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An Act to amend the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and to make consequential amendments to another Act (S.C. 2019, c. 16)

Assented to 2019-06-21

R.S., c. C-46Consequential Amendments to the Criminal Code (continued)

Marginal note:1993, c. 45, s. 5

 The portion of subsection 283(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Abduction

  • 283 (1) Everyone who, being the parent, guardian or person having the lawful care or charge of a child under the age of 14 years, takes, entices away, conceals, detains, receives or harbours that child, whether or not there is an order referred to in subsection 282(1) in respect of the child , with intent to deprive a parent, guardian or any other person who has the lawful care or charge of that child, of the possession of that child, is guilty of

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:Divorce Act — Sections 30 and 31

  •  (1) If section 31 comes into force before section 30,

    • (a) sections 37 to 41 are deemed never to have come into force and are repealed;

    • (b) the Divorce Act is amended by adding, after section 36, the schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act; and

    • (c) section 36 is replaced by the following:

      • 36 (1) The schedule set out in Schedule 1 to this Act is renumbered as Schedule 2.

      • (2) The schedule to the Act is renumbered as Schedule 1.

      • (3) The Act is amended by adding, after Schedule 1, the Schedule 2 set out in Schedule 1 to this Act.

      • (4) The reference to “the schedule” in the definition 2007 Convention in section 28 of the Act is replaced by a reference to “Schedule 2”.

      • (5) The reference to “the schedule” in the definition 1996 Convention in section 30 of the Act is replaced by a reference to “Schedule 1”.

  • (2) If sections 30 and 31 come into force on the same day, then that section 30 is deemed to have come into force before that section 31.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:Order in council

  •  (1) Subsections 1(1) to (4), (6) and (7), sections 2 to 6, 8 to 15, subsection 16(2), sections 17 to 19, 21, 22 and 23 to 25, subsection 28(3) and sections 32 to 35 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (2) Subsections 16(1) and (3) and 28(4) and sections 30 and 36 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day fixed in accordance with subsection (1).

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (3) Subsection 1(5) and sections 7, 20, 31 and 37 to 41 come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council, but that day must not be before the day fixed in accordance with subsection (1).

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (3.1) Section 22.1 comes into force in one or more provinces on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (4) Sections 43, 45, 46 and 48 and subsections 49(1), (3) and (5) to (7) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (5) Subsections 51(1) and (4), sections 52, 54 and 66 and subsections 69(2) and (6) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (6) Subsections 73(2) to (6), section 74 and subsection 76(3) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

  • Marginal note:Order in council

    (7) Subsections 105(1), 106(2), 111(2) to (4) and 115(3) and (5) come into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council.

 

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