Part Twelve

Canada Act 1982

Sections 1 – 4

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Section 1Section 1

(1)

The Constitution Act, 1982 set out in Schedule B to this Act is hereby enacted for and shall have the force of law in Canada and shall come into force as provided in that Act.

Section 2Section 2

(1)

No Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed after the Constitution Act, 1982 comes into force shall extend to Canada as part of its law.

Section 3Section 3

(1)

So far as it is not contained in Schedule B, the French version of this Act is set out in Schedule A to this Act and has the same authority in Canada as the English version thereof.

Section 4Section 4

(1)

This Act may be cited as the Canada Act 1982.

Source: Justice Laws Website (Department of Justice Canada) — laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Reproduced for education; not an official government publication or legal advice.