Port Authorities Operations Regulations

31 (1) A port authority may instruct a person to take any of the actions prescribed under subsection (2) if

• (a) the person conducts an activity that is prohibited under section 6;

• (b) the person conducts an activity for which an authorization is required under section 27 without first obtaining the authorization or without being covered by one;

• (c) the person or any person covered by an authorization fails to comply with a condition of the authorization;

• (d) the authorization to conduct the activity is cancelled under section 29; or

• (e) in the case of an activity for which no authorization is required under these Regulations, the conduct of the activity has a result prohibited under section 5.

(2) The actions are

• (a) to cease the activity or comply with the conditions for conducting the activity; and

• (b) if the person is instructed to cease the activity,

  • (i) to remove anything brought into the port in connection with the activity,

  • (ii) to return to the port anything that was removed from it in connection with the activity, and

  • (iii) to restore the property affected by the activity to its former state.

(3) The person shall immediately comply with the instructions of the port authority.

(4) If the person fails to remove the thing or to restore the property immediately, the port authority may conduct the removal or restoration and may store the thing.

(5) If the thing removed or stored by the port authority interfered with navigation, the removal and, if applicable, the storage may be done at the expense of the person.