20 Except where otherwise provided for in this Act, the Minister of Transport is responsible for the administration of this Act.
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(10) Forthwith on making an application under subsection (8) or (9), the Minister of Transport shall, by registered mail, give notice of the application to
(a) the person responsible for maintaining any register in which the ship is registered, listed or recorded;
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of any foreign ship or non-duty paid ship that is
(e) engaged, with the approval of a person designated as a pollution response officer under section 174.1 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, in activities related to a marine pollution emergency, or to a risk of a marine pollution emergency.
