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Extradition Act

Version of section 77 from 2003-04-01 to 2005-04-03:


Definition of competent authority

 In this Part, competent authority means

  • (a) in respect of a prosecution or imposition of a sentence — or of a disposition under the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985 — the Attorney General, or the Attorney General of a province who is responsible for the prosecution of the case; and

  • (b) in respect of the enforcement of a sentence or a disposition under the Young Offenders Act, chapter Y-1 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985,

    • (i) the Solicitor General of Canada, if the person would serve the sentence in a penitentiary, or

    • (ii) the appropriate provincial minister responsible for corrections, in any other case.

  • 1999, c. 18, s. 77
  • 2002, c. 1, s. 191

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