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Session, 48th General Assembly 65
Elizabeth II, 2016 |
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AN ACT TO AMEND THE
CHANGE OF NAME ACT, 2009 |
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Received and Read the First Time................................................................................................. |
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Royal Assent...................................................................................................................................... |
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HONOURABLE EDDIE JOYCE Minister
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Ordered
to be printed by the Honourable House of Assembly |
EXPLANATORY NOTES This Bill would amend the Change of Name Act, 2009 to · change the definition of child to a person under the age of 16 years; and · lower the age requirement for applying for a change of name from the age of majority to 16 years of age. |
A BILL AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHANGE OF NAME ACT, 2009 Analysis 1.
S.2 Amdt. 2.
S.4 Amdt. Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows: SNL2009 cC-8.1 1. Paragraph 2(1)(b) of the Change of Name Act, 2009 is repealed and the following substituted: (b) "child" means a person under the age of 16 years; 2. Subsection 4(1) of the Act is repealed and the following substituted: Eligibility 4. (1) A person who (a) is resident in the province; and (b) has reached the age of 16 years may make an application under this Act to change his or her name. © Queen's Printer |