Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Marginal note:Contravention of Act or regulations

• 209 (1) Every person commits an offence who contravenes

  • (a) a direction given under any of paragraphs 196(4)(b) to (e) (to operate or cease operating machinery or equipment, to not move a pleasure craft or to move a pleasure craft to a safe place);

  • (b) subsection 196(5) (give reasonable assistance, produce documents or provide information);

  • (c) subsection 198(2) (give reasonable assistance, produce documents or provide information);

  • (d) a direction given under section 199 (not to operate a pleasure craft);

  • (e) section 201 (ensure that a pleasure craft meets the requirements of the regulations);

  • (f) section 202 (obtain a licence for a pleasure craft);

  • (g) section 204 (operating pleasure craft without licence number marked);

  • (h) section 205 (defacing, altering, concealing or removing licence number); or

  • (i) a provision of the regulations made under this Part.

• Marginal note:Punishment

  (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $25,000.