SCHEDULE BU.K. CONSTITUTION ACT, 1982

Part IU.K. Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Application of CharterU.K.

Application of CharterU.K.

32(1)This Charter applies

(a)to the Parliament and government of Canada in respect of all matters within the authority of Parliament including all matters relating to the Yukon Territory and Northwest Territories; and

(b)to the legislature and government of each province in respect of all matters within the authority of the legislature of each province.

(2)[Exception] Notwithstanding subsection (1), section 15 shall not have effect until three years after this section comes into force.

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).