Age Majority Act Official

OFFICIAL CONSOLIDATION OF AGE OF MAJORITY ACT C.S.Nu.,c.A-40 (Consolidation date: May 31, 2024) R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.A-2 AS AMENDED BY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES STATUTES: S.N.W.T. 1998,c.5 AS AMENDED BY NUNAVUT STATUTES: S.Nu. 2011,c.6,s.2 s.2 in force February 25, 2011 S.Nu. 2020,c.15,s.94 s.94 in force July 1, 2021: R-030-2021 S.Nu. 2024,c.6,s.1 s.1 in force May 31, 2024 This is an official consolidation published by the authority of the Territorial Printer under the Legislation Act. Subsection 66(2) of the Legislation Act provides that "If there is an inconsistency between a consolidated enactment and the original or revised enactment as amended, the original or revised enactment as amended prevails." The authoritative text of original and revised statutes can be ascertained from the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories (for statutes passed before April 1, 1999) and the Statutes of Nunavut (for statutes passed on or after April 1, 1999). A copy of a statute of Nunavut can be obtained from the Territorial Printer at the address below. The Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut and this consolidation are also available online at www.nunavutlegislation.ca. Any certified Bills not yet included in the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut can be obtained through the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Territorial Printer Legislation Division Department of Justice Government of Nunavut Tel.: (867) 975-6305 P.O. Box 1000, Station 550 Fax: (867) 975-6189 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Email: Territorial.Printer@gov.nu.ca C.S.Nu.,c.A-40 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN CONSOLIDATIONS Miscellaneous c. means "chapter". CIF means "comes into force". NIF means "not in force". s. means "section" or "sections", "subsection" or "subsections", "paragraph" or "paragraphs". Sch. means "schedule". SI-005-98 means the instrument registered as SI-005-98 in 1998. (Note: This is a Northwest Territories statutory instrument if it is made before April 1, 1999, and a Nunavut statutory instrument if it is made on or after April 1, 1999 and before January 1, 2000.) SI-012-2003 means the instrument registered as SI-012-2003 in 2003. (Note: This is a Nunavut statutory instrument made on or after January 1, 2000.) Citation of Acts R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.D-22 means Chapter D-22 of the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.10(Supp.) means Chapter 10 of the Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. (Note: The Supplement is in three volumes.) S.N.W.T. 1996,c.26 means Chapter 26 of the 1996 Annual Volume of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories. S.Nu. 2002,c.14 means Chapter 14 of the 2002 Annual Volume of the Statutes of Nunavut. C.S.Nu.,c.A-40 Age of Majority Act, Official Consolidation of Current to: May 31, 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Omitted 1 Age of majority 2 Application of age of majority 3 Meaning of similar words or expressions 4 (1) Use of words and expressions (2) Repealed 5 Court orders 6 (1) Use of words and expressions (2) Preservation of right of action and defence 7 Application 8 (1) Time of attaining age (2) Accumulations 9 Repealed 10 i C.S.Nu.,c.A-40 Age of Majority Act, Official Consolidation of Current to: May 31, 2024 AGE OF MAJORITY ACT 1. Omitted from the consolidation. This section is ineffective due to the repeal of section 5 of this Act. Age of majority 2. Every person attains the age of majority, and ceases to be a minor, on attaining the age of 19 years. Application of age of majority 3. Section 2 applies for the purposes of any rule of law in respect of which the Legislature has jurisdiction. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.5,s.2(2); S.Nu. 2020,c.15,s.94. Meaning of similar words or expressions 4. (1) In the absence of an express definition or an indication of a contrary intention, section 2 applies in respect of the expressions "adult", "full age", "infant", "infancy", "minority" and similar words or expressions (a) in any Act or regulation, rule, order or by-law made under an Act, whenever enacted or made; and (b) in a deed, will or other instrument of any nature made after June 30, 1971. Use of words and expressions (2) The use of words and expressions set out in subsection (1) or similar words and expressions shall be deemed not in itself to indicate a contrary intention for the purpose of this section without some further indication of a contrary intention. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.5,s.2(3). 5. Repealed, S.Nu. 2024,c.6,s.1. S.Nu. 2020,c.15,s.94. Court orders 6. (1) In an order or direction of a court made before July 1, 1971, in the absence of an indication of a contrary intention, a reference to (a) the age of 21 years, (b) any age between 19 and 21 years, or (c) any words or expressions set out in subsection 4(1) or similar words or expressions, shall be read as a reference to the age of 19 years. Use of words and expressions (2) The use of the expression "21 years" or words stating an age between 19 and 21 years in an order or direction to which reference is made in subsection (1) shall be deemed not in itself to indicate a contrary intention for the purposes of this section without some further indication of a contrary intention. S.Nu. 2011,c.6,s.2(3). 1 C.S.Nu.,c.A-40 Age of Majority Act, Official Consolidation of Current to: May 31, 2024 Preservation of right of action and defence 7. Where a right of action or a defence to an action that is based on the age of a party was in existence on July 1, 1971, the law that was in force immediately before the coming into force of this Act applies. Application 8. (1) Subsection (2) applies only where the relevant anniversary falls after June 30, 1971, and in relation to an Act or a regulation, rule, order or by-law made under an Act or a deed, will or other instrument, has effect subject to the Act, regulation, rule, order or by-law or deed, will or other instrument. Time of attaining age (2) The time at which a person attains a particular age expressed in years is the commencement of a relevant anniversary of the date of that person's birth. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.5,s.2(5). Accumulations 9. This Act does not invalidate a direction or accumulation expressed in a settlement or other disposition made by a deed, will or other instrument and executed before July 1, 1971, that, but for this Act, was a permissible period of accumulation. 10. Repealed, S.Nu. 2024,c.6,s.1. This is an official copy published by the authority of the Territorial Printer ©2024 GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT 2 C.S.Nu.,c.A-40