GreatNorthCollective/greatnorth-canada-federal-laws-text huggingface dataset:
Department of Transport Act — T-18 11
No payment without contract and security 11 No sum of money shall be paid to the contractor on any contract and no work commenced until the contract has been signed by all the parties therein named and the requisite security has been given. R.S., c. T-15, s. 14
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Signatures binding on Her Majesty 12 (1) No deed, contract, document or writing relating to any matter under the control or direction of the Minister shall be binding on Her Majesty unless (a) it is signed by the Minister; (b) it is signed by the Deputy Minister and countersigned by the Secretary; or (c) it is signed by a person specially authorized in writing by the Minister for that purpose. Questioning Minister’s authorization (2) The authorization given by the Minister under paragraph (1)(c) to a person professing to act for the Minister shall not be called in question except by the Minister or by a person acting for the Minister or for Her Majesty. Real property and immovables excluded (3) This section does not apply in respect of any instrument or act the execution of which is provided for by or under the Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act . R.S., 1985, c. T-18, s. 12; 1991, c. 50, s. 46; 2001, c. 4, s. 171
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Copies 13 A copy of any map, plan or other document in the custody of the Secretary, certified by the Secretary to be a true copy, shall be held to be authentic, and is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the same legal effect as the original. R.S., c. T-15, s. 17
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Imposition of tolls 14 (1) The Governor in Council may impose and authorize the collection of tolls and dues on any canal, alter and change them and declare exemptions therefrom. Tolls payable in advance (2) The tolls and dues imposed under subsection (1) are, if so demanded by the collector thereof, payable before the right to the use of the canal in respect of which they are incurred accrues. Recovery (3) All tolls and dues imposed under this Act may be recovered, with costs, in any court of competent jurisdiction by the collector or person appointed to receive them, in the name of the collector or of that person or in the name of Her Majesty, and by any form of proceeding by which debts to the Crown are recoverable. Goods on board liable (4) The goods on board any steamboat, vessel, raft, crib or other craft, to whomever they belong, are liable for any tolls, dues or fines imposed and levied under this Act and may be seized, detained and sold in the same manner as the steamboat, vessel, raft, crib or other craft in which they are, and as if they belonged to the person contravening any regulation in that respect, saving the recourse of the real owner thereof against the person who is deemed the owner for the purposes of this Act. Tolls on the upper St. Lawrence (5) The same tolls are payable on steamboats or vessels of any kind, and passengers, taken down the St. Lawrence River past any of the canals between Montreal and Kingston, as would be payable on those steamboats, vessels or passengers, if they had been taken through the canal or canals past which they are so taken down, and those tolls shall be levied in like manner and under the like fines and forfeitures for the non-payment thereof. R.S., c. T-15, s. 23
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Tolls paid to Receiver General 15 All tolls, dues or other revenues imposed and collected under this Act shall be paid by the persons receiving them to the Receiver General in the manner and at the intervals, not exceeding one month, determined by the Receiver General. R.S., c. T-15, s. 24
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Management of canals and tolls 16 The Governor in Council may make such regulations as the Governor in Council deems necessary for the management, maintenance, proper use and protection of the canals or other works under the management, charge and direction or the control of the Minister, and for the ascertaining and collection of the tolls, dues and revenues thereon. R.S., c. T-15, s. 25
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Fines and enforcement 17 (1) The Governor in Council may, by the regulations mentioned in section 16, (a) impose such fines, not exceeding in any one case four hundred dollars, for any contravention of a regulation, as the Governor in Council deems necessary for ensuring its observance and the payment of the tolls and dues imposed; (b) provide for the non-passing or detention and seizure at the risk of the owner of any steamboat, vessel, raft, crib or other craft, timber or goods (i) on which tolls or dues have accrued and have not been paid, (ii) in respect of which a regulation has otherwise been contravened or any injury done to a canal and not paid for, or (iii) for or on account of which a fine remains unpaid; and (c) provide for the sale of anything detained or seized under a regulation pursuant to paragraph (b) if the tolls, dues, damages or fine are not paid by the time fixed therefor, and for the payment of the amounts due out of the proceeds of the sale. Surplus proceeds (2) The surplus proceeds, if any, of a sale referred to in paragraph (1)(c) shall be returned to the owner or the owner’s agent. Crown’s rights not impaired (3) No regulation made under section 16 and this section impairs the right of the Crown to recover in the ordinary course of law unpaid tolls, dues, fines or damages. R.S., c. T-15, s. 26
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Provincial contracts enure to Canada 18 All contracts, bonds, agreements or leases for or respecting any railway or canal now the property of Canada, or for any tolls imposed for their use, entered into by the Commissioner of Public Works of the former Province of Canada, or by the Board of Works of the Province of Nova Scotia or of the Province of New Brunswick, or by any commissioners or other persons duly authorized to enter into them in any province of Canada, enure to the use of Her Majesty, and may be enforced as if they had been entered into with Her Majesty under the authority of this Act. R.S., c. T-15, s. 32
