Antarctic Environmental Protection Act

Marginal note:Definitions

• 2 (1) The following definitions apply in this Act.

  Antarctic

  Antarctic means

  • (a) the continent of Antarctica, including its iceshelves;

  • (b) all islands south of 60^o south latitude, including their iceshelves;

  • (c) all areas of the continental shelf that are adjacent to that continent or to those islands and that are south of 60^o south latitude; and

  • (d) all sea and airspace south of 60^o south latitude. (Antarctique)

  authorized representative

  authorized representative has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (représentant autorisé)

  Canadian

  Canadian means

  • (a) a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident within the meaning of subsection 2(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; or

  • (b) a corporation established or continued under the laws of Canada or a province. (Canadien)

  Canadian aircraft

  Canadian aircraft has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act. (aéronef canadien)

  Canadian expedition

  Canadian expedition means a journey undertaken by a person or persons

  • (a) that is organized in Canada; or

  • (b) for which the final place of departure of the person or persons is in Canada. (expédition canadienne)

  Canadian vessel

  Canadian vessel has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. (bâtiment canadien)

  Chief Review Officer

  Chief Review Officer means the review officer appointed as Chief Review Officer under subsection 244(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and includes any review officer designated under subsection 244(3) of that Act to perform the functions of the Chief Review Officer. (réviseur-chef)

  conveyance

  conveyance includes any vehicle, vessel or aircraft. (moyen de transport)

  master

  master includes every person who has command or charge of a vessel but does not include a pilot. (capitaine)

  Minister

  Minister means the member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada who is designated by the Governor in Council as the Minister for the purpose of this Act. (ministre)

  permit

  permit means a permit issued under section 21. (permis)

  place

  place includes any platform anchored at sea, shipping container or conveyance. (lieu)

  Protocol

  Protocol means the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, signed at Madrid on October 4, 1991, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada. (Protocole)

  registered owner

  registered owner has the same meaning as in subsection 3(1) of the Aeronautics Act. (propriétaire enregistré)

  Treaty

  Treaty means the Antarctic Treaty, signed at Washington on December 1, 1959, as amended from time to time, to the extent that the amendments are binding on Canada. (Traité)

  vessel

  vessel means a boat, ship or craft designed, used or capable of being used solely or partly for navigation in, on, through or immediately above water, without regard to the method or lack of propulsion, but does not include a fixed platform. (bâtiment)

• Marginal note:Same meaning

  (2) Unless a contrary intention appears, words and expressions used in this Act have the same meaning as in the Treaty or the Protocol.

• Marginal note:Another Party to the Protocol

  (3) A reference in this Act to another Party to the Protocol is a reference to a Party other than Canada.