Marginal note:Resident agent in Ontario

20. Not later than ninety days after the commencement of this Act, and at all times thereafter, the Bridge Authority shall have an agent resident in the Province of Ontario who is authorized to receive service of process in any proceedings against the Bridge Authority in any court of competent jurisdiction in Canada.

Marginal note:Assessment and taxation

21. Nothing in this Act in any way affects any right, privilege, obligation or liability in respect of provincial or municipal assessment or taxation.

Marginal note:Liability

• 21.1 (1) The members of the Bridge Authority are not personally liable for any injury or loss as a result of an act of terrorism or the fault, neglect, want of skill or wilful and wrongful act of any other person.

Marginal note:Relationship of Bridge Authority to Crown

22. The Bridge Authority is not an agent of Her Majesty and no member, officer or employee of the Bridge Authority shall be deemed, as such, to be an officer, agent or employee of Her Majesty.

23. The Bridge Authority shall provide and maintain at its expense such suitable office, warehouse and other accommodation, with adequate light and heat,

• (a) as the Governor in Council or any Minister designated by the Governor in Council may from time to time require for Canadian customs and immigration purposes; and

• (b) as the appropriate authority in the United States or any authority designated by the appropriate authority in the United States may from time to time require for United States customs and immigration purposes.

Marginal note:Reciprocal United States legislation

24. When the Governor in Council is satisfied that the appropriate authority in the United States has indicated its consent to the joint operation of the Blue Water Bridge, by enacting reciprocal legislation authorizing the Bridge Authority to operate and maintain the portion of the Blue Water Bridge situated in the United States, the Governor in Council may by proclamation empower the Bridge Authority to exercise its powers and carry out its functions in the United States in accordance with this Act and the enactment of the appropriate authority in the United States.

Marginal note:Restriction on powers of Bridge Authority

• 25. (1) Subject to subsection (2), until such time as a proclamation is issued under section 24,

  • (a) the Bridge Authority may not exercise any of its powers in the United States or in respect of any portion of the Blue Water Bridge situated in the United States; and

  • (b) the Bridge Authority shall consist of the Canadian members only and all the provisions of this Act relating to the members of the Bridge Authority and to the composition or constitution of that body shall be read and construed as if no provision were made for United States members or United States participation.

• Marginal note:Joint or co-operative arrangements

  (2) The Bridge Authority may enter into contractual or other arrangements with any authority in the United States responsible for the maintenance or repair of any portion of the Blue Water Bridge situated in the United States

  • (a) for joint or co-operative maintenance and repair of the Blue Water Bridge;

  • (b) for widening, extending, adding to or enlarging or otherwise altering the Blue Water Bridge; or

  • (c) to act as an agent of any such authority in the maintenance or repair of the portion of the Blue Water Bridge situated in the United States.