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Part VII General

Section 52: Constitution of Canada

1. The Constitution of Canada is the supreme law of Canada, and any law that is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution is, to the extent of the inconsistency, of no force or effect.

2. The Constitution of Canada includes:
  1. the Canada Act, 1982, including this act;
  2. the Acts and orders referred to in the Schedule; and
  3. any amendment to any Act or order referred to in Paragraph (a) or (b).
3. Amendments to the Constitution of Canada shall be made only in accordance with the authority contained in the Constitution of Canada.

Section 53: Repealed Provisions

1. The enactments referred to in Column I of the schedule are hereby repealed or amended to be extent indicated in Column II thereof, and unless repealed, shall continue as law in Canada under the names set out in Column III thereof.

2. Every enactment, except the Canada Act, 1982, that refers to an enactment referred to in the schedule by the name in Column I thereof is hereby amended by substituting for that name the corresponding name in Column III thereof, and any British North America Act not referred to in the schedule may be cited as the Constitution Act followed by the year and number, if any, of its enactment.

Section 54: Repealed Provisions

Part IV is repealed on the day that is one year after this part comes into force, and this section may be repealed and this act renumbered, consequentially upon the repeal of Part IV and this section, by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada.

Section 54.1 {...}

Section 55: French Version

A French version of the portions of the Constitution of Canada referred to in the schedule shall be prepared by the Minister of Justice of Canada as expeditiously as possible and, when any portion thereof sufficient to warrant action being taken has been prepared, it shall be put forward for enactment by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada pursuant to the procedure then applicable to an amendment of the same provisions of the Constitution of Canada.

Section 56: Equal Authority of Versions

Where any portion of the Constitution of Canada has been or is enacted in English and French or where a French version of any portion of the Constitution is enacted pursuant to Section 55, the English and French versions of that portion of the Constitution are equally authoritative.

Section 57: Equal Authority of Versions

The English and French versions of this act are equally authoritative.

Section 58: In Force

Subject to Section 59, this act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada.

Section 59: Special Date

1. Section 23 (1)(a) shall come into force in respect of Quebec on a day to be fixed by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada.

2. A proclamation under Subsection (1) shall be issued only where authorized by the legislative assembly or government of Quebec.

3. This section may be repealed on the day Section 23 (1)(a) comes into force in respect of Quebec and this act amended and renumbered, consequentially up the repeal of this section, by proclamation issued by the Queen or the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada.

Section 60: Constitution Acts

This act may be cited as the Constitution Act, 1982, and the Constitution Acts 1867 to 1975 and this act may be cited together as the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982.

Section 61: Constitution Amendment Proclamation

A reference to the "Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982" shall be deemed be to include a reference to the "Constitution Amendment Proclamation, 1983".
 
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