Marginal note:Definitions
2 The definitions in this section apply in this Act.
- Attorney General
Attorney General means the Attorney General of Canada. (procureur général)
- court
court means
(a) in Ontario, the Ontario Court (General Division);
(b) in Quebec, the Superior Court;
(c) in New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, the Court of Queen’s Bench;
(d) in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories, the Supreme Court, and in Nunavut, the Nunavut Court of Justice; and
(e) in Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland, the Trial Division of the Supreme Court. (tribunal)
- court of appeal
court of appeal means
(a) in the Province of Prince Edward Island, the Appeal Division of the Supreme Court; and
(b) in all other provinces, the Court of Appeal. (cour d’appel)
- extradition agreement
extradition agreement means an agreement that is in force, to which Canada is a party and that contains a provision respecting the extradition of persons, other than a specific agreement. (accord)
- extradition partner
extradition partner means a State or entity with which Canada is party to an extradition agreement, with which Canada has entered into a specific agreement or whose name appears in the schedule. (partenaire)
- International Criminal Court
International Criminal Court means the International Criminal Court as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act. (Cour pénale internationale)
- judge
judge means a judge of the court. (juge)
- justice
justice has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code. (juge de paix)
- Minister
Minister means the Minister of Justice. (ministre)
- specific agreement
specific agreement means an agreement referred to in section 10 that is in force. (accord spécifique)
- State or entity
State or entity means
(a) a State other than Canada;
(b) a province, state or other political subdivision of a State other than Canada;
(c) a colony, dependency, possession, protectorate, condominium, trust territory or any territory falling under the jurisdiction of a State other than Canada;
(d) an international criminal court or tribunal; or
(e) a territory. (État ou entité)
- 1999, c. 18, s. 2
- 2000, c. 24, s. 47
- 2002, c. 7, s. 169
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