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PART 1 - Definitions and interpretation

Definitions and Interpretations

1(1)  In this by-law,
“Civil Section” means the Civil Section of the ULCC described in Part 2;

“Criminal Section” means the Criminal Section of the ULCC described in Part 3;

“delegate” means a person appointed by a constituent jurisdiction to attend an annual meeting of the ULCC;

“Executive Committee” means the Executive Committee of the ULCC described in subsection 15(1); 

“incoming Chair” means the person selected to serve as the Chair of a Section for a term of office that begins on the last day of the annual meeting held after the date of the person’s selection;

“jurisdictional representative” means a person appointed under subsections 7(1) and 13(1);

“President” means the President of the ULCC described in section 16;

"ULCC" means the Uniform Law Conference of Canada;

“Vice-President” means the Vice-President of the ULCC described in section 16.

1(2) Canada and each province and territory of Canada are the constituent jurisdictions of the ULCC.