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Marginal note:Definitions

2 In this Act,

federal laws

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 laws of the Legislature of Yukon, of the Northwest Territories or for Nunavut; (droit)

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Marginal note:Enforcement officers

• 39 (1) The Minister may designate any person or class of persons to act as enforcement officers for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.

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• Marginal note:Certificate of designation

  (3) Every enforcement officer must be provided with a certificate of designation as an enforcement officer in a form approved by the Minister and, on entering any place under this Act, the officer shall, if so requested, show the certificate to the occupant or person in charge of the place.

• Marginal note:Powers of peace officers

  (4) For the purposes of this Act and the regulations, enforcement officers have all the powers of a peace officer, but the Minister may specify limits on those powers when designating any person or class of persons.

• Marginal note:Exemptions for law enforcement activities

  (5) For the purpose of investigations and other law enforcement activities under this Act, the Minister may, on any terms and conditions the Minister considers necessary, exempt enforcement officers who are carrying out duties or functions under this Act, and persons acting under their direction and control, from the application of any provision of this Act or the regulations.

• Marginal note:Obstruction

  (6) When an enforcement officer is carrying out duties or functions under this Act or the regulations, no person shall

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Marginal note:Enforcement officers

• 39 (1) The Minister may designate persons or classes of persons as enforcement officers for the purposes of the administration and enforcement of this Act and the regulations.

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• Marginal note:Certificate of designation

  (3) Every enforcement officer must be provided with a certificate of designation as an enforcement officer in a form approved by the Minister and, on entering any place under this Act, the officer shall, if so requested, show the certificate to the occupant or person in charge of the place.

• Marginal note:Powers of peace officers

  (4) For the purposes of this Act and the regulations, enforcement officers have all the powers of a peace officer, but the Minister may specify limits on those powers when designating any person or class of persons.

• Marginal note:Exemptions for law enforcement activities

  (5) For the purpose of investigations and other law enforcement activities under this Act, the Minister may, on any terms and conditions the Minister considers necessary, exempt enforcement officers who are carrying out duties or functions under this Act, and persons acting under their direction and control, from the application of any provision of this Act or the regulations.

• Marginal note:Obstruction

  (6) When an enforcement officer is carrying out duties or functions under this Act or the regulations, no person shall

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Marginal note:Publication of proposed regulations

• 27 (1) A copy of each regulation that the Governor in Council proposes to make pursuant to paragraph 25(b) or section 26 shall be published in the Canada Gazette at least 60 days before its proposed effective date, and a reasonable opportunity shall be given to interested persons and provinces to make representations with respect to the proposed regulation.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) No proposed regulation that has been published pursuant to this section need again be published under this section, whether or not it has been altered.

Marginal note:Liability of owners, operators, masters and chief engineers of ships

39.62 If a ship commits an offence under section 39.6 and the owner, operator, master or chief engineer of the ship directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence, the owner, operator, master or chief engineer, as the case may be, is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty provided for by that section for an individual who commits an offence under that section, whether or not the ship has been prosecuted or convicted.

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