Hearings in summary way	18.4 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an application or reference to the Federal Court under any of sections 18.1 to 18.3 shall be heard and determined without delay and in a summary way.
Exception	(2) The Federal Court may, if it considers it appropriate, direct that an application for judicial review be treated and proceeded with as an action.
Exception to sections 18 and 18.1	18.5 Despite sections 18 and 18.1, if an Act of Parliament expressly provides for an appeal to the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada, the Court Martial Appeal Court, the Tax Court of Canada, the Governor in Council or the Treasury Board from a decision or an order of a federal board, commission or other tribunal made by or in the course of proceedings before that board, commission or tribunal, that decision or order is not, to the extent that it may be so appealed, subject to review or to be restrained, prohibited, removed, set aside or otherwise dealt with, except in accordance with that Act.
Intergovernm ental disputes	19. If the legislature of a province has passed an Act agreeing that the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Canada or the Exchequer Court of Canada has jurisdiction in cases of controversies between Canada and that province, or between that province and any other province or provinces that have passed a like Act, the Federal Court has jurisdiction to determine the controversies.
	29. (1) The portion of subsection 20(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Industrial property, exclusive jurisdiction	20. (1) The Federal Court has exclusive original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise,
1990, c. 37, s. 34(2)	(2) Subsection 20(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Industrial property, concurrent jurisdiction	(2) The Federal Court has concurrent jurisdiction in all cases, other than those mentioned in subsection (1), in which a remedy is sought under the authority of an Act of Parliament or at law or in equity respecting any patent of invention, copyright, trade-mark, industrial design or topography referred to in paragraph (1)(a).
	30. Section 21 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Citizenship appeals	21. The Federal Court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all appeals that may be brought under subsection 14(5) of the Citizenship Act.
	31. (1) Subsection 22(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Navigation and shipping	22. (1) The Federal Court has concurrent original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise, in all cases in which a claim for relief is made or a remedy is sought under or by virtue of Canadian maritime law or any other law of Canada relating to any matter coming within the class of subject of navigation and shipping, except to the extent that jurisdiction has been otherwise specially assigned.
	(2) The portion of subsection 22(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Maritime jurisdiction	(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), for greater certainty, the Federal Court has jurisdiction with respect to all of the following:
	(3) Paragraph 22(2)(o) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(o) any claim by a master, officer or member of the crew of a ship for wages, money, property or other remuneration or benefits arising out of his or her employment;
	(4) The portion of subsection 22(3) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Jurisdiction applicable	(3) For greater certainty, the jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court by this section applies
	32. The portion of section 23 of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Bills of exchange and promissory notes - aeronautics and interprovin- cial works and undertakings	23. Except to the extent that jurisdiction has been otherwise specially assigned, the Federal Court has concurrent original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise, in all cases in which a claim for relief is made or a remedy is sought under an Act of Parliament or otherwise in relation to any matter coming within any of the following classes of subjects:
1990, c. 8, s. 6	33. Sections 24 to 26 of the Act are replaced by the following:
Extraprovinci al jurisdiction	25. The Federal Court has original jurisdiction, between subject and subject as well as otherwise, in any case in which a claim for relief is made or a remedy is sought under or by virtue of the laws of Canada if no other court constituted, established or continued under any of the Constitution Acts, 1867 to 1982 has jurisdiction in respect of that claim or remedy.
General original jurisdiction	26. The Federal Court has original jurisdiction in respect of any matter, not allocated specifically to the Federal Court of Appeal, in respect of which jurisdiction has been conferred by an Act of Parliament on the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Canada or the Exchequer Court of Canada.
1990, c. 8, s. 7(1)	34. (1) Subsection 27(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Appeals from Federal Court	27. (1) An appeal lies to the Federal Court of Appeal from any of the following decisions of the Federal Court:
	(a) a final judgment;
	(b) a judgment on a question of law determined before trial;
	(c) an interlocutory judgment; or
	(d) a determination on a reference made by a federal board, commission or other tribunal or the Attorney General of Canada.
