Vessel Duties Reduction or Removal Regulations

8 The reduction or removal of customs duty under section 3 shall be granted on condition that,

• (a) in the case of a vessel that is not a duty-paid Canadian-registered vessel, no suitable duty-paid or domestically built Canadian-registered vessel is available to perform the service specified in the application referred to in paragraph 10(a);

• (b) in the case of a vessel that is not a duty-paid foreign-registered vessel, no suitable Canadian-registered vessel is available to perform the service specified in the application referred to in paragraph 10(a).