Marginal note:Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Special Economic Measures Act.

Marginal note:Definitions

2. In this Act,

“Canadian”

« Canadien »

“Canadian” means a person who is a citizen within the meaning of the Citizenship Act or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of Canada or of a province;

“entity”

« entité »

“entity” means a body corporate, trust, partnership, fund, an unincorporated association or organization or a foreign state;

“foreign state”

« État étranger »

“foreign state” means a country other than Canada, and includes

• (a) any political subdivision of a foreign state,

• (b) the government, and any department, of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof, and

• (c) any agency of a foreign state or of a political subdivision thereof;

“national”

« nationaux »

“national”, in relation to a foreign state, means an individual who possesses the nationality of that state as determined in accordance with the laws of that state or a body corporate incorporated or continued by or under the laws of that state;

“person”

« personne »

“person” means an individual or an entity;

“property”

« bien »

“property” means any real or personal property;

“technical data”

« données techniques »

“technical data” includes blueprints, technical drawings, photographic imagery, computer software, models, formulas, engineering designs and specifications, technical and operating manuals and any technical information or know-how.

Marginal note:Binding on Her Majesty

3. This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province.