R.S., c. 51 (4th Supp.), s. 11(1); 1993, c. 27, s. 214	(2) Subsection 27(1.1) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Appeals from Tax Court of Canada, except from informal procedure	(1.1) An appeal lies to the Federal Court of Appeal from
	(a) a final judgment of the Tax Court of Canada, other than one in respect of which section 18, 18.29, 18.3 or 18.3001 of the Tax Court of Canada Act applies;
	(b) a judgment of the Tax Court of Canada, other than one in respect of which section 18, 18.29, 18.3 or 18.3001 of the Tax Court of Canada Act applies, on a question of law determined before trial; or
	(c) an interlocutory judgment or order of the Tax Court of Canada, other than one in respect of which section 18, 18.29, 18.3 or 18.3001 of the Tax Court of Canada Act applies.
R.S., c. 51 (4th Supp.), s. 11(2); 1990, c. 8, s. 78(1)(E)	(3) Subsections 27(2) and (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Appeals from informal procedure in Tax Court of Canada	(1.2) An appeal lies to the Federal Court of Appeal from a final judgment of the Tax Court of Canada in respect of which section 18, 18.29, 18.3 or 18.3001 of the Tax Court of Canada Act applies.
Grounds for appeal	(1.3) The only grounds for an appeal under subsection (1.2) are that the Tax Court of Canada
	(a) acted without jurisdiction, acted beyond its jurisdiction or refused to exercise its jurisdiction;
	(b) failed to observe a principle of natural justice, procedural fairness or other procedure that it was required by law to observe;
	(c) erred in law in making a decision or an order, whether or not the error appears on the face of the record;
	(d) based its decision or order on an erroneous finding of fact that it made in a perverse or capricious manner or without regard for the material before it;
	(e) acted, or failed to act, by reason of fraud or perjured evidence; or
	(f) acted in any other way that was contrary to law.
Hearing in summary way	(1.4) An appeal under subsection (1.2) shall be heard and determined without delay and in a summary way.
Notice of appeal	(2) An appeal under this section shall be brought by filing a notice of appeal in the Registry of the Federal Court of Appeal
	(a) in the case of an interlocutory judgment, within 10 days after the pronouncement of the judgment or within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 10 days; and
	(b) in any other case, within 30 days, not including any days in July and August, after the pronouncement of the judgment or determination appealed from or within any further time that a judge of the Federal Court of Appeal may fix or allow before or after the end of those 30 days.
Service	(3) All parties directly affected by an appeal under this section shall be served without delay with a true copy of the notice of appeal, and evidence of the service shall be filed in the Registry of the Federal Court of Appeal.
1990, c. 8, s. 8	35. (1) The portion of subsection 28(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Judicial review	28. (1) The Federal Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear and determine applications for judicial review made in respect of any of the following federal boards, commissions or other tribunals:
	(2) Paragraph 28(1)(l) of the Act is repealed.
1990, c. 8, s. 8	(3) Subsections 28(2) and (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Sections apply	(2) Sections 18 to 18.5, except subsection 18.4(2), apply, with any modifications that the circumstances require, in respect of any matter within the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal under subsection (1) and, when they apply, a reference to the Federal Court shall be read as a reference to the Federal Court of Appeal.
Federal Court deprived of jurisdiction	(3) If the Federal Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to hear and determine a matter, the Federal Court has no jurisdiction to entertain any proceeding in respect of that matter.
1990, c. 8, s. 9	36. (1) Subsection 36(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Prejudgment interest - cause of action within province	36. (1) Except as otherwise provided in any other Act of Parliament, and subject to subsection (2), the laws relating to prejudgment interest in proceedings between subject and subject that are in force in a province apply to any proceedings in the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court in respect of any cause of action arising in that province.
1990, c. 8, s. 9	(2) The portion of subsection 36(2) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Prejudgment interest - cause of action outside province	(2) A person who is entitled to an order for the payment of money in respect of a cause of action arising outside a province or in respect of causes of action arising in more than one province is entitled to claim and have included in the order an award of interest on the payment at any rate that the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court considers reasonable in the circumstances, calculated
1990, c. 8, s. 9	(3) Paragraph 36(4)(d) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(d) on that part of the order that represents pecuniary loss arising after the date of the order and that is identified by a finding of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court;
1990, c. 8, s. 9	(4) Subsection 36(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Judicial discretion	(5) The Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court may, if it considers it just to do so, having regard to changes in market interest rates, the conduct of the proceedings or any other relevant consideration, disallow interest or allow interest for a period other than that provided for in subsection (2) in respect of the whole or any part of the amount on which interest is payable under this section.
1990, c. 8, s. 9	37. Section 37 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Judgment interest - causes of action within province	37. (1) Except as otherwise provided in any other Act of Parliament and subject to subsection (2), the laws relating to interest on judgments in causes of action between subject and subject that are in force in a province apply to judgments of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court in respect of any cause of action arising in that province.
Judgment interest - causes of action outside or in more than one province	(2) A judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court in respect of a cause of action arising outside a province or in respect of causes of action arising in more than one province bears interest at the rate that court considers reasonable in the circumstances, calculated from the time of the giving of the judgment.
	38. (1) Subsection 39(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Prescription and limitation on proceedings	39. (1) Except as expressly provided by any other Act, the laws relating to prescription and the limitation of actions in force in a province between subject and subject apply to any proceedings in the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court in respect of any cause of action arising in that province.
	(2) Subsection 39(2) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:
Prescription and limitation on proceedings in the Court, not in province	(2) A proceeding in the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court in respect of a cause of action arising otherwise than in a province shall be taken within six years after the cause of action arose.
1990, c. 8, s. 11	39. Section 40 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Vexatious proceedings	40. (1) If the Federal Court of Appeal or the Federal Court is satisfied, on application, that a person has persistently instituted vexatious proceedings or has conducted a proceeding in a vexatious manner, it may order that no further proceedings be instituted by the person in that court or that a proceeding previously instituted by the person in that court not be continued, except by leave of that court.
Attorney General of Canada	(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made only with the consent of the Attorney General of Canada, who is entitled to be heard on the application and on any application made under subsection (3).
Application for rescission or leave to proceed	(3) A person against whom a court has made an order under subsection (1) may apply to the court for rescission of the order or for leave to institute or continue a proceeding.
Court may grant leave	(4) If an application is made to a court under subsection (3) for leave to institute or continue a proceeding, the court may grant leave if it is satisfied that the proceeding is not an abuse of process and that there are reasonable grounds for the proceeding.
No appeal	(5) A decision of the court under subsection (4) is final and is not subject to appeal.
	40. (1) Subsections 43(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:
Jurisdiction in personam	43. (1) Subject to subsection (4), the jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court by section 22 may in all cases be exercised in personam.
Jurisdiction in rem	(2) Subject to subsection (3), the jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court by section 22 may be exercised in rem against the ship, aircraft or other property that is the subject of the action, or against any proceeds from its sale that have been paid into court.
Exception	(3) Despite subsection (2), the jurisdiction conferred on the Federal Court by section 22 shall not be exercised in rem with respect to a claim mentioned in paragraph 22(2)(e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (k), (m), (n), (p) or (r) unless, at the time of the commencement of the action, the ship, aircraft or other property that is the subject of the action is beneficially owned by the person who was the beneficial owner at the time when the cause of action arose.
	(2) Paragraph 43(4)(c) of the Act is replaced by the following:
	(c) the parties have agreed that the Federal Court is to have jurisdiction.
	(3) Subsection 43(5) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Exception	(5) Subsection (4) does not apply to a counter-claim or an action for a collision, in respect of which another action has already been commenced in the Federal Court.