Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) In this Act,

  agreement

  accord

  agreement means a treaty, convention or other international agreement that is in force, to which Canada is a party and that contains a provision respecting mutual legal assistance in criminal matters; (accord)

  competent authority

  autorité compétente

  competent authority means the Attorney General of Canada, the attorney general of a province or any person or authority with responsibility in Canada for the investigation or prosecution of offences; (autorité compétente)

  data

  données

  data means representations, in any form, of information or concepts; (données)

  foreign state

  foreign state[Repealed, 1999, c. 18, s. 97]

  International Criminal Court

  Cour pénale internationale

  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

  juge

  judge means

  • (a) in Ontario, a judge of the Superior Court of Justice,

  • (a.1) in Prince Edward Island, a judge of the trial division of the Supreme Court,

  • (b) in Quebec, a judge of the Superior Court,

  • (c) in New Brunswick, Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan, a judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench, and

  • (d) in Nova Scotia, British Columbia, Newfoundland, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories, a judge of the Supreme Court, and in Nunavut, a judge of the Nunavut Court of Justice; (juge)

  Minister

  ministre

  Minister means the Minister of Justice; (ministre)

  offence

  infraction

  offence means an offence within the meaning of the relevant agreement; (infraction)

  record

  document

  record means any material on which data are recorded or marked and which is capable of being read or understood by a person or a computer system or other device; (document)

  request

  demande

  request means a request for assistance presented pursuant to an agreement; (demande)

  state or entity

  État ou entité

  state or entity means

  • (a) a state, a province, state or political subdivision of the state, or a colony, dependency, possession, protectorate, condominium, trust territory or any territory falling under the jurisdiction of the state, that is a party to an agreement with Canada, or

  • (b) an international criminal court or tribunal, the name of which appears in the schedule. (État ou entité)

  treaty

  treaty[Repealed, 1999, c. 18, s. 97]

• (2) [Repealed, 1999, c. 18, s. 97]