Disposal at Sea Regulations (SOR/2001-275).

Subject

Environment gen., Sea

Keyword

Marine pollution Indigenous peoples Navigation Certification Data collection/reporting Royalties/fees Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

The present Regulations enact subsection 332(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. Section 2 of the Regulations establishes that a report under subsection 130(4) of the Act with respect to emergencies disposals described in subsection 130(1) shall contain, inter alia, the following information: a) if the disposal is from a ship or a platform, (i) the name of the ship or platform, the name of the master of the ship or the person in charge of the platform and the name and address of its owner, and (ii) the port of registry, official number, if any, overall length, extreme breadth, overall height and deadweight tonnage of the ship or the platform; b) if the disposal is from an aircraft, (i) the name of the pilot-in-command and the name and address of the aircraft’s owner, and (ii) the type, model, serial number, nationality and registration marks of the aircraft and its maximum certificated take-off weight specified by its Certificate of Airworthiness; c) the last point of departure and the immediate destination of the ship or aircraft at the time at which the disposal occurred; d) the latitude and longitude of the disposal site and the depth of the sea at that place; e) an extract of all portions of the log-book and manifests of the ship, platform or aircraft related to the emergency. The text - consisting of 11 sections - deal with the following matters: national action list, mechanisms for screening, fees, repeal and coming into force.

Full text

English

Website

www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999 (S.C. 1999, c. 33).

Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2019)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Environmental planning, Marine pollution, Institution, Public participation, EIA, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste, Waste disposal, Waste management, Freshwater resources management, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable use

Source: FAO, FAOLEX