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Antarctic Environmental Protection Act

Version of section 52 from 2010-12-10 to 2024-08-18:


Marginal note:Liability of owners, operators, masters and chief engineers of vessels

  •  (1) If a Canadian vessel or other vessel commits an offence under this Act and the owner, operator, master or chief engineer of the vessel directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence, the owner, operator, master or chief engineer, as the case may be, is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty provided for by this Act for an individual who commits an offence under subsection 50(1), whether or not the vessel has been prosecuted or convicted.

  • Marginal note:Duties of owners, operators, masters and chief engineers of vessels

    (2) The owner, operator, master and the chief engineer of a Canadian vessel or other vessel shall take all reasonable care to ensure that the vessel complies with

    • (a) this Act and the regulations; and

    • (b) any orders and directions of, and prohibitions and requirements imposed by, any court, the Minister, enforcement officers, inspectors and analysts.

  • 2003, c. 20, s. 52
  • 2009, c. 14, s. 12

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