1. These Regulations may be cited as the Navigable Waters Bridges Regulations.

2. In these Regulations,

“bridge”

“bridge” includes a bridge under construction; (pont)

“Minister”

“Minister” means the Minister of Transport; (ministre)

“movable span”

“movable span”, without restricting the generality of the term, includes a lift, draw, swing and jackknife span. (travée mobile)

• 3. (1) These Regulations apply to every bridge over a navigable water constructed after November 17, 1923.

• (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), these Regulations do not apply to any bridge over a canal or over the waters of any public harbour to the extent that these Regulations conflict with any other regulations made or approved by the Governor in Council.

4. The Minister may prescribe lights or markings to be exhibited and the time during which the lights shall be exhibited on any bridge or on any span through or under which any passage to navigation is approved.

5. The owner of every bridge shall cause to be exhibited, maintained and operated at the bridge the lights and other aids to navigation prescribed by or under these Regulations.

6. Where a plan and description of a proposed bridge is required by the Navigable Waters Protection Act or the Railway Act to be submitted to the Minister for his approval, that plan and description shall indicate any lights or markings prescribed by the Minister pursuant to section 4.

7. Where a bridge consists of more than one span, the Minister may prescribe the span or spans through or under which any passage for navigation is approved.

8. and 9. [Revoked, SOR/86-970, s. 2]

10. Unless otherwise approved by the Minister, the owner of a movable span bridge shall maintain on duty in charge of the span at all times a responsible person who is trained to operate the span.