name: Purple Day Act
unofficial_text: # Purple Day Act
  
  SC 2012, c 13
  
  An Act respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy
  
  Assented to 2012-6-28
  
  ### Preamble
   Whereas the Parliament of Canada wishes to assist in efforts to educate and increase awareness, among members of the public, about people living with epilepsy; Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 
  
  ## Short Title 
  
  ### Short title
  
  1 This Act may be cited as the Purple Day Act.  
  
  ## Purple Day 
  
  ### Purple Day
  
  2 Throughout Canada, in each and every year, the 26th day of March is to be known as “Purple Day”. 
  
  ### Wearing purple
  
  3 On the 26th day of March, people are encouraged to wear the colour purple to indicate their support for people with epilepsy and to increase public awareness of this disorder. 
  
  ### Not a legal holiday
  
  4 For greater certainty, Purple Day is not a legal holiday or a non-juridical day.