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1 In this Convention, unless the context otherwise requires,
(g) the term “competent authority” means
(ii) in the case of Trinidad and Tobago, the Minister to whom the responsibility for Finance is assigned or the Minister’s authorized representative;
3 Nothing in this Article shall be construed as obliging a Contracting State to grant to residents of the other Contracting State any personal allowances, reliefs and reductions for taxation purposes on account of civil status or family responsibilities which it grants to its own residents.