7 ELIZABETH II.

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CHAP. 19

An Act to amend the Indian Act.

[Assented to 13th August, 1958.]

 

HER Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:

1. Section 12 of the Indian Act is amended by adding thereto the following subsection:

A(3) Subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) do not apply to a person who

(a) pursuant to this Act is registered as an Indian on the day this subsection comes into force, or

(b) is a descendant of a person described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.@