 14]
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legislative assembly or legislature includes the Lieutenant Governor in Council and the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, as constituted before September 1, 1905, and the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut; ( législature ou assemblée législative )
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lieutenant governor means the lieutenant governor or other chief executive officer or administrator carrying on the government of the province indicated by the enactment, by whatever title that officer is designated, and in Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut means the Commissioner; ( lieutenant-gouverneur )
Interpretation Act — I-21 (a)
lieutenant governor in council means (a) the lieutenant governor of the province indicated by the enactment acting by and with the advice of, by and with the advice and consent of, or in conjunction with, the executive council, (b) in Yukon, the Commissioner of Yukon acting with the consent of the Executive Council of Yukon, (c) in the Northwest Territories, the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories acting with the consent of the Executive Council of the Northwest Territories, and (d) in Nunavut, the Commissioner; ( lieutenant-gouverneur en conseil )
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local time , in relation to any place, means the time observed in that place for the regulation of business hours; ( heure locale )
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military shall be construed as relating to all or any part of the Canadian Forces; ( militaire )
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oath includes a solemn affirmation or declaration when the context applies to any person by whom and to any case in which a solemn affirmation or declaration may be made instead of an oath, and in the same cases the expression sworn includes the expression “affirmed” or “declared”; ( serment )
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Parliament means the Parliament of Canada; ( Parlement )
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person , or any word or expression descriptive of a person, includes a corporation; ( personne )
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proclamation means a proclamation under the Great Seal; ( proclamation )
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province means a province of Canada, and includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; ( province )
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radio or radiocommunication means any transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds or intelligence of any nature by means of electromagnetic waves of frequencies lower than 3 000 GHz propagated in space without artificial guide; ( radiocommunication ou radio )
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regular force means the component of the Canadian Forces that is referred to in the National Defence Act as the regular force; ( force régulière )
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reserve force means the component of the Canadian Forces that is referred to in the National Defence Act as the reserve force; ( force de réserve )
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security means sufficient security, and sureties means sufficient sureties, and when those words are used one person is sufficient therefor, unless otherwise expressly required; ( caution ou cautionnement )