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War Claims Regulations (SOR/54-578)

Regulations are current to 2024-11-26

War Claims Regulations

SOR/54-578

APPROPRIATION ACTS

APPROPRIATION ACT, NO. 4, 1952

Registration 1954-11-23

War Claims Regulations

P.C. 1954-1809 1954-11-23

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Secretary of State and pursuant to The Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1952, Vote No. 696, is pleased to order as follows:

  • 1 The War Claims Regulations, established by Order in Council P.C. 4267 of 9th October, 1952, as amended, are hereby revoked; and

  • 2 The annexed “War Claims Regulations” are hereby made and established in substitution for the regulations hereby revoked.

R.B. BRYCE
Clerk of the Privy Council

1 These regulations may be cited as the War Claims Regulations.

2 In these regulations,

war claims

war claims means a claim for compensation arising out of World War II; (réclamation de guerre)

War Claims Commissioner

War Claims Commissioner means the Chief War Claims Commissioner appointed for the purpose of inquiring into, reporting upon and making recommendations with respect to the payment of war claims in particular cases; (Commissaire des réclamations de guerre)

War Claims Fund

War Claims Fund means the War Claims Fund established by Vote 696 of The Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1952; (Caisse des réclamations de guerre)

war claims rules

war claims rules and rules means the rules established by section 3. (règles concernant les réclamations de guerre et règles)

3 The recommendations contained in the Report of the Advisory Commission on War Claims dated February 25, 1952, modified to the extent specified in the Schedule hereto, shall constitute the rules governing payment out of the War Claims Fund of compensation in respect of war claims.

  • 4 (1) Payment may be made out of the War Claims Fund, with the approval of the Treasury Board, to a person, or to another on his behalf, in respect of a war claim, of an amount that, in the opinion of the War Claims Commissioner, that person is eligible to receive under the war claims rules.

  • (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), payment may be made out of the War Claims Fund of compensation for maltreatment in accordance with the rules to a person, or to another on his behalf, where, in the opinion of the Treasury Board, that person is eligible to receive such compensation under the rules.

  • (3) In approving payments under this section, the Treasury Board shall determine the times at which such payments shall be made to give effect to the order of priorities established by the war claims rules.

  • (4) Notwithstanding anything in this section, where a payment in respect of a war claim may be or could have been made to a person, or to another on his behalf, from a source other than the War Claims Fund, the Treasury Board may determine the portion, if any, of the payment and the time at which such portion may be paid to that person or to another on his behalf out of the War Claims Fund.

  • SOR/55-263, s. 1
  • SOR/58-441, s. 1

5 No right to payment is conferred by these regulations.

6 These regulations shall be administered by the Secretary of State.

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