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Fishermen's Assistance and Polluter's Liability Act (C.C.M.S. c. F100).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Manitoba
Document type
Legislation
Date
1987
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Polluter pays principle Liability/compensation Marine pollution Subsidy/incentive Agricultural development
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

Under this Act, the minister may make payments, whether by way of loan or otherwise, in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as he considers appropriate, to any person then or formerly engaged in any capacity in the commercial fishing industry who, in the opinion of the minister, has suffered, or will suffer, financial loss by reason of the prohibition of the taking of fish from waters in the province because of the contamination of fish resulting from pollution of those waters (sec 2). The Act also addresses polluter’s liability.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.mb.ca