Bill C-7

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C-7

Second Session, Fortieth Parliament,

57 Elizabeth II, 2009

HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA

BILL C-7

An Act to amend the Marine Liability Act and the Federal Courts Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts

first reading, January 29, 2009

Table of Contents

International Conventions

Interpretation

Civil Liability Convention

Fund Convention

Supplementary Fund Protocol

Bunkers Convention

Liability Not Covered by Division 1

Registration of Foreign Judgments

Regulations

SHIP-SOURCE OIL POLLUTION FUND

Interpretation

Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

Administrator and Deputy Administrator

Liability of Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

Claims for Loss of Income

Proceedings Against the Owner of a Ship

Limit of Liability of Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

Levies To Be Paid to the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund, the International Fund and the Supplementary Fund

Governance of the Ship-source Oil Pollution Fund

Regulations

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Administration and Enforcement

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act

Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act

COMING INTO FORCE

Schedule 1

TEXT OF ARTICLES I TO XI, XII BIS AND 15 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1992, AS AMENDED BY THE RESOLUTION OF 2000

Transitional Provisions

Amendments of Limitation Amounts

Schedule 2

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE OR OTHER FINANCIAL SECURITY IN RESPECT OF CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE

Schedule 3

TEXT OF ARTICLES 1 TO 4, 6 TO 10, 12 TO 15, 36 TER, 29, 33 AND 37 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1992, AS AMENDED BY THE RESOLUTION OF 2000

General Provisions

Compensation

Contributions

Information on Contributing Oil

Amendment of Compensation Limits

Winding up of the Fund

Schedule 4

TEXT OF ARTICLES 1 TO 15, 18, 20, 24, 25 AND 29 OF THE PROTOCOL OF 2003 TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 1992

General Provisions

Supplementary Compensation

Contributions

Transitional Provisions

Final Clauses

Information on Contributing Oil

Amendment of Compensation Limit

Protocols to the 1992 Fund Convention

Winding up of the Supplementary Fund

Schedule 5

TEXT OF ARTICLES 1 TO 10 OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, 2001

Definitions

Scope of Application

Liability of the Shipowner

Exclusions

Incidents Involving Two or More Ships

Limitation of Liability

Compulsory Insurance or Financial Security

Time Limits

Jurisdiction

Recognition and Enforcement

Schedule 6

CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE OR OTHER FINANCIAL SECURITY IN RESPECT OF CIVIL LIABILITY FOR BUNKER OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE