How to use a citation on a federal Act

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1. Federal Acts use a chapter code such as C-46

   That is how the Criminal Code is cited. The title alone is not unique enough in search.

2. Open the Act page on this site and type the section number

   Use the sticky Go to section bar. Neighbouring subsections are often the real rule.

3. Confirm currency on the official Justice link at the bottom of our intro

   We reproduce text. Justice remains the official source.

4. Regulations have their own citations

   Do not treat a regulation section as a Criminal Code section.

5. Part I and Part II in the Criminal Code are not separate Know The Law URLs

   They live on the main Criminal Code page.

Official law on this site: federal-legislation.

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