Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Marginal note:Suspension, cancellation and refusal to renew

• 20 (1) Subject to section 20.1, the Minister of Transport may suspend, cancel or refuse to renew a Canadian maritime document if the Minister is satisfied that

  • (a) the requirements for the issuance of the document are no longer met;

  • (b) a term or condition attached to the document has been contravened;

  • (c) the document was obtained by any fraudulent or improper means or a misrepresentation of any material fact;

  • (d) the holder of the document has not paid a fine or penalty imposed on them under this Act;

  • (e) the holder of the document has contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations that the Minister is responsible for administering;

  • (f) in the case of a Canadian maritime document issued under Part 3 (Personnel) to a master or crew member,

    • (i) the master or crew member is incompetent or has committed an act of misconduct,

    • (ii) the master or crew member was on board a vessel that contravened any of sections 5.3 to 5.5 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and knew, when the contravention occurred, that the vessel was committing the contravention, or

    • (iii) the master or crew member has been found guilty of an offence related to their duties on a vessel; or

  • (g) in the case of a refusal to renew,

    • (i) the applicant has not paid a fee for services related to the document, or

    • (ii) the Minister is of the opinion that the public interest and, in particular, the record of the applicant or of a principal of the applicant warrant it.

• Marginal note:Return of document

  (2) If a Canadian maritime document is suspended or cancelled, the person who held it shall return it on demand to the Minister of Transport.