Bill 202 — Fourth Session, 24Th Legislature, 49 Elizabeth Ii the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Bill 202 Marriage Amendment Act, 2000 (Legislature 24, Session 4)

L24 S4 851

Alberta — Bills

2000 BILL 202 Fourth Session, 24th Legislature, 49 Elizabeth II THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ALBERTA BILL 202 MARRIAGE AMENDMENT ACT, 2000 MR. DOERKSEN First Reading Second Reading Committee of the Whole Third Reading Royal Assent Title: 2000 (24th, 4th) Bill 202, Marriage Amendment Act, 2000

Bill 202 Mr. Doerksen BILL 202 2000 M A R R IA G E A M EN D M EN T A C T, 2 000 (Assented to , 2000) HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Amends RSA 1980 cM-6 1 The M arriage A ct is am ended by this A ct. 2 The follow ing Pream ble is added before the enacting clause:

Preamble

WHEREAS marriage is an institution the maintenance of which in its purity the public is deeply interested in; and

WHEREAS marriage is the foundation of family and society, without which there would be neither civilization nor progress; and

WHEREAS marriage between a man and woman has from time immemorial been firmly grounded in our legal tradition, one that is itself a reflection of long standing philosophical and religious traditions; and

WHEREAS these principles are fundamental in considering the solemnization of marriage; 3 The enacting clause is am ended by adding “THEREFORE” before “H ER M A JESTY”. 1

Explanatory N otes 1 Amends

chapter M-6 of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1980. 2

Preamble added. 3 Consequential to adding

Preamble. 1 Explanatory Notes

4 The follow ing is added after

section 1 (c): (c.1) “marriage” means a marriage between a man and a woman; 5 The follow ing is added after

section 1 : Override of Charter 1 .1 This Act operates notwithstanding (

a) the provisions of sections 2 and 7 to 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,

Part 1, Constitution Act, 1982,

Schedule B to the Canada Act, 1982, (U.K.) 1982 c11, and (

b) the Alberta Bill of Rights. 2

4 Definition of "marriage" added. 5 Override of Charter. 2 Explanatory Notes Title: 2000 (24th, 4th) Bill 202, Marriage Amendment Act, 2000

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L24 S4 851
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