DNA Identification Act (S.C. 1998, c. 37)
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DNA Identification Act
S.C. 1998, c. 37
Assented to 1998-12-10
An Act respecting DNA identification and to make consequential amendments to the Criminal Code and other Acts
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the DNA Identification Act.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. The definitions in this section apply in this Act.
“authorization”
« autorisation »
“authorization”“authorization” means an authorization made under section 487.055 or 487.091 of the Criminal Code or section 196.24 of the National Defence Act.
“Commissioner”
« commissaire »
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
“designated offence”
« infraction désignée »
“designated offence” means a designated offence within the meaning of section 487.04 of the Criminal Code or section 196.11 of the National Defence Act.
“DNA”
« ADN »
“DNA” means deoxyribonucleic acid.
“DNA profile”
« profil d’identification génétique »
“DNA profile” means the results of forensic DNA analysis of a bodily substance.
“forensic DNA analysis”
« analyse génétique »
“forensic DNA analysis”, in relation to a bodily substance, means forensic DNA analysis of the bodily substance.
“order”
« ordonnance »
“order” means an order made under section 487.051 of the Criminal Code or section 196.14 of the National Defence Act.
“Young Offenders Act” means chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985.
“young person”
« adolescent »
“young person” has the meaning assigned by subsection 2(1) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act or subsection 2(1) of the Young Offenders Act, as the case may be.
- 1998, c. 37, s. 2;
- 2000, c. 10, s. 4;
- 2002, c. 1, s. 187;
- 2005, c. 25, s. 14;
- 2007, c. 22, s. 27.
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