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

Marginal note:Suspension and cancellation

• 75.11 (1) Subject to the regulations, the Chief Registrar may suspend or cancel the registration of a fleet if

  • (a) any one of the fleet’s vessels is not marked in accordance with subsection 57(1);

  • (b) the fleet’s certificate of registry has expired;

  • (c) the fleet does not have an authorized representative; or

  • (d) section 75.1 has not been complied with.

• Marginal note:Cancellation — fleet

  (2) Subject to the regulations, the Chief Registrar must cancel the registration of a fleet if it no longer qualifies for registration under this Part.

• Marginal note:Evidence

  (3) The Chief Registrar must cancel the registration of a fleet if a person who acquires the fleet does not, within the prescribed period, provide evidence that satisfies the Chief Registrar that the fleet still qualifies for registration under this Part.

Marginal note:Reinstatement

75.12 The Chief Registrar may reinstate the registration of a fleet if, in his or her opinion, the registration of the fleet should not have been cancelled.

Marginal note:Delivery of certificate

75.13 A person who is in possession of a fleet’s certificate of registry shall deliver it to the person who is entitled to operate the fleet.

Marginal note:Change of ownership

75.14 If the ownership of a fleet changes and the fleet still qualifies to be registered under this Part,

• (a) the owner must provide the Chief Registrar with the evidence, including declarations, that the Chief Registrar considers necessary to establish that the fleet still qualifies to be so registered; and

• (b) the Chief Registrar must amend the Register and the certificate of registry to reflect the change.

Marginal note:Copies of entries

76. A person may examine or obtain copies of any entries in the Register with respect to a vessel or fleet.

Marginal note:Regulations

77. The Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Part, including regulations

• (a) respecting the registration of vessels and fleets and the listing and recording of vessels;

• (b) respecting the issuance and renewal of certificates of registry;

• (c) respecting the suspension and cancellation of the registration of a Canadian vessel or a fleet, and the suspension and cancellation of the listing of a Canadian vessel;

• (d) respecting the naming and marking of vessels;

• (e) respecting the port of registration;

• (f) respecting the form and manner of notifying the Chief Registrar under sections 58 and 75.1;

• (g) respecting the evidence that owners of vessels previously registered in a foreign state must provide to prove that the vessels are no longer registered in the foreign state;

• (h) respecting the calculation of the tonnage of vessels and the issuance of certificates of tonnage; and

• (h.1) respecting the exemption of vessels or classes of vessels from the registration requirement in subsection 46(1);

• (h.2) authorizing the Minister to exempt, by order, vessels or classes of vessels from the registration requirement in subsection 46(1) for the period specified in the regulations and on any terms and conditions that he or she considers appropriate, if he or she is of the opinion that the exemption is not likely to adversely affect marine safety, and authorizing the Minister to amend or revoke an exemption;

• (h.3) respecting an authorization under paragraph (h.2); and

• (i) prescribing anything that may be prescribed under this Part.