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Act respecting the Constitution Act, 1982

1. Each of the Acts adopted before 17 April 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed at that date, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the following: “This…

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Canada — Quebec
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8 provisions
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Year 1982
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Enacted 1982 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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Enacted 1982 · Source version 10 Jun 2026
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“1. Each of the Acts adopted before 17 April 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed at that date, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the following: “This Act shall operate”

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1. Each of the Acts adopted before 17 April 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed at that date, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the following: “This Act shall operate

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Section 3

Printing and distribution formalities for Acts do not apply to Acts enacted under section 1, if those formalities were already observed for the Act being replaced; the same rule applies to Acts enacted under section 2.

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Section 5

This section ceased to have effect on 23 June 1987.

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Section 6

6. The sanction of this Act is valid for each of the Acts enacted under section 1 or 2. 1982, c. 21, s. 6.

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This provision repeals chapter 21 of the statutes of 1982, except for the first paragraph of section 7.

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Source record from www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca · Enacted 1982 · Source version 10 Jun 2026

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§ 1Section 1Amendment

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1. Each of the Acts adopted before 17 April 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed at that date, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the following: “This Act shall operate

1. Each of the Acts adopted before 17 April 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed at that date, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the following: “This Act shall operate notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2 and 7 to 15 of the Constitution Act, 1982 (Schedule B of the Canada Act, chapter 11 in the 1982 volume of the Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom).” The text so amended of each of these Acts constitutes a separate Act. No such Act is to be construed as new law except for the purposes of section 33 of the Constitution Act, 1982; for all other purposes, it has force of law as if it were a consolidation of the Act it replaces. Every provision of such an Act shall have effect from the date the provision it replaces took effect or is to take effect. Such an Act must be cited in the same manner as the Act it replaces. 1982, c. 21, s. 1.
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§ 2Section 2Amendment

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This section replaces certain Acts adopted between 17 April 1982 and 23 June 1982 with their 23 June 1982 text, adding a derogatory provision from section 1, and applies paragraphs 2 to 5 of section 1 with necessary modifications.

2. Each of the Acts adopted between 17 April 1982 and 23 June 1982 is replaced by the text of each of them as they existed on 23 June 1982, after being amended by the addition, at the end and as a separate section, of the derogatory provision set out in the first paragraph of section 1. The second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs of section 1 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the Acts referred to in the first paragraph. 1982, c. 21, s. 2.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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Printing and distribution formalities for Acts do not apply to Acts enacted under section 1, if those formalities were already observed for the Act being replaced; the same rule applies to Acts enacted under section 2.

3. The formalities respecting the printing and distribution of the Acts do not apply to an Act enacted under section 1, to the extent that such formalities have already been observed in respect of the Act it replaces. The same holds true in respect of an Act enacted under section 2. 1982, c. 21, s. 3.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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The Government must not authorize the specified proclamation unless it first obtains the prior consent of the National Assembly.

4. The Government shall not authorize a proclamation under subsection 1 of section 59 of the Constitution Act, 1982 without obtaining the prior consent of the National Assembly. 1982, c. 21, s. 4; 1982, c. 62, s. 143.
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§ 5Section 5Provision

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This section ceased to have effect on 23 June 1987.

5. (This section ceased to have effect on 23 June 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 5; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
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§ 6Section 6Provision

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6. The sanction of this Act is valid for each of the Acts enacted under section 1 or 2. 1982, c. 21, s. 6.

6. The sanction of this Act is valid for each of the Acts enacted under section 1 or 2. 1982, c. 21, s. 6.
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§ 7Section 7Provision

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Section 1 and the first paragraph of section 3 took effect on 17 April 1982. Section 2 and the second paragraph of section 3 took effect when each replaced Act came into force.

7. Section 1 and the first paragraph of section 3 have effect from 17 April 1982; section 2 and the second paragraph of section 3 have effect from the date from which each of the Acts replaced under section 2 came into force. 1982, c. 21, s. 7 (part).
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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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This provision repeals chapter 21 of the statutes of 1982, except for the first paragraph of section 7.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 21 of the statutes of 1982, in force on 1 July 1982, is repealed, except the first paragraph of section 7, effective from the coming into force of chapter L-4.2 of the Revised Statutes.
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    Section 3

  • Constitution Act, 1982

    Sections 1, 4

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