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Marine Liability Act

Version of section 37 from 2003-01-01 to 2009-09-20:


Marginal note:Force of law

  •  (1) Articles 1 to 22 of the Convention have the force of law in Canada.

  • Marginal note:Extended application

    (2) Articles 1 to 22 of the Convention also apply in respect of

    • (a) the carriage by water, under a contract of carriage, of passengers or of passengers and their luggage from one place in Canada to the same or another place in Canada, either directly or by way of a place outside Canada; and

    • (b) the carriage by water, otherwise than under a contract of carriage, of persons or of persons and their luggage, excluding

      • (i) the master of a ship, a member of a ship’s crew or any other person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of the ship, and

      • (ii) a person carried on board a ship other than a ship operated for a commercial or public purpose.


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