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Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. F-17).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1985 (2007)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to implement a Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

An Act to give effect in Canada to the Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries between Canada and the United States of America set out in the Schedule. Notwithstanding any other Act, the Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out and giving effect to the provisions of the Convention and anything done by the Commission thereunder. Every person who contravenes any regulation made pursuant to section 4 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both. All courts, justices of the peace and provincial court judges in Canada have the same jurisdiction with respect to offences under regulations made pursuant to section 4 as they have under sections 610 and 611 of the Canada Shipping Act with respect to offences under that Act, and those sections apply to offences under regulations made pursuant to section 4 in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to offences under the Canada Shipping Act.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Canada-Ontario Agreement on Great Lakes Water Quality and Ecosystem Health, 2014.

Legislation | Canada | 2014

Keyword: Ecosystem preservation, Inland waters, Freshwater pollution, Sustainable development, Governance, Wetlands, Coastal zone management, Pollution control, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX