C.C.S.M. c. C50
The Change of Name Act
1 | (1) | Definitions |
(2) | Registered common-law relationship | |
2 | (1) | Requirements |
(2) | Form of application | |
(2.1) | Fingerprinting required | |
(2.2) | Duties of agency taking fingerprints | |
(2.3) | No decision until fingerprinting confirmed | |
(3) | Refusal by director of application | |
(4) | Appeal | |
3 | Application and consent by committee or substitute decision maker | |
4 | (1) | Change of name of children by parent |
(2) | Application where notice is required | |
(3) | Consent of child | |
(4) | Application by guardian | |
5 | (1) | Director may dispense with notice |
(2) | Director may dispense with consent | |
6 | (1) | Application to court |
(2) | Notice to director | |
(3) | Delay in registering change of name | |
7 | (1) | Issue of a certificate |
(2) | Public notice | |
(3) | Director may waive public notice | |
(4) | Effect of registration and issue of certificate | |
(5) | Records and index | |
(6) | Certified copy or extract | |
(7) | Search and report on search | |
(8) | No search where no publication | |
(9) | Certificate as evidence | |
(10) | Notation on vital statistics record | |
(11) | Substitution of new name in documents | |
(12) | Mechanically reproduced signature | |
(13) | Validity of documents | |
8 | (1) | Hearing to annul name change |
(2) | Order | |
(3) | Appeal | |
(4) | Publication of annulment | |
(5) | Obtaining change of name by fraud or misrepresentation | |
(6) | Use of name obtained by fraud or misrepresentation | |
(7) | Use of name after refusal or annulment | |
(8) | Failure to surrender certificate | |
(9) | Use of certificate issued under previous name | |
9 | Effect of changes under other statutes | |
10 | (1) | Election of surname by spouse or common-law partner |
(2) | Resuming name after divorce, etc. | |
(3) | Declaration by common-law partner | |
(4) | Documents issued | |
(5) | Documents issued to certain persons | |
(6) | Form of election or resumption of surname certificate | |
(7) | Effect of filing declaration under subsection (3) | |
10.1 | (1) | Authorized agencies |
(2) | Duties of authorized agencies | |
10.2 | Agreements with RCMP | |
11 | Regulations | |
12 | Repeal | |
13 | Reference in Continuing Consolidation | |
14 | Commencement of Act |