Rules of the Board of Arbitration (Agriculture and Agri-Food) (SOR/2000-306)

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The definitions in this section apply in these Rules.

  Act

  Act means the Canada Agricultural Products Act. (Loi)

  complainant

  complainant means a person who files a complaint under subsection 9(1) of the Act. (plaignant)

  defendant

  defendant means a person against whom a complaint is filed under subsection 9(1) of the Act. (défendeur)

  party

  party means a complainant, a defendant or an intervenor. (partie)

  Secretary

  Secretary means the Secretary of the Board. (secrétaire)

• Marginal note:Interpretation

  (2) These Rules are to be liberally construed in order to permit the fairest, least expensive and most expeditious way of resolving complaints.