Canadian Transportation Agency General Rules (SOR/2005-35)
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Canadian Transportation Agency General Rules
SOR/2005-35
Registration 2005-02-08
Canadian Transportation Agency General Rules
P.C. 2005-144 2005-02-08
The Canadian Transportation Agency, pursuant to section 17 of the Canada Transportation ActFootnote a, hereby makes the annexed Canadian Transportation Agency General Rules.
Return to footnote aS.C. 1996, c. 10
Gatineau, February 1, 2005
Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to subsection 36(1) of the Canada Transportation ActFootnote a, hereby approves the making of the annexed Canadian Transportation Agency General Rules by the Canadian Transportation Agency.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
1. The definitions in this section apply in these Rules.
“Act”
« Loi »
“Act” means the Canada Transportation Act. (Loi)
“address”
« adresse »
“address” includes an address for electronic transmission. (adresse)
“affidavit”
« affidavit »
“affidavit” means a written statement confirmed by oath or a solemn affirmation. (affidavit)
“application”
« demande »
“application” means an application, made to the Agency, that commences a proceeding under the Act, any Regulations made under the Act or any other Act of Parliament under which the Agency has authority, and includes a complaint, an application under section 3 of the Railway Relocation and Crossing Act, an appeal under subsection 42(1) of the Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act, a reference under sections 16 and 26 of the Railway Safety Act and a notice of objection under section 34 of the Pilotage Act. (demande)
“Authority”
« administration de pilotage »
“Authority” means a Pilotage Authority established by section 3 of the Pilotage Act. (administration de pilotage)
“complaint”
« plainte »
“complaint” means a complaint made to the Agency that alleges anything to have been done or omitted to have been done in contravention of the Act, any Regulations made under the Act or any other Act of Parliament under which the Agency has authority, and includes
(a) a complaint under section 52 or 94 of the Canada Marine Act; and
(b) a complaint under section 13 of the Shipping Conferences Exemption Act, 1987. (plainte)
“day”
« jour »
“day” means a period of 24 hours between 00:00 and 24:00. (jour)
“decision”
« décision »
“decision” includes any ruling, leave, sanction, approval and other determination that the Agency has the authority to make. (décision)
“document”
« document »
“document” includes any correspondence, memorandum, book, plan, map, drawing, diagram, pictorial or graphic work, photograph, film, microform, sound recording, videotape, machine readable record and any other recorded material, regardless of its physical form or characteristics, and any copy of it. (document)
“electronic transmission”
« transmission électronique »
“electronic transmission” includes the communication by facsimile, electronic mail or any other electronic means by which parties can communicate. (transmission électronique)
“holiday”
« jour férié »
“holiday” includes a Saturday and any day defined as a holiday in subsection 35(1) of the Interpretation Act. (jour férié)
“interested person”
« personne intéressée »
“interested person” means a person who has filed a submission under section 46. (personne intéressée)
“intervener”
« intervenant »
“intervener” means a person who has filed an intervention under subsection 43(2) or 74(2) and whose intervention has not been refused by the Agency. (intervenant)
“objector”
« opposant »
“objector” means a person who has filed a notice of objection under subsection 34(2) of the Pilotage Act. (opposant)
“party”
« partie »
“party” means an applicant, a respondent, an intervener, a complainant, an appellant, an Authority or an objector. (partie)
“person to be served” or “person served”
« personne signifiée »
“person to be served” or “person served” includes a person's representative. (personne signifiée)
“pleading”
« acte de procédure »
“pleading” means a document in which a proceeding is commenced, defined, supported, objected to or answered, and includes an application, answer, intervention or reply. (acte de procédure)
“proceeding”
« instance »
“proceeding” includes an inquiry, complaint, investigation, appeal, objection and any other matter commenced by application to the Agency, but does not include a matter submitted to the Agency for final offer arbitration under subsection 161(1) of the Act. (instance)
“Secretary”
« secrétaire »
“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Agency or, in the absence of the Secretary, the person assigned by the Chairperson to act in the Secretary's absence. (secrétaire)
“working day”
« jour ouvrable »
“working day”, in respect of the filing of a document with the Agency at its head office or a regional office, means a day on which offices of the Public Service of Canada are normally open in the province where the head office or regional office is situated. (jour ouvrable)