Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 — C-15.31 125
Disposal in waters under Canadian jurisdiction 125 (1) No person or ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless (a) the substance is waste or other matter; and (b) the disposal is done in accordance with a Canadian permit. Disposal from Canadian ship, etc., in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state (2) No person shall dispose of a substance from a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless (a) the substance is waste or other matter; and (b) the disposal is done in accordance with a Canadian permit or, if the substance was loaded in the territory of a state that is a contracting party, a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that state. Disposal by Canadian ship in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state (2.1) No Canadian ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless (a) the substance is waste or other matter; and (b) the disposal is done in accordance with a Canadian permit or, if the substance was loaded in the territory of a state that is a contracting party, a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that state. Disposal from Canadian ship, etc., in waters under foreign jurisdiction (3) No person shall dispose of a substance from a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless (a) the substance is waste or other matter; (b) the substance was loaded in the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area; (c) if the foreign state is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and (d) if the foreign state is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit. Disposal by Canadian ship in waters under foreign jurisdiction (3.1) No Canadian ship shall dispose of a substance in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless (a) the substance is waste or other matter; (b) the substance was loaded in the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area; (c) if the foreign state is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and (d) if the foreign state is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit. Disposal of Canadian ship, etc., in waters that are not under the jurisdiction of any state (4) No person shall dispose of a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(g) unless the disposal is done in accordance with a Canadian permit. Disposal of Canadian ship etc., in waters under foreign jurisdiction (5) No person shall dispose of a Canadian ship, a Canadian aircraft or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) unless (a) if the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area is a contracting party, the disposal is done in accordance with a permit issued under the Convention or the Protocol by that contracting party; and (b) if the foreign state that has jurisdiction over that area is not a contracting party, that state has authorized the disposal and it is done in accordance with a Canadian permit. Exception (6) This section does not apply in respect of any disposal that is authorized under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . 1999, c. 33, s. 125; 2005, c. 23, ss. 22, 50