Marginal note:Purpose and principles
2 The purpose of this Act is to set out a framework for the provision of pilotage services in accordance with the following principles:
(a) that pilotage services be provided in a manner that promotes and contributes to the safety of navigation, including the safety of the public and marine personnel, and that protects human health, property and the environment;
(b) that pilotage services be provided in an efficient and cost-effective manner;
(c) that risk management tools be used effectively and that evolving technologies be taken into consideration; and
(d) that an Authority’s pilotage charges be set at levels that allow the Authority to be financially self-sufficient.
- R.S., 1985, c. P-14, s. 2
- 2001, c. 26, s. 316
- 2019, c. 29, s. 226
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