Marginal note:Notification of Minister

• 543. (1) An air carrier must immediately notify the Minister when any of the following incidents occur:

  • (a) the hijacking or attempted hijacking of an aircraft;

  • (b) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of a weapon, other than an unloaded firearm that the air carrier authorized under section 531 or subsection 533(1);

  • (c) the discovery, on board an aircraft, of an explosive substance or an incendiary device in respect of which the air carrier was not notified in accordance with subsection 80(3);

  • (d) an explosion on an aircraft, unless the explosion is known to be the result of an accident;

  • (e) a specific threat against an aircraft, flight, or part of an aerodrome or other aviation facility, that is under the air carrier’s control; and

  • (f) an aviation security incident that involves a peace officer in any part of an aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.

• Marginal note:Notification of operators of aerodromes

  (2) An air carrier must immediately notify the operator of an aerodrome when a weapon, other than a firearm permitted under subsection 78(2), is detected in any part of the aerodrome that is under the air carrier’s control.

Marginal note:Provision to Minister

544. An air carrier must provide the Minister, on reasonable notice given by the Minister, with written or electronic records or any other information relevant to the security of the air carrier’s operations, including

• (a) information concerning the method of implementing a security measure, emergency direction or interim order that applies to the air carrier; and

• (b) a description of the nature of the operations related to a particular flight and the services provided in respect of the flight.

Marginal note:Duty of service providers

545. A person who provides an air carrier with a service and a person who provides a service related to the transportation of accepted cargo or mail by air must provide the Minister, on reasonable notice given by the Minister, with written or electronic records or any other information relevant to the security of the air carrier’s operations, including

• (a) information concerning the method of implementing a security measure, emergency direction or interim order that applies to that person; and

• (b) a description of the nature of the operations related to a particular flight and the services provided in respect of the flight.

[546 to 616 reserved]

[617 to 626 reserved]

[627 to 667 reserved]

[668 to 738 reserved]

[739 to 764 reserved]

Marginal note:Part overview

765. This Part sets out ministerial powers and duties that are not set out in any other part.

Marginal note:Disclosure of information

766. The Minister is authorized to disclose to CATSA or the operator of an aerodrome any information that is necessary for the proper operation of the identity verification system referred to in section 56.