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Custody of documents 19 The Governor in Council may require any person or any provincial authority having the possession or custody of any maps, plans, specifications, estimates, reports or other papers, books, drawings, instruments, models, contracts, documents or records that are not private property and that relate to any railway, building or property connected therewith, or to any canal under the management, charge and direction or the control of the Minister, to deliver them without delay to the Secretary. R.S., c. T-15, s. 33
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Annual report 20 The Minister shall make and submit to the Governor General an annual report on all the railways and canals under the management, charge and direction or the control of the Minister, and the annual report shall be laid before each House of Parliament within twenty-one days after the commencement of the session, showing the state of each work and the amounts received and expended in respect thereof, with such further information as is requisite. R.S., c. T-15, s. 34
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
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Short title 1 This Act may be cited as the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 .
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port, handling or transporting dangerous goods established under regulations made under section 27.1; ( règle de sûreté ) ship [Repealed, 2009, c. 9, s. 1] shipping record means a record that relates to dangerous goods being imported, offered for transport, handled or transported and that describes or contains information relating to the goods, and includes electronic records of information; ( registre d’expédition ) standardized means of containment means a means of containment to which a safety standard applies under the regulations; ( contenant normalisé ) vessel has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( bâtiment ) 1992, c. 34, s. 2; 1997, c. 9, s. 122; 1999, c. 31, s. 212(E); 2009, c. 9, s. 1
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accidental release [Repealed, 2009, c. 9, s. 1]
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compliance mark means a symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of those things, that is to be displayed on a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods to indicate compliance with a safety standard that applies under the regulations; ( indication de conformité )
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dangerous goods means a product, substance or organism included by its nature or by the regulations in any of the classes listed in the schedule; ( marchandises dangereuses )
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dangerous goods mark means a symbol, device, sign, label, placard, letter, word, number or abbreviation, or any combination of those things, that is to be displayed to indicate the presence or nature of danger on dangerous goods, or on a means of containment or means of transport used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods; ( indication de marchandises dangereuses )
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handling means loading, unloading, packing or unpacking dangerous goods in a means of containment for the purposes of, in the course of or following transportation and includes storing them in the course of transportation; ( manutention )
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inspector means a person designated as an inspector under subsection 10(1); ( inspecteur )
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means of containment means a container or packaging, or any part of a means of transport that is or can be used to contain goods; ( contenant )
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means of transport means a road or railway vehicle, aircraft, vessel, pipeline or any other contrivance that is or can be used to transport persons or goods; ( moyen de transport )
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Minister means the Minister of Transport; ( ministre )
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organization has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Criminal Code ; ( organisation )
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person means an individual or an organization; ( personne )
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prescribed means prescribed by regulations of the Governor in Council; ( Version anglaise seulement )
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public safety means the safety of human life and health and of property and the environment; ( sécurité publique )
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01 (a)
release means, in relation to dangerous goods, (a) a discharge, emission, explosion, outgassing or other escape of dangerous goods, or any component or compound evolving from dangerous goods, from a means of containment being used to handle or transport the dangerous goods, or (b) an emission, from a means of containment being used to handle or transport dangerous goods, of ionizing radiation that exceeds a level or limit established under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act ; ( rejet )
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safety mark means a dangerous goods mark or a compliance mark; ( indication de sécurité )
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01 (a)
safety requirement means (a) a requirement for persons engaged in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, (b) a requirement for persons engaged in designing, manufacturing, repairing, testing or equipping a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, or (c) a requirement for reporting by persons referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) or a requirement for their training or registration; ( règle de sécurité )
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safety requirements [Repealed, 2009, c. 9, s. 1]
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safety standard means a standard for a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods, including standards for the means of containment’s design, manufacture, repair, testing, equipping, functioning, use or performance; ( norme de sécurité )
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safety standards [Repealed, 2009, c. 9, s. 1]
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security requirement means a