Oceans Act
Marginal note:Definitions
2. In this Act,
“artificial island”
« île artificielle »
“artificial island” means any man-made extension of the seabed or a seabed feature, whether or not the extension breaks the surface of the superjacent waters;
“Department”
« ministère »
“Department” means the Department of Fisheries and Oceans;
“federal laws”
« droit »
“federal laws” includes Acts of Parliament, regulations as defined in subsection 2(1) of the Interpretation Act and any other rules of law within the jurisdiction of Parliament, but does not include ordinances within the meaning of the Northwest Territories Act or the Yukon Act or laws of the Legislature for Nunavut;
“law”
« droit »
“law”, in respect of a province, includes a law or rule of law from time to time in force in the province, other than federal laws, and the provisions of any instrument having effect under any such law;
“marine installation or structure”
« ouvrages en mer »
“marine installation or structure” includes
(a) any ship and any anchor, anchor cable or rig pad used in connection therewith,
(b) any offshore drilling unit, production platform, subsea installation, pumping station, living accommodation, storage structure, loading or landing platform, dredge, floating crane, pipelaying or other barge or pipeline and any anchor, anchor cable or rig pad used in connection therewith, and
(c) any other work or work within a class of works prescribed pursuant to paragraph 26(1)(a);
“Minister”
« ministre »
“Minister” means the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans;
“ship”
« navire »
“ship” includes any description of vessel, boat or craft designed, used or capable of being used solely or partly for marine navigation without regard to method or lack of propulsion.
- 1996, c. 31, s. 2;
- 1993, c. 28, s. 78;
- 1998, c. 15, s. 35.