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Definitions: The meaning of some juris "diction"

5. In Canada, a Private Act is:

b) an Act that confers powers or special rights or exemptions on particular individuals or groups

(Private Acts are passed by Parliament in almost the same way as public Acts, but the bills to enact them are introduced differently. In general, the Office of the Law Clerk of the Senate and the Legislative Counsel Office of the House of Commons draft the bills without any involvement by the Government.)

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