Canadian Navigable Waters Act
Version of section 16 from 2019-08-28 to 2024-10-30:
Marginal note:Property belonging to Her Majesty
16 (1) The Minister may order any person to secure, remove or destroy a wreck, vessel, part of a vessel or other thing that is cast ashore, stranded or left on any property belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada and impedes, for more than 24 hours, the use of that property as may be required for the public purposes of Canada.
Marginal note:Failure to comply
(2) If the person to whom an order is given fails to comply with the order, the Minister may do any thing with respect to the wreck, the vessel, the part of a vessel or the thing that he or she considers appropriate.
- R.S., 1985, c. N-22, s. 16
- 2009, c. 2, s. 332
- 2012, c. 31, s. 318
- 2019, c. 28, s. 54
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