Emergency Protection Orders Regulations (SOR/2014-266)

Marginal note:Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

Act means the Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act. (Loi)

applicant

applicant means the person who makes an application, whether or not they are represented by another person who acts on their behalf.  (demandeur)

application

application means an application for an emergency protection order under subsection 16(1) of the Act. (demande)

family violence

family violence has the same meaning as in subsection 16(9) of the Act. (violence familiale)

respondent

respondent means the spouse or common-law partner of an applicant. (défendeur)

telecommunication

telecommunication includes communication by telephone, email or fax. (télécommunication)

vulnerable person

vulnerable person means any child in the charge of the applicant or respondent and any elderly person or person with a disability who habitually resides in the family home and for whom the applicant or respondent is the caregiver. (personne vulnérable)