Bank for International Settlements (Immunity) Act

An Act to provide immunity to the Bank for International Settlements from government measures and from civil judicial process [Enacted by section 140 of chapter 35 of the Statutes of Canada, 2007, in force on assent December 14, 2007.] Short title This Act may be cited as the Bank for International Settlements (Immunity) Act. Immunity — government measures The Bank for International Settlements, its property and any property entrusted to it are exempt from the measures referred to in Article 1 of the Protocol regarding the immunities of the Bank for International Settlements that was ratified by Canada on January 20, 1938. Immunity — judicial process The Bank is immune from the juris-diction of any court in respect of a civil proceeding. Immunity — property The Bank’s property and any property entrusted to it are immune, in respect of any civil proceeding, from attachment and execution. Binding on Her Majesty Subsections (1) and (2) are binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada. Non-application of sections 2 and 3 For reasons of national security or for the purposes of the conduct of Canada’s international affairs or the implementation of Canada’s international obligations, the Governor in Council may determine that, to the extent specified by the Governor in Council, the Bank, its property and any property entrusted to it are not exempt under section 2; the Bank is not immune under subsection 3(1); and the Bank’s property and any property entrusted to it are not immune under subsection 3(2).