Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Act

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• 1Short title

  This Act may be cited as the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission Act.

• 2Definitions

  In this Act,

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• 2[p2](a)

  Agreement means the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada relating to the establishment of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission set out in the Schedule hereto; (Accord)

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• 2[p4](b)

  Commission means the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission established pursuant to the Agreement; (Commission)

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• 2[p6](c)

  Minister means the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and (Ministre)

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• 2[p8](d)

  Park means the Roosevelt Campobello International Park at Campobello, New Brunswick. (parc)

• 3Powers of Commission

  The Commission has in Canada the legal powers and capacities of a body corporate, including those set out in section 30 of the Interpretation Act.

• 4Property of Commission exempt from attachment, etc.

  All property of the Commission in Canada is exempt from attachment, seizure or execution under any writ or order of any court, or of a judge of any court, established by Parliament.

• 5Commission exempt from customs or excise duties

  No duty or tax payable under any Act of Parliament relating to customs or excise is payable on any property imported into Canada by the Commission for use in connection with the Park.

• 6Commission charitable organization

  The Commission shall be deemed to be a charitable organization in Canada

• 6(a)

  as described in paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 62 of the Income Tax Act, for the purposes of that Act; and

• 6(b)

  as described in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 7 of the Estate Tax Act, for the purposes of that Act.

• 6.1Governor in council appointment

  The Governor in Council shall appoint no more than two of the alternate members to the Commission.

• 7Report to Parliament

  The Commission shall, within three months after the termination of each year, submit to the Minister a report of the affairs of the Commission for that year, including the financial statement of the Commission and the report of its auditors thereon, and the Minister shall cause the report to be laid before Parliament within fifteen days after the receipt thereof or, if Parliament is not then sitting, on any of the first fifteen days next thereafter that Parliament is sitting.

• *8Coming into force

  This Act shall come into force on a day to be fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council. [Note: Act in force August 14, 1964, see SOR/64-338.]