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Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (S.C. 2001, c. 26)

Assented to 2001-11-01

Marginal note:1999, c. 33

Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

283. Section 277 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 is repealed.

Marginal note:1989, c. 3

Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act

284. Section 61 of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act is repealed.

Marginal note:1993, c. 21

Carriage of Goods by Water Act

285. Section 6 of the Carriage of Goods by Water Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Other statutory limitations of liability

6. Nothing in this Act affects the operation of sections 574 to 583 of the Canada Shipping Act or the operation of any other enactment limiting the liability of the owners of ships or vessels.

Marginal note:R.S., c. C-29

Citizenship Act

286. Paragraph 2(2)(a) of the Citizenship Act is replaced by the following:

  • (a) a person is deemed to be born in Canada if the person is born on a Canadian vessel as defined in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, or on an aircraft registered in Canada under the Aeronautics Act and regulations made under that Act;

Marginal note:R.S., c. C-33

Coastal Fisheries Protection Act

Marginal note:1998, c. 16, s. 29

287. The definition “Canadian fishing vessel” in section 2 of the Coastal Fisheries Protection Act is replaced by the following:

“Canadian fishing vessel”

« bateau de pêche canadien »

“Canadian fishing vessel” means a fishing vessel

  • (a) that is registered or licensed under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001, or

  • (b) that is not registered or licensed under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 or under the laws of another state but is owned by one or more persons each of whom is

    • (i) a Canadian citizen,

    • (ii) in the case of a vessel that is not required to be registered or licensed under that Act, a person resident and domiciled in Canada, or

    • (iii) a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or a province, having its principal place of business in Canada;

Marginal note:1990, c. 44, s. 18(2)

288. Section 19 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Jurisdiction of courts

19. All courts, justices of the peace and provincial court judges in Canada have the same jurisdiction with respect to offences under this Act as they have under sections 257 and 258 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 with respect to offences under that Act, and those sections apply to offences under this Act in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to offences under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001.