Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33)
Full Document:
- HTMLFull Document: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (Accessibility Buttons available) |
- XMLFull Document: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 [1027 KB] |
- PDFFull Document: Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 [1784 KB]
Act current to 2021-06-28 and last amended on 2021-05-01. Previous Versions
PART 7Controlling Pollution and Managing Wastes (continued)
DIVISION 3Disposal at Sea (continued)
Purpose
Marginal note:Purpose
122.1 The purpose of this Division is to protect the marine environment, particularly by implementing the Convention and the Protocol.
- 2005, c. 23, s. 19
Prohibitions
Marginal note:Imports for disposal in waters under Canadian jurisdiction
123 (1) No person or ship shall import a substance for disposal in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e).
Marginal note:Export for disposal in waters under foreign jurisdiction
(2) No person or ship shall export a substance for disposal in an area of the sea under the jurisdiction of a foreign state or in its internal waters.
- 1999, c. 33, s. 123
- 2005, c. 23, s. 20
Marginal note:Loading in Canada for disposal at sea
124 (1) No person shall, in Canada, load a substance onto any ship, aircraft, platform or other structure for the purpose of disposal in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) and (g) unless
Marginal note:Loading in Canada for disposal at sea
(1.1) No ship shall, in Canada, load a substance onto itself for the purpose of disposal in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) and (g) unless
Marginal note:Responsibility of master and pilot in Canada
(2) The master of a ship or pilot in command of an aircraft shall not permit a substance to be loaded onto their ship or aircraft in Canada for the purpose of disposal in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) and (g) unless
Marginal note:Responsibility of master and pilot outside Canada
(3) The master of a Canadian ship or pilot in command of a Canadian aircraft shall not permit a substance to be loaded onto their ship or aircraft outside Canada for the purpose of disposal at sea.
Marginal note:Exception
(4) Subsection (3) does not apply where
(a) the substance is waste or other matter;
(b) the disposal occurs in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) or in an area of the sea that is under the jurisdiction of the foreign state where the substance is loaded;
(c) if the disposal occurs in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) and the loading occurs in the territory of a foreign state that is a contracting party, the loading and disposal are done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that state;
(d) if the disposal occurs in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) and the loading occurs in the territory of a foreign state that is not a contracting party, the loading and disposal are done in accordance with a Canadian permit;
(e) if the disposal occurs in an area of the sea under the jurisdiction of a foreign state that is a contracting party, the loading and disposal are done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that state; and
(f) if the disposal occurs in an area of the sea under the jurisdiction of a foreign state that is not a contracting party, the loading is done in accordance with a Canadian permit and the disposal is authorized by that state.
- 1999, c. 33, s. 124
- 2005, c. 23, s. 21
Marginal note:Disposal in waters under Canadian jurisdiction
125 (1) No person or ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless
Marginal note:Disposal from Canadian ship, etc., in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state
(2) No person shall dispose of a substance from a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless
Marginal note:Disposal by Canadian ship in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state
(2.1) No Canadian ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless
Marginal note:Disposal from Canadian ship, etc., in waters under foreign jurisdiction
(3) No person shall dispose of a substance from a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless
(a) the substance is waste or other matter;
(b) the substance was loaded in the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area;
(c) if the foreign state is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and
(d) if the foreign state is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit.
Marginal note:Disposal by Canadian ship in waters under foreign jurisdiction
(3.1) No Canadian ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless
(a) the substance is waste or other matter;
(b) the substance was loaded in the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area;
(c) if the foreign state is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and
(d) if the foreign state is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit.
Marginal note:Disposal of Canadian ship, etc., in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state
(4) No person shall dispose of a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless the disposal is done in accordance with a Canadian permit.
Marginal note:Disposal of Canadian ship etc., in waters under foreign jurisdiction
(5) No person shall dispose of a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless
(a) if the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and
(b) if the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit.
Marginal note:Exception
(6) This section does not apply in respect of any disposal that is authorized under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.
- 1999, c. 33, s. 125
- 2005, c. 23, ss. 22, 50
Marginal note:Incineration
126 (1) No person shall incinerate a substance on board a ship, a platform or another structure in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless
Marginal note:Incineration by ship
(1.1) No ship shall incinerate a substance on board the ship in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless
Marginal note:Incineration in waters under foreign jurisdiction, etc.
(2) No person shall incinerate a substance on board a Canadian ship or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) or (g) unless
Marginal note:Incineration by Canadian ship in waters under foreign jurisdiction
(3) No Canadian ship shall, in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) or (g), incinerate a substance on board the ship unless
- 1999, c. 33, s. 126
- 2005, c. 23, s. 23
- Date modified: