Bank Act (S.C. 1991, c. 46)

Marginal note:Compliance with trust indentures

• 302 (1) An issuer or a guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued under a trust indenture shall, before undertaking

  • (a) the issue, certification and delivery of subordinated indebtedness under the trust indenture, or

  • (b) the satisfaction and discharge of the trust indenture,

  provide the trustee with evidence of compliance with the conditions in the trust indenture in respect thereof.

• Marginal note:Compliance by issuer or guarantor

  (2) On the demand of a trustee, the issuer or guarantor of subordinated indebtedness issued or to be issued under a trust indenture shall provide the trustee with evidence of compliance with the conditions in the trust indenture by the issuer or guarantor in respect of any act to be done by the trustee at the request of the issuer or guarantor.

• Marginal note:Evidence of compliance

  (3) The following documents constitute evidence of compliance for the purposes of subsections (1) and (2):

  • (a) a statutory declaration or certificate made by a director or an officer of the issuer or guarantor stating that the conditions referred to in subsections (1) and (2) have been complied with;

  • (b) an opinion of legal counsel that the conditions of the trust indenture requiring review by legal counsel have been complied with, if the trust indenture requires compliance with conditions that are subject to review by legal counsel; and

  • (c) an opinion or report of the auditors of the issuer or guarantor, or such other accountant as the trustee selects, that the conditions of the trust indenture have been complied with, if the trust indenture requires compliance with conditions that are subject to review by auditors.

• Marginal note:Further evidence of compliance

  (4) The evidence of compliance referred to in subsection (3) shall include a statement by the person giving the evidence

  • (a) declaring that the person has read and understands the conditions of the trust indenture referred to in subsections (1) and (2);

  • (b) describing the nature and scope of the examination or investigation on which the person based the certificate, statement or opinion; and

  • (c) declaring that the person has made such examination or investigation as the person believes necessary to enable the statements to be made or the opinions contained or expressed therein to be given.