Foreign Claims (Cuba) Settlement Regulations (SOR/81-81)

2 In these Regulations,

Agreement

Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Cuba relating to the settlement of Canadian claims, signed at Havana, November 7, 1980; (Accord)

Canadian citizen

Canadian citizen means

• (a) a person who is a Canadian citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act, except a person who is also a Cuban citizen and whose dominant nationality is Cuban, or

• (b) a corporation that is incorporated under the laws of Canada and that is substantially owned by persons described in paragraph (a); (citoyen canadien)

Chief Commissioner

Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of the Commission; (commissaire en chef)

claim

claim means a claim, other than a claim in respect of commercial operations of Canadian insurance companies, in Cuba by a Canadian citizen in respect of property, rights, causes of action and interests affected by laws, regulations or measures adopted by the Government of the Republic of Cuba on or after January 1, 1959 and before November 7, 1980; (réclamation)

Commission

Commission means the Foreign Claims Commission established pursuant to Order in Council P.C. 1981-1447 of May 28, 1981; (Commission)

Fund

Fund means the special account known as the Foreign Claims Fund established in the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Minister of Finance pursuant to the Vote; (Caisse)

Minister

Minister means the Secretary of State for External Affairs; (ministre)

notice of claim

notice of claim means a written communication that, in the opinion of the Commission, contains sufficient information to identify clearly the subject-matter of a claim; (avis de réclamation)

Vote

Vote means Vote 22a in Schedule B to Appropriation Act No. 9, 1966. (crédit)