Cultural Property Export and Import Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-51)
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Cultural Property Export and Import Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. C-51
An Act respecting the export from Canada of cultural property and the import into Canada of cultural property illegally exported from foreign states
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Cultural Property Export and Import Act.
- 1974-75-76, c. 50, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“Control List”
« nomenclature »
“Control List” means the Canadian Cultural Property Export Control List established under section 4;
“expert examiner”
« expert-vérificateur »
“expert examiner” means a person or institution designated as an expert examiner under section 6;
“export permit”
« licence »
“export permit” means a permit to export issued by a permit officer under this Act;
“general permit”
« licence générale »
“general permit” means a permit to export issued by the Minister under section 17;
“institution”
« établissement »
“institution” means an institution that is publicly owned and is operated solely for the benefit of the public, that is established for educational or cultural purposes and that conserves objects and exhibits them or otherwise makes them available to the public;
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purposes of this Act;
“permit officer”
« agent »
“permit officer” means a person designated as a permit officer under section 5;
“public authority”
« administration »
“public authority” means Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province, an agent of Her Majesty in either such right, a municipality in Canada, a municipal or public body performing a function of government in Canada or a corporation performing a function or duty on behalf of Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province;
“resident of Canada”
« résident »
“resident of Canada” means, in the case of a natural person, a person who ordinarily resides in Canada and, in the case of a corporation, a corporation that has its head office in Canada or maintains one or more establishments in Canada to which employees of the corporation employed in connection with the business of the corporation ordinarily report for work;
“Review Board”
« Commission »
“Review Board” means the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board established by section 18.
- 1974-75-76, c. 50, s. 2;
- SI/80-153;
- 1984, c. 40, s. 21.
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