Marine Liability Act

Marginal note:Public notice

• 54 (1) The person constituting the fund must, as soon as feasible, give notice of the fund’s constitution in

  • (a) the Canada Gazette;

  • (b) a newspaper in general circulation in the region where the incident occurred; and

  • (c) any other appropriate manner in the communities potentially affected by the incident.

• Marginal note:Accessibility

  (1.1) Notices given under paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) are to be made accessible to the public for a period of at least 30 days.

• Marginal note:Proof of accessibility

  (2) The person constituting the fund must, within 15 days after the 30th day of the period referred to in subsection (1.1), file evidence in the Admiralty Court that the notices have been made accessible to the public for a period of at least 30 days.

• Marginal note:Court order in case of non-compliance

  (3) The Admiralty Court may issue any order that it deems appropriate to remedy the failure of the person to give any of the required public notices or the inadequacy of a notice.