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Section 16
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16. A body must not keep information it holds beyond the time required to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or used, subject to a regulation made under the second paragraph, to the Archives Act (chapter A-21.1) or to the Professional Code (chapter C-26).
A government regulation may determine a minimum period during which a body must keep the information it holds. That period may vary, in particular, according to the category of information or bodies concerned. The regulation must not have the effect of extending the preservation period for information obtained under the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1) beyond the periods prescribed by that Act.
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16. A body must not keep information it holds beyond the time required to achieve the purposes for which it was collected or used, subject to a regulation made under the second paragraph, to the Archives Act (chapter A-21.1) or to the Professional Code (chapter C-26).
A government regulation may determine a minimum period during which a body must keep the information it holds. That period may vary, in particular, according to the category of information or bodies concerned. The regulation must not have the effect of extending the preservation period for information obtained under the Youth Protection Act (chapter P-34.1) beyond the periods prescribed by that Act.
