Foreign Enlistment Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. F-28)
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Foreign Enlistment Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. F-28
An Act respecting foreign enlistment
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Foreign Enlistment Act.
- R.S., c. F-29, s. 1.
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“armed forces”
« forces armées »
“armed forces” includes army, naval and air forces or services, combatant or non-combatant, but does not include surgical, medical, nursing and other services that are engaged solely in humanitarian work and under the control or supervision of the Canadian Red Cross or other recognized Canadian humanitarian society;
“conveyance”
« moyen de transport »
“conveyance” includes ships, vessels, aircraft, trains, and motor and other vehicles;
“equip”
« équiper »
“equip”, in relation to a ship, includes the furnishing of anything that is used for the purpose of fitting or adapting the ship for the sea or for naval service, and all words relating to equipment shall be construed accordingly;
“foreign state”
« État étranger »
“foreign state” includes any foreign prince, colony, province or part of any province or people, or any person or persons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of government in or over any foreign country, colony, province or part of any province or people;
“illegally enlisted person”
« personne enrôlée illégalement »
“illegally enlisted person” means a person who has accepted or agreed to accept, or is about to leave Canada with intent to accept, any commission or engagement, or who has been induced to go on board a conveyance under a misapprehension or false representation of the service in which the person is to be engaged with the intention or in order that the person may accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement contrary to this Act.
- “within Canada”
“within Canada”[Repealed, 1996, c. 31, s. 85]
- R.S., 1985, c. F-28, s. 2;
- R.S., 1985, c. 1 (2nd Supp.), s. 213;
- 1996, c. 31, s. 85.
Marginal note:Offence to enlist with a foreign state at war with a friendly state
3. Any person who, being a Canadian national, within or outside Canada, voluntarily accepts or agrees to accept any commission or engagement in the armed forces of any foreign state at war with any friendly foreign state or, whether a Canadian national or not, within Canada, induces any other person to accept or agree to accept any commission or engagement in any such armed forces is guilty of an offence.
- R.S., c. F-29, s. 3.