Coasting Trade Act (S.C. 1992, c. 31). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 1992 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Territorial sea Transport/storage Royalties/fees Coastal zone management Offences/penalties International trade Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to the use of foreign ships and non-duty paid ships in the coasting trade. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein such as “Agency”, “Canadian ship”, “Canadian water”, “coasting trade”, “continental shelf”, “enforcement officer”, “foreign ship”, “licence”, “non-duty paid ship”, “owner”, “place”. Section 31 establishes that where an enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds that a ship has contravened this Act, the enforcement officer may stop and board the ship and, with a warrant, search the ship and seize anything found in or on the ship that the enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds will afford evidence with respect to any contravention of this Act. The text – consisting of 31 sections – deals with the following aspects: provisions on of foreign ships and non-duty paid ships, functions and powers of agency, unfair practices, enforcement, offences, searches, detention of ship, other offences and coming into force. Full text English Website www.gc.ca