Canada Shipping Act, 2001

Marginal note:Designation

• 135 (1) The Minister may designate any person or class of persons for the purposes of enforcing this Part.

• Marginal note:Designation — Minister of Transport

  (1.1) The Minister of Transport may designate any person or class of persons for the purposes of enforcing a provision of this Part or of a regulation made under this Part that the Minister of Transport is responsible for administering.

• Marginal note:Stopping and boarding vessel

  (2) A person, or a member of a class of persons, designated under subsection (1) or (1.1) who has reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed or is about to be committed under this Part by a vessel or any person on board a vessel may stop and board the vessel and take any reasonable action to ensure public safety or protect the public interest.