Interpretation Act, RSC 1985, c I-21 | Federal Statutes / Lois fédérales

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Interpretation

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  2(1) Definitions
  
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  2(2) Expired and replaced enactments
  
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Application

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  3(1) Application
  
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  3(2) Application to this Act
  
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  3(3) Rules of construction not excluded
  
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Enacting Clause of Acts

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  4(2) Order of clauses
  
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Operation

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  Royal Assent
  
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    5(1) Royal assent
    
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    5(2) Date of commencement
    
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    5(3) Commencement provision
    
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    5(4) Commencement when no date fixed
    
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  Day Fixed for Commencement or Repeal
  
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    6(1) Operation when date fixed for commencement or repeal
    
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    6(2) When no date fixed
    
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    6(3) Judicial notice
    
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  Regulation Prior to Commencement
  
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    7 Preliminary proceedings
    
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  Territorial Operation
  
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    8(1) Territorial operation
    
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    8(2) Amending enactment
    
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    8(2.1) Exclusive economic zone of Canada
    
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    8(2.2) Continental shelf of Canada
    
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    8(3) Extra-territorial operation
    
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Rules of Construction

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  Property and Civil Rights
  
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    8.1 Duality of legal traditions and application of provincial law
    
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    8.2 Terminology
    
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  Indigenous Peoples
  
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    8.3(1) Rights of Indigenous peoples
    
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    8.3(2) Indigenous peoples
    
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  Private Acts
  
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    9 Provisions in private Acts
    
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  Law Always Speaking
  
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    10 Law always speaking
    
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  Imperative and Permissive Construction
  
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    11 “Shall” and “may”
    
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  Enactments Remedial
  
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    12 Enactments deemed remedial
    
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  Preambles and Marginal Notes
  
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    13 Preamble
    
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    14 Marginal notes and historical references
    
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  Application of Interpretation Provisions
  
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    15(1) Application of definitions and interpretation rules
    
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    15(2) Interpretation sections subject to exceptions
    
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    16 Words in regulations
    
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  Her Majesty
  
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    17 Her Majesty not bound or affected unless stated
    
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  Proclamations
  
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    18(1) Proclamation
    
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    18(2) Proclamation to be issued on advice
    
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    18(3) Effective day of proclamations
    
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  Oaths
  
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    19(1) Administration of oaths
    
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    19(2) Where justice of peace empowered
    
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  Reports to Parliament
  
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    20 Reports to Parliament
    
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  Corporations
  
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    21(1) Powers vested in corporations
    
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    21(2) Corporate name
    
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    21(3) Banking business
    
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  Majority and Quorum
  
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    22(1) Majorities
    
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    22(2) Quorum of board, court, commission, etc.
    
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  Appointment, Retirement and Powers of Officers
  
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    23(1) Public officers hold office during pleasure
    
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    23(2) Effective day of appointments
    
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    23(3) Appointment or engagement otherwise than under Great Seal
    
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    23(4) Remuneration
    
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    23(5) Commencement of appointments or retirements
    
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    24(1) Implied powers respecting public officers
    
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    24(2) Power to act for ministers
    
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    24(3) Restriction as to public servants
    
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    24(4) Successors to and deputy of public officer
    
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    24(5) Powers of holder of public office
    
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  Evidence
  
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    25(1) Documentary evidence
    
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    25(2) Queen’s Printer
    
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  Computation of Time
  
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    26 Time limits and holidays
    
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    27(1) Clear days
    
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    27(2) Not clear days
    
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    27(3) Beginning and ending of prescribed periods
    
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    27(4) After specified day
    
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    27(5) Within a time
    
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    28 Calculation of a period of months after or before a specified day
    
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    29 Time of the day
    
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    30 Time when specified age attained
    
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  Miscellaneous Rules
  
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    31(1) Reference to provincial court judge, etc.
    
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    31(2) Ancillary powers
    
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    31(3) Powers to be exercised as required
    
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    31(4) Power to repeal
    
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    32 Forms
    
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    33(1) Gender
    
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    33(2) Number
    
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    33(3) Parts of speech and grammatical forms
    
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  Offences
  
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    34(1) Indictable and summary conviction offences
    
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    34(3) Documents similarly construed
    
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  Powers to Enter Dwelling-houses to Carry out Arrests
  
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    34.1 Authorization to enter dwelling-house
    
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Definitions

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  35(1) General definitions
  
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  35(2) Governor in Council may amend schedule
  
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  36 Construction of telegraph
  
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  37 Construction of year
  
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  37(2) Governor in Council may define year
  
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  38 Common names
  
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  39(1) Affirmative and negative resolutions
  
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  39(2) Effect of negative resolution
  
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References and Citations

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  41(4) Reference to regulations
  
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Repeal and Amendment

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  42(1) Power of repeal or amendment reserved
  
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  42(2) Amendment or repeal at same session
  
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  42(3) Amendment part of enactment
  
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  43 Effect of repeal
  
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  44 Repeal and substitution
  
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  45(1) Repeal does not imply enactment was in force
  
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  45(2) Amendment does not imply change in law
  
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  45(3) Repeal does not declare previous law
  
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  45(4) Judicial construction not adopted
  
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Demise of Crown

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  46(1) Effect of demise
  
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  46(2) Continuation of proceedings
  
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