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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/04/14 17:07 UTC 版)
Reference re Validity of Section 5(a) of the Dairy Industry Act (1949), also known as the Margarine Reference or as Can. Federation of Agriculture v. A.-G. Que., is a leading opinion of the Supreme Court of Canada on determining if a law is within the authority of the federal government under the Parliament's powers to legislate criminal law. In this particular case, the Court found that a regulation made by Parliament was ultra vires. It contained sufficient punitive sanctions; however, the subject matter was not the kind that served a public purpose.