S-207
First Session, Forty-first Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
SENATE OF CANADA
BILL S-207
An Act to amend the Interpretation Act (non-derogation of aboriginal and treaty rights)
first reading, December 13, 2011
THE HONOURABLE SENATOR WATT
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SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Interpretation Act to provide that no enactment shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the aboriginal and treaty rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
senate of canada
BILL S-207
An Act to amend the Interpretation Act (non-derogation of aboriginal and treaty rights)
R.S., c. I-21
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The Interpretation Act is amended by adding the following after section 8.2:
Explanatory NotesInterpretation Act
Clause 1: New.
Notes explicativesLoi d’interprétation
Article 1: Nouveau.
Aboriginal and Treaty Rights
Non-derogation of rights
8.3 No enactment shall be construed so as to abrogate or derogate from the aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada that are recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.
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