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POWERS OF THE PARLIAMENT

Legislative Authority of Parliament of Canada

91.

It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,

15.	Banking, Incorporation of Banks, and the Issue of Paper Money.
16.	Savings Banks.
17.	Weights and Measures.
18.	Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes.
19.	Interest.
20.	Legal Tender

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