Marine Transportation Security Regulations

Marginal note:Refusal to issue

• 802 (1) Despite section 801, the Minister shall refuse to issue a certificate of proficiency as a ship security officer to a person if

  • (a) the person has not met the requirements for the issuance of the certificate; or

  • (b) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that

    • (i) the person has acted fraudulently or improperly or has misrepresented a material fact, or

    • (ii) the public interest and, in particular, the record of the person warrant it.

• Marginal note:Notice of refusal to issue

  (2) If the Minister refuses to issue a certificate of proficiency as a ship security officer to a person, the Minister shall notify the person of the refusal. The notice shall include

  • (a) the grounds for the refusal; and

  • (b) the address at which, and the date, being 30 days after the day on which the notice is given, on or before which, the person may file a request for a review of the refusal.