Marine Liability Act (S.C. 2001, c. 6) Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 2001 (2018) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act respecting marine liability, and to validate certain by-laws and regulations Subject Environment gen., Sea Keyword Marine pollution Liability/compensation Maritime zone Transshipment Navigation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The Marine Liability Act defines the regime for marine liability and validates certain by-laws and regulations. This Act is divided up into 8 parts and contains the following: Personal Injuries and Fatalities; Apportionment of Liability; Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims; Liability for Carriage of Passengers by Water; Liability for Carriage of Goods by Water; Liability and Compensation for Pollution; Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund and General Provisions. Under the Liability and Compensation for Pollution section, The document introduces several International Conventions provisions related to sea pollution, oil spills and Civil Liability. This section also defines the procedural regime for sea pollution before Canadian courts. Section 7 on Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund contains a regime of Levies To Be Paid to the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, the International Fund and the Supplementary Fund. Full text English Website www.gov.mb.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Marine Liability and Information Return Regulations (SOR/2016-307) Legislation | Canada | 2016 Keyword: Marine pollution, Oil pollution, Hazardous substances, Oil, Liability/compensation, Maritime zone Source: FAO, FAOLEX