Bill C-244
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- 2 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 2 Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
- 3 Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act 3 Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act
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First Session, Forty-fifth Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act
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FIRST READING, September 22, 2025
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Mr. Weiler |
SUMMARY
This enactment amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act,1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to enhance the protection of marine areas by providing for increased liability for damage to marine areas.
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Available on the House of Commons website at the following address:
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1st Session, 45th Parliament, 3-4 Charles III, 2025 |
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HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA |
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BILL C-244 |
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An Act to amend the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 and the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act |
His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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1 This Act may be cited as the Clean Coasts Act.
1999, c. 33
Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
2 The portion of subsection 125(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Disposal in waters under Canadian jurisdiction
125 (1) No person or ship shall dispose Insertion start or allow the disposal Insertion end of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless
2019, c. 1
Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act
3 The Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act is amended by adding the following after section 34:
Transfer of ownership
Start of inserted block34.1 It is prohibited for an owner of a vessel to transfer ownership of it to a person, if the owner knows that — or is reckless as to whether — the person lacks the ability, resources or intent to maintain, operate or dispose of the vessel in a manner that prevents it from becoming wrecked, abandoned or hazardous.
End of inserted block4 Paragraph 90(1)(a) of the Act is replaced by the following:
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(a) subsection 30(1) or 32(1), section 33, subsection 34(1) Insertion start or section 34.1 Insertion end ;
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Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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