“Tax Act” mean theIncome Tax Act (Canada), and any statute hereafter enacted in substitution therefor, as such Act, or substituted statute, may be amended from time to time.
“Tax Event” means:
(i) as a result of any change (including any announced prospective change) in or amendment to the laws (or any regulations or rulings promulgated thereunder) of Canada or of any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein affecting taxation, or any change in official position regarding the application or interpretation of such laws, regulations or rulings (including a holding by a court of competent jurisdiction), which change or amendment is announced and becomes effective on or after July 23, 2019, and which in the written opinion to the Bank of legal counsel of recognized standing has resulted or will result (assuming, in the case of any announced prospective change, that such announced change will become effective as of the date specified in such announcement and in the form announced) in the Bank becoming obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which payment under the Notes is due, Additional Amounts; or
(ii) on or after July 23, 2019, any action has been taken by any taxing authority of, or any decision has been rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction in, Canada or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, including any of those actions specified in the preceding clause (i), whether or not such action was taken or decision was rendered with respect to the Bank, or any change, amendment, application or interpretation shall be officially proposed, which, in any such case, in the written opinion to the Bank of legal counsel of recognized standing, will result (assuming, in the case of any announced prospective change, that such announced change will become effective as of the date specified in such announcement and in the form announced) in the Bank becoming obligated to pay, on the next succeeding date on which payment under the Notes is due, Additional Amounts with respect to the Notes; or
(iii) the Bank has received an opinion of independent legal counsel of recognized standing experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a result of, (x) any amendment to, clarification of, or change (including any announced prospective change) in, the laws, or any regulations thereunder, or any application or interpretation thereof, of Canada, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, affecting taxation; (y) any judicial decision, administrative pronouncement, published or private ruling, regulatory procedure, rule, notice, announcement, assessment or reassessment (including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt or issue such decision, pronouncement, ruling, procedure, rule, notice, announcement, assessment or reassessment) (collectively, an “administrative action”); or (z) any amendment to, clarification of, or change in, the official position with respect to or the interpretation of any administrative action or any interpretation or pronouncement that provides for a position with respect to such administrative action that differs from the theretofore generally accepted position, in each case (x), (y) or (z), by any legislative body, court, governmental authority or agency, regulatory body or taxing authority, irrespective of the manner in which such amendment, clarification, change, administrative action , interpretation or pronouncement is made known, which amendment, clarification, change or administrative action is effective or which interpretation, pronouncement or administrative action is announced on or after the date of the issue of the Notes, there is more than an insubstantial risk (assuming any proposed or announced
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