Marine Liability Act

Marginal note:Definitions

80 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 81 to 89.

foreign judgment

foreign judgment means a judgment — of a court of a state, other than Canada, that is a party to one of the following conventions or the protocol — rendered under the

• (a) Civil Liability Convention within the meaning of subsection 47(1);

• (b) Fund Convention within the meaning of subsection 47(1);

• (c) Supplementary Fund Protocol within the meaning of subsection 47(1);

• (d) Bunkers Convention within the meaning of subsection 47(1). (jugement étranger)

judgment creditor

judgment creditor means a person in whose favour a foreign judgment is rendered, and includes the person’s assigns, successors, heirs, executors, liquidators of the succession, administrators and legal representatives. (bénéficiaire)

judgment debtor

judgment debtor means a person against whom a foreign judgment is rendered, and includes a person against whom the foreign judgment is enforceable under the law of the state in which it is rendered. (débiteur)