1. The definitions in this section apply in these Rules.

“Act”

“Act” means the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. (Loi)

“business hours”

“business hours”, in relation to a Division Office, means the hours during which the Division Office is open to the public from Monday to Friday, holidays excepted, as posted by that Division Office. (heures d’ouverture)

“directive”

“directive” means a directive issued by the Superintendent pursuant to subsection 5(4) of the Act. (instructions)

“Division Office”

“Division Office” means the office of the Superintendent, Department of Industry, for the bankruptcy division in which the proceedings were commenced. (bureau de division)

“judge”

“judge” means a judge of a court having jurisdiction in bankruptcy under sections 183 to 186 of the Act. (juge)

“petition”

“petition”[Repealed, SOR/2007-61, s. 1]

“registrar”

“registrar” means a person appointed or assigned as a registrar in bankruptcy under section 184 of the Act. (registraire)

“tariff”

“tariff” means the tariff of costs set out in the schedule. (tarif)

“taxing officer”

“taxing officer” means the registrar or other officer appointed or assigned under section 184 of the Act for the taxation or fixing of costs or the passing of accounts. (fonctionnaire taxateur)

1.1 A stock exchange that is regulated by an Act of Parliament or of the legislature of a province is prescribed for the purposes of the definition “income trust” in section 2 of the Act.

1.2 The MFDA Investor Protection Corporation is a prescribed body for the purposes of the definition “customer compensation body” in section 253 of the Act.