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E-11 - Evidence Act

Section 71
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71In this section and sections 72 to 74 inclusive
“British possession” means any dominion of His Majesty heretofore or now existing or hereafter constituted exclusive of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Canada;(possession britannique)
“dominion” includes kingdom, empire, republic, commonwealth, state, province, territory, colony, possession, and protectorate heretofore or now existing or hereafter constituted; and, where parts of a dominion are under both a central and a local legislature, includes both all parts under the central legislature and each part under a local legislature;(dominion)
“federal” as applied to state documents means of or pertaining to Canada;(fédéral)
“foreign state” includes every dominion other than the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and a British possession;(État étranger)
“Imperial” as applied to state documents, means of or pertaining to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as at present constituted, and any former kingdom that included England, whether known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or otherwise;(impérial)
“legislature” includes any legislative body or authority competent to make laws for a dominion;(législature)
“provincial” as applied to state documents, means of or pertaining to a province or territory within Canada;(provincial)
“Queen’s Printer” Repealed: 2023, c.17, s.78
“state document” includes(document d’État)
(a) any Act, ordinance or statute enacted or purporting to have been enacted by a legislature,
(b) any order, regulation, notice, appointment, warrant, licence, certificate, letters patent, official record, rule of court or other instrument issued or made or purporting to have been issued or made under the authority of any Act, ordinance or statute so enacted or purporting to have been enacted,
(c) all judgments, decrees, orders and other judicial proceedings of any Court of Justice wherever made, and
(d) any official gazette, journal, proclamation, treaty, or other public document or act of state issued or made.
R.S., c.74, s.63; 1955, c.45, s.2; 1987, c.6, s.24; 2023, c.17, s.78
Definitions
71In this section and sections 72 to 74 inclusive
“British possession” means any dominion of Her Majesty heretofore or now existing or hereafter constituted exclusive of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Canada;(possession britannique)
“dominion” includes kingdom, empire, republic, commonwealth, state, province, territory, colony, possession, and protectorate heretofore or now existing or hereafter constituted; and, where parts of a dominion are under both a central and a local legislature, includes both all parts under the central legislature and each part under a local legislature;(dominion)
“federal” as applied to state documents means of or pertaining to Canada;(fédéral)
“foreign state” includes every dominion other than the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, and a British possession;(État étranger)
“Imperial” as applied to state documents, means of or pertaining to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as at present constituted, and any former kingdom that included England, whether known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or otherwise;(impérial)
“legislature” includes any legislative body or authority competent to make laws for a dominion;(législature)
“provincial” as applied to state documents, means of or pertaining to a province or territory within Canada;(provincial)
“Queen’s Printer” includes government printer or other official printer;(Imprimeur de la Reine)
“state document” includes(document d’État)
(a) any Act, ordinance or statute enacted or purporting to have been enacted by a legislature,
(b) any order, regulation, notice, appointment, warrant, licence, certificate, letters patent, official record, rule of court or other instrument issued or made or purporting to have been issued or made under the authority of any Act, ordinance or statute so enacted or purporting to have been enacted,
(c) all judgments, decrees, orders and other judicial proceedings of any Court of Justice wherever made, and
(d) any official gazette, journal, proclamation, treaty, or other public document or act of state issued or made.
R.S., c.74, s.63; 1955, c.45, s.2; 1987, c.6, s.24