Aquatic Invasive Species Regulations

Marginal note:Exemption if otherwise regulated

• 17 (1) Sections 6 to 10 and directions given under subsections 22(2), 26(1) and 27(1), do not apply

  • (a) in respect of ballast water and sediments, to the persons referred to in section 3 of the Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations; or

  • (b) in respect of the biofouling of a vessel that is over 24 m in length, to the person in charge of the vessel.

• Marginal note:Exemption for some vessels

  (2) A fishery officer or fishery guardian must not take the measures referred to in subsection 25(1) in respect of

  • (a) ballast water and sediments, in the case of any vessel to which section 2 of the Ballast Water Control and Management Regulations applies or any vessel exempted under paragraph 2(3)(a) or (b) of those Regulations from the application of those Regulations; or

  • (b) the biofouling of a vessel that is over 24 m in length.

• Definition of biofouling

  (3) For the purpose of subsections (1) and (2), biofouling means the accumulation of aquatic organisms such as micro-organisms, plants and animals on surfaces and structures that are immersed in or exposed to the aquatic environment.