Foreign Claims (Czechoslovakia) Settlement Regulations (SOR/73-681)

2 In these Regulations,

Agreement

Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Relating to the Settlement of Financial Matters, signed at Ottawa, April 18, 1973 and confirmed by an Exchange of Letters on June 22, 1973; (Accord)

Canadian citizen

Canadian citizen means

• (a) a person who is a Canadian citizen within the meaning of the Canadian Citizenship Act, or

• (b) a corporation that is incorporated under the laws of Canada and that

  • (i) is controlled or substantially owned by persons described in paragraph (a), or

  • (ii) is actively carrying on business in Canada; (citoyen canadien)

Chief Commissioner

Chief Commissioner means the Chief Commissioner of the Commission and, in the event of his absence or incapacity or if the office of Chief Commissioner is vacant, means the Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Commission; (commissaire en chef)

claim

claim means a claim by a Canadian citizen against the Government of Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovak natural or juridical persons in respect of property, rights and interests in Czechoslovakia affected before April 18, 1973 by Czechoslovak measures of nationalization, expropriation, taking under administration or any other similar legislative or administrative measures; (réclamation)

Commission

Commission means the Foreign Claims Commission established by Order in Council P.C. 1970-2077 of December 8, 1970; (commission)

Fund

Fund means the special account known as the Foreign Claims Fund established in the Consolidated Revenue Fund by the Minister of Finance pursuant to the Vote; (Caisse)

Minister

Minister means the Secretary of State for External Affairs; (Ministre)

notice of claim

notice of claim means a written communication that, in the opinion of the Commission, contains sufficient information to identify clearly the subject matter of a claim; (avis de réclamation)

Vote

Vote means Vote 22a of Appropriation Act No. 9, 1966. (crédit)