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C-571
Second Session, Thirty-ninth Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA
BILL C-571
An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)
first reading, June 18, 2008
Ms. Bell (Vancouver Island North)

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SUMMARY
This enactment amends Part 9 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 to prohibit the transportation of oil in oil tankers in the areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada known as Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound.

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2nd Session, 39th Parliament,
56-57 Elizabeth II, 2007-2008
house of commons of canada
BILL C-571
An Act to amend the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (prohibition against oil tankers in Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound)
WHEREAS the transportation of oil in oil tankers in certain areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada poses a risk to the marine environment;
2001, c. 26
NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. Section 185 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order:
“in bulk”
« en vrac »
“in bulk” means in a hold or tank that is part of the structure of the ship, without any intermediate form of containment.
“oil”
« hydrocarbures »
“oil” means petroleum in any form, including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products.
“oil tanker”
« pétrolier »
“oil tanker” means a ship that is constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil in bulk in its cargo spaces.
2. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 189:
Prohibition
Prohibition
189.1 (1) No person shall transport oil in an oil tanker in the areas of the sea adjacent to the coast of Canada known as Dixon Entrance, Hecate Strait or Queen Charlotte Sound.
Clarification
(2) The areas of the sea referred to in subsection (1) are those areas included within Zone 3 as described in the Fishing Zones of Canada (Zones 1, 2 and 3) Order made under the Oceans Act.
3. Subsection 191(1) of the Act is amended by striking out the word “and” at the end of paragraph (c) and by adding the following after paragraph (c):
(c.1) section 189.1 (prohibition against operation of oil tanker in specified area); and
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