Canada Act 1982

Exception where express declarationU.K.

33(1)Parliament or the legislature of a province may expressly declare in an Act of Parliament or of the legislature, as the case may be, that the Act or a provision thereof shall operate notwithstanding a provision included in section 2 or sections 7 to 15 of this Charter.

(2)[Operation of exception] An Act or a provision of an Act in respect of which a declaration made under this section is in effect shall have such operation as it would have but for the provision of this Charter referred to in the declaration.

(3)[Five year limitation] A declaration made under subsection (1) shall cease to have effect five years after it comes into force or on such earlier date as may be specified in the declaration.

(4)[Re-enactment] Parliament or the legislature of a province may re-enact a declaration made under subsection (1).

(5)[Five year limitation] Subsection (3) applies in respect of a re-enactment made under subsection (4).