In these By-Laws:
"National Officers" means President, 1st Vice-President and 2nd Vice-President.
"By-Laws" means the By-Laws (Statuts) of the Union of Taxation Employees.
"Chairperson" (présidente ou président du comité) means a person who chairs a Committee of the Union of Taxation Employees.
"Constitution" (Statuts de l’AFPC) as used in the English version of these By-Laws means the Constitution of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
"Convention" (Congrès) means a National Triennial Convention of the Union of Taxation Employees.
"CRA" (ARC) means Canada Revenue Agency.
Employer (Employeur) means Canada Revenue Agency and any labour organization.
"Executive Council" (Conseil exécutif) means the National Executive Council of the Union of Taxation Employees.
"Local" (Section locale) has the meaning conferred upon it by By-Law 6, Section 2.
"May" (peut) the expression "may" as permissive.
"Membership", "Honorary Membership", "Life Membership" (Membre, Membre honoraire et Membre à vie) in these By-Laws have the meanings conferred upon them by By-Law 3.
"National Office" (Bureau national means the office of UTE located at 233 Gilmour Street, Suite 800, Ottawa ON K2P 0P2 and all persons employed therein.
"President" (Présidente ou president) means the President of the Union of Taxation Employees, unless specifically indicated otherwise.
"PSAC" (AFPC) means the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
"Shall” (doit) the expression "shall" is to be construed as imperative.
"Special Convention" (Congrès extraordinaire) means a Special Convention of the Union of Taxation Employees.
"Union business authorized by UTE" (Affaires syndicales autorisées par le SEI) means union business provided for in the present By-Laws or any other union activities authorized by the President, or their designate or the Executive Council.
"UTE" (SEI) means Union of Taxation Employees, a Component of the Public Service Alliance of Canada.
"Vice‑Presidents" (Vice-Présidentes et Vice-Présidents) means the National 1st and 2nd Vice‑Presidents of the Union of Taxation Employees - Public Service Alliance of Canada.
In these By-Laws, wherever the context indicates "masculine” it shall be deemed to include "feminine".