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British North America Act 1940

1940 CHAPTER 36 3 and 4 Geo 6

An Act to include unemployment insurance among the classes of subjects enumerated in section ninety-one of the British North America Act, 1867.

Whereas the Senate and Commons of Canada in Parliament assembled have submitted an address to His Majesty praying that His Majesty may graciously be pleased to cause a Bill to be laid before the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the enactment of the provisions hereinafter set forth:

1 Extension of exclusive legislative authority of Parliament of Canada.

Section ninety-one of the M1British North America Act, 1867, is amended by inserting therein, after item 2 “The regulation of trade and commerce”, the following item:—

“2A.

Unemployment insurance.”

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1The text of s. 1 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M11867 c. 3.

2 Short title and citation.

This Act may be cited as the British North America Act 1940 and the British North America Acts 1867 to 1930, the M2British North America Act 1907 and this Act, may be cited together as the British North America Acts 1867 to 1940.