Bill C-213
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2nd Session, 36th Parliament, 48 Elizabeth II, 1999
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The House of Commons of Canada
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BILL C-213 |
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An Act to promote shipbuilding, 1999
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SHORT TITLE |
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Short title
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1. This Act may be cited as the Shipbuilding
Act, 1999.
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DEFINITIONS |
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Definitions
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2. The definitions in this section apply in
this Act.
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``Canadian
ship'' « navire canadien »
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``Canadian ship'' means a ship that is owned
by one or more persons each of whom is a
Canadian citizen, a person resident and
domiciled in Canada or a corporation
incorporated under the laws of Canada or a
province, having its principal place of
business in Canada.
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``commercial
ship'' « navire commercial »
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``commercial ship'' includes a passenger ship,
bulker, self unloader, cargo, tanker, tug,
towboat, barge, dredge, icebreaker,
oceanographic research ship, pollution
abatement ship, offshore oil and gas drilling
rig, floating drydock, fishing vessel and any
other commercial ship prescribed by
regulation.
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``conversion
of a ship'' « conversion d'un navire »
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``conversion of a ship'' means the conversion
of a non-commercial ship into a
commercial ship or the conversion of one
type of commercial ship into another type
of commercial ship.
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``fishing
vessel'' « bateau de pêche »
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``fishing vessel'' includes any ship or boat or
any other description of vessel used in or
equipped for
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``foreign
ship'' « navire étranger »
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``foreign ship'' means a ship that is not a
Canadian ship.
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``non- commercial ship'' « navire non commercial »
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``non-commercial ship'' means a ship that is
not a commercial ship.
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PURPOSE |
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Purpose
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3. (1) The purpose of this Act is to promote
shipbuilding in Canada and make Canadian
shipyards more competitive
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Exception
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(2) The tax credit referred to in paragraph
(1)(c) shall not be granted to the owner of a
fishing vessel who has received financial
assistance under a federal or a provincial
program for the development of marine
fisheries.
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REGULATIONS |
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Regulations
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4. The Governor in Council may make
regulations adding other kinds of ships to the
definition of ``commercial ship'' in section 2.
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Regulations
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5. (1) Not later than three months after the
coming into force of this Act and subject to
affirmative resolution of Parliament, the
Governor in Council shall make the
regulations required to amend any Act of
Parliament or Regulation in order to
implement the purpose of this Act.
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Coming into
force of the
regulations
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(2) The regulations made under subsection
(1) shall come into force four months after the
coming into force of this Act.
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Amendment
or repeal of
regulations
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(3) The Governor in Council shall not make
regulations amending or repealing a
regulation made under subsection (1) that
amends an Act of Parliament.
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