Canadian Payments Association By-law No. 6 — Compliance

Marginal note:Definitions

• 1 (1) The following definitions apply in this By-law.

  By-law No. 3

  Règlement administratif n° 3

  By-law No. 3 means Canadian Payments Association By-law No. 3 — Payment Items and Automated Clearing Settlement System. (Règlement administratif n° 3)

  clearing member

  membre de compensation

  clearing member means a member that, on behalf of a non-member, exchanges payment items and effects clearing or makes entries into the Automated Clearing Settlement System within the meaning of By-law No. 3. (membre de compensation)

  committee

  comité

  committee means a committee established by the Board or a subcommittee of that committee. (comité)

  document

  document

  document includes data stored by electronic means. (document)

  item in dispute

  effet contesté

  item in dispute means an item in dispute as defined in Canadian Payments Association Rule A6. (effet contesté)

  non-member

  non-membre

  non-member means a local or entity referred to in subparagraph 6(1)(a)(ii) or (iii) of By-law No. 3. (non-membre)

  party

  partie

  party means a party to an investigation under section 10. (partie)

  secretary

  secrétaire

  secretary means the secretary of the Association appointed under section 62 of the Canadian Payments Association By-law No. 1 — General. (secrétaire)

• Marginal note:Contravention by member

  (2) For the purposes of this By-law, a member commits a contravention when the member fails to comply with a provision of the by-laws or rules that imposes a duty on the member.

• Marginal note:Contravention by non-member

  (3) For the purposes of this By-law, a non-member commits a contravention when the non-member fails to comply with a provision of the by-laws or rules in respect of which a clearing member is responsible for ensuring compliance by the non-member under By-law No. 3.