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Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act

Version of section 2 from 2002-12-31 to 2005-03-31:


Marginal note:Definitions

  •  (1) In this Act,

    Convention

    Convention

    Convention means the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction, signed at Paris, France on January 13, 1993, as amended from time to time pursuant to Article XV of the Convention and portions of which are set out in the schedule to this Act; (Convention)

    international inspector

    inspecteur international

    international inspector means a person who holds a certificate issued by the Minister under section 12; (inspecteur international)

    Minister

    ministre

    Minister means such member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada as may be designated by the Governor in Council to be the Minister for the purposes of this Act; (ministre)

    National Authority

    autorité nationale

    National Authority means the portion of the public service of Canada designated as the National Authority for Canada under subsection 3(1); (autorité nationale)

    place

    lieu

    place includes any means of transport; (lieu)

    prescribed

    Version anglaise seulement

    prescribed means prescribed by the regulations; (Version anglaise seulement)

    representative of the National Authority

    représentant de l’autorité nationale

    representative of the National Authority means a representative of the National Authority designated under subsection 3(2). (représentant de l’autorité nationale)

  • Marginal note:Other words and expressions

    (2) Unless the context otherwise requires, all words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Convention.

  • Marginal note:Convention provisions prevail where inconsistency

    (3) In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions set out in the schedule and the provisions of the Convention, the provisions of the Convention prevail.


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