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DNA Identification Act

Version of section 2 from 2003-04-01 to 2007-12-31:


Marginal note:Definitions

 The definitions in this section apply in this Act.

Commissioner

commissaire

Commissioner means the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (commissaire)

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. (infraction désignée)

DNA

ADN

DNA means deoxyribonucleic acid. (ADN)

DNA profile

profil d’identification génétique

DNA profile means the results of forensic DNA analysis of a bodily substance. (profil d’identification génétique)

forensic DNA analysis

analyse génétique

forensic DNA analysis, in relation to a bodily substance, means forensic DNA analysis of the bodily substance. (analyse génétique)

young person

adolescent

young person has the meaning assigned by subsection 2(1) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act . (adolescent)

  • 1998, c. 37, s. 2
  • 2000, c. 10, s. 4
  • 2002, c. 1, s. 187

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