Marginal note:Definitions
18 The following definitions apply in this section and in sections 18.1 to 19.1.
- competent authority
competent authority means a court that has the authority to make an order or another entity that has the authority to make a decision with respect to support under this Act. (autorité compétente)
- designated authority
designated authority means a person or entity that is designated by a province to exercise the powers or perform the duties and functions set out in sections 18.1 to 19.1 within the province. (autorité désignée)
- designated jurisdiction
designated jurisdiction means a jurisdiction outside Canada — whether a country or a political subdivision of a country — that is designated under an Act that relates to the reciprocal enforcement of orders relating to support, of the province in which either of the former spouses resides. (État désigné)
- responsible authority
responsible authority means a person or entity that, in a designated jurisdiction, performs functions that are similar to those performed by the designated authority under subsection 19(4). (autorité responsable)
- R.S., 1985, c. 3 (2nd Supp.), s. 18
- 1993, c. 8, s. 3, c. 28, s. 78
- 2002, c. 7, s. 159
- 2014, c. 2, s. 33
- 2019, c. 16, s. 14
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