Third Session, Thirty-Ninth Legislature

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Bill 228

THE GRANDPARENTS' DAY ACT

(Assented to                                         )

WHEREAS grandparents play an important, nurturing role in family life and are a valuable link between generations;

AND WHEREAS grandparents should be honoured and appreciated for their guidance and wisdom;

THEREFORE HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

Grandparents' Day

1

In each year, the first Sunday in September after Labour Day is to be known throughout Manitoba as "Grandparents' Day".

C.C.S.M. reference

2

This Act may be referred to as chapter G95 of the Continuing Consolidation of the Statutes of Manitoba.

Coming into force

3

This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.