Canadian Navigable Waters Act

Marginal note:Orders and regulations by Governor in Council

• 12 (1) The Governor in Council may make such orders or regulations as the Governor in Council deems expedient for navigation purposes respecting any work to which this Part applies or that is approved or the plans and site of which are approved under any Act of Parliament and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations

  • (a) prescribing the fees payable to the Minister on an application for an approval; and

  • (b) prescribing, for the purpose of subsection 7(2), the period of time for which an approval of a work is valid.

• Marginal note:Punishment for contravening order or regulation

  (2) Any order or regulation made under this section may prescribe therein the punishment to be imposed on summary conviction for any contravention thereof but that punishment shall not exceed a fine of five hundred dollars or imprisonment for a term of six months or both.

• Marginal note:Who is subject to orders or regulations

  (3) A local authority, company or person constructing, owning or in possession of any work referred to in subsection (1) is subject to orders or regulations made under this section.