Federal Courts Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. F-7

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Federal Courts Act
  SHORT TITLE
              1. Short title
  INTERPRETATION
              2. Definitions
  THE COURTS
              3. Federal Court — Appeal Division continued
              4. Federal Court — Trial Division continued
  THE JUDGES
              5. Constitution of Federal Court of Appeal
              5.1 Constitution of Federal Court
              5.2 Appointment of judges
              5.3 Who may be appointed judge
              5.4 Judges from Quebec
              6. Rank and precedence
              7. Residence of judges
              8. Tenure of office
              9. Oath of office for judges
              10. Deputy judges of the Federal Court of Appeal
              10.1 Meetings
  BARRISTERS, ADVOCATES, ATTORNEYS AND SOLICITORS
              11. Barrister or advocate
  PROTHONOTARIES
              12. Prothonotaries
  SHERIFFS AND MARSHALS
              13. Sheriff
  JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATORS
              14. Designation
  ORGANIZATION OF WORK
              15. Sittings of the Federal Court
              16. Sittings of the Federal Court of Appeal
  JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURT
              17. Relief against the Crown
              18. Extraordinary remedies, federal tribunals
              18.1 Application for judicial review
              18.2 Interim orders
              18.3 Reference by federal tribunal
              18.4 Hearings in summary way
              18.5 Exception to sections 18 and 18.1
              19. Intergovernmental disputes
              20. Industrial property, exclusive jurisdiction
              21. Citizenship appeals
              22. Navigation and shipping
              23. Bills of exchange and promissory notes — aeronautics and interprovincial works and undertakings
              24.
              25. Extraprovincial jurisdiction
              26. General original jurisdiction
  JURISDICTION OF FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
              27. Appeals from Federal Court
              28. Judicial review
              29. to 35.
  SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS
              36. Prejudgment interest — cause of action within province
              37. Judgment interest — causes of action within province
              38.
              39. Prescription and limitation on proceedings
              40. Vexatious proceedings
              41.
              42. Maritime law continued
              43. Jurisdiction in personam
              44. Mandamus, injunction, specific performance or appointment of receiver
  PROCEDURE
              45. Giving of judgment after judge ceases to hold office
              45.1 Rules Committee
              46. Rules
              47.
              48. How proceeding against Crown instituted
              49. No juries
              50. Stay of proceedings authorized
              50.1 Stay of proceedings
              51. Reasons for judgment to be filed
  JUDGMENTS OF FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
              52. Powers of Federal Court of Appeal
  EVIDENCE
              53. Taking of evidence
              54. Who may administer oath, affidavit or affirmation
  PROCESS
              55. Application of process
              56. Analogy to provincial process
  GENERAL
              57. Constitutional questions
              57.1 Fees to be paid to Receiver General
              58. Law reports editor
              59. Police services
  SCHEDULE: FEDERAL COURT