Expropriation Act

Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

Court

tribunal

Court means the Federal Court; (tribunal)

Crown

Couronne

Crown means Her Majesty in right of Canada; (Couronne)

expropriated

exproprié

expropriated means taken by the Crown under Part I; (exproprié)

expropriated interest

droit exproprié

expropriated interest means any right, estate or interest that has been lost, in whole or in part, by the registration of a notice of confirmation under Part I; (droit exproprié)

interest in land

droit réel immobilier

interest in land, in relation to land in the Province of Quebec, includes the interest of a lessee therein; (droit réel immobilier)

land

bien-fonds

land includes buildings, structures and other things in the nature of fixtures and mines and minerals whether precious or base, on, above or below the surface; (bien-fonds)

Minister

ministre

Minister

• (a) in relation to the provisions of this Act other than Part II, means the Minister of Public Works and Government Services or, for such periods and in relation to such matters to which the powers, duties and functions of the Minister under this Act extend as may be specified in any instrument of delegation signed by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services and published in the Canada Gazette, such other Minister described in paragraph (b) as is named in the instrument, and

• (b) in relation to Part II, means a Minister presiding over a department named in Schedule I to the Financial Administration Act; (ministre)

notice of confirmation

avis de confirmation

notice of confirmation means a notice of confirmation described in section 14; (avis de confirmation)

notice of intention

avis d’intention

notice of intention means a notice of intention described in section 5; (avis d’intention)

owner

titulaire

owner, in relation to any expropriated interest, includes the owner of a leasehold interest; (titulaire)

register

enregistrer

register includes file or deposit; (enregistrer)

registrar

registrateur

registrar means the registrar or master of deeds or land titles or other officer with whom the title to land is registered or recorded. (registrateur)