Secure Air Travel Act (S.C. 2015, c. 20, s. 11)

Marginal note:No offence

29 A person authorized by the Minister of Transport to verify compliance with the provisions of this Act or its regulations or with directions made under section 9 or to test the effectiveness of equipment, systems and processes used with respect to the list does not commit an offence if the person commits any act or omission that is required in the course of any such verification or testing and that would otherwise constitute a contravention of this Act or its regulations.

Marginal note:Duty to assist Minister

30 The owner or person who is in possession or control of a place that is inspected or audited under subsection 28(1) and every person who is found in the place must

• (a) give the Minister of Transport all reasonable assistance to enable him or her to carry out the inspection or audit and exercise any power conferred on him or her under that subsection; and

• (b) provide the Minister of Transport with any information that is reasonably required for the purpose of exercising or performing his or her powers, duties or functions under this Act.

Marginal note:Compliance order

• 31 (1) If the Minister of Transport is of the opinion that an air carrier has failed to comply with any provision of this Act or its regulations or with any direction made under section 9, that Minister may order any person to do, or to refrain from doing, anything that, in that Minister’s opinion, is reasonable and necessary to do or refrain from doing in order to ensure compliance and may make orders respecting, in particular

  • (a) the movement of aircraft or persons at aerodromes or other aviation facilities; and

  • (b) the diversion of aircraft to alternate landing sites.

• Marginal note:Exemption from Statutory Instruments Act

  (2) An order made under subsection (1) is exempt from the application of the Statutory Instruments Act.

Regulations

Marginal note:Regulations

32 The Governor in Council may make regulations for the purpose of the administration and enforcement of this Act, including regulations

• (a) respecting the verification of air passenger identity;

• (b) respecting the use and protection of directions made under section 9 and the use and protection of information that is provided by the Minister or the Minister of Transport to air carriers and to operators of aviation reservation systems;

• (c) prohibiting an air carrier from transporting a passenger in circumstances in which the passenger does not resemble their identification; and

• (d) prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Act.

Transitional Provision

Marginal note:Section 16

33 Section 16 applies to any decision in respect of a listed person made before the day on which this Act comes into force

• (a) by the Minister under paragraph 4.81(1)(b) of the Aeronautics Act following the transfer of the Minister of Transport’s powers, duties and functions to the Minister by Order in Council P.C. 2011-34 of February 1, 2011, registered as SI/2011-10; or

• (b) by the Minister of Transport under section 4.76 of the Aeronautics Act.