Definition of competent authority
77 In this Part, competent authority means
(a) in respect of a prosecution or imposition of a sentence — or of a disposition under the Young Offenders Act — the Attorney General, or the Attorney General of a province who is responsible for the prosecution of the case; and
(b) in respect of the enforcement of a sentence or a disposition under the Young Offenders Act,
(i) the Solicitor General of Canada, if the person would serve the sentence in a penitentiary, or
(ii) the appropriate provincial minister responsible for corrections, in any other case.
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