What Canada Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law) (S.C. 2017, c. 21): Interpretation, Orders and Regulations, Prohibitions on Dealings, Duty to Determine, Disclosure Obligations, Rights of Foreign Nationals, and Offences requires
The Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law), S.C. 2017, c. 21, received Royal Assent on 18 October 2017 and is the principal Canadian statute providing for restrictive measures in respect of foreign nationals responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and acts of significant corruption, and is administered by the Minister of Foreign Affairs in coordination with the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 2 contains the interpretation provisions including the definitions of foreign national, foreign public official, property, and other essential terms. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 4 authorizes the Governor in Council to make orders and regulations imposing restrictions on dealings with property and financial activities related to designated individuals. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 5 sets out the prohibitions on dealings with property of designated foreign nationals. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 6 imposes the duty on financial institutions and regulated entities to determine whether they are in possession or control of property belonging to a sanctioned foreign national. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 7 mandates disclosure of identified property to the relevant supervising agencies without delay, and once every three months. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 8 permits affected individuals to apply to the Minister to cease being subject to sanctions orders. Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 11 establishes the offences and punishment for knowingly contravening orders. The Act operates alongside the Special Economic Measures Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, which it amended.
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- Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 2 - interpretation including foreign national, foreign public official, and property.
- Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act, section 4 - orders and regulations by the Governor in Council.
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