Visiting Forces Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. V-2)
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Visiting Forces Act
R.S.C., 1985, c. V-2
An Act respecting the armed forces of countries visiting Canada
SHORT TITLE
Marginal note:Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Visiting Forces Act.
- R.S., c. V-6, s. 1.
INTERPRETATION
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“Canadian Forces”
« Forces canadiennes »
“Canadian Forces” means the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada;
“civil court”
« tribunal civil »
“civil court” means a court of ordinary criminal jurisdiction in Canada and includes a court of summary jurisdiction;
“civil prison”
« prison civile »
“civil prison” means any prison, jail or other place in Canada in which offenders sentenced by a civil court in Canada to imprisonment for less than two years can be confined;
“dependant”
« personne à charge »
“dependant” means, with reference to a member of a visiting force or to a member of the armed forces of a designated state, a person who forms part of the member’s household and depends on the member for support;
“designated state”
« État désigné »
“designated state” means a state, other than Canada, that is designated under section 4;
“detention barrack”
« caserne disciplinaire »
“detention barrack” means a place designated as such under the National Defence Act;
“penitentiary”
« pénitencier »
“penitentiary” means a penitentiary within the meaning of Part I of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act, and includes any prison or place in which a person sentenced to imprisonment for two years or more by a civil court having jurisdiction in the place where the sentence is imposed can, for the time being, be confined;
“service court”
« tribunal militaire »
“service court” means a court martial and includes the service authorities of a designated state who are empowered by the laws of that state to deal with charges;
“service prison”
« prison militaire »
“service prison” means a place designated as such under the National Defence Act;
“visiting force”
« force étrangère présente au Canada »
“visiting force” means any of the armed forces of a designated state present in Canada in connection with official duties, and includes civilian personnel designated under section 4 as a civilian component of a visiting force.
- R.S., 1985, c. V-2, s. 2;
- 1992, c. 20, s. 216;
- 2000, c. 12, s. 316.
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