Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Marginal note:Regulations

77 The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including regulations

• (a) respecting the registration of vessels and fleets and the listing and recording of vessels;

• (b) respecting the issuance and renewal of certificates of registry;

• (c) respecting the suspension and cancellation of the registration of a Canadian vessel or a fleet, and the suspension and cancellation of the listing of a Canadian vessel;

• (d) respecting the naming and marking of vessels;

• (e) respecting the port of registration;

• (f) respecting the form and manner of notifying the Chief Registrar under sections 58 and 75.1;

• (g) respecting the evidence that owners of vessels previously registered in a foreign state must provide to prove that the vessels are no longer registered in the foreign state;

• (h) respecting the calculation of the tonnage of vessels and the issuance of certificates of tonnage; and

• (h.1) respecting the exemption of vessels or classes of vessels from the registration requirement in subsection 46(1);

• (h.2) authorizing the Minister to exempt, by order, vessels or classes of vessels from the registration requirement in subsection 46(1) for the period specified in the regulations and on any terms and conditions that he or she considers appropriate, if he or she is of the opinion that the exemption is not likely to adversely affect marine safety, and authorizing the Minister to amend or revoke an exemption;

• (h.3) respecting an authorization under paragraph (h.2); and

• (i) prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Part.