Coasting Trade Act (S.C. 1992, c. 31). País/Territorio Canadá Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 1992 (2018) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Mar Palabra clave Mar territorial Transporte/depósito Derechos/cánones Ordenación de áreas costeras Infracciones/sanciones Comercio internacional Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen 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. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.gc.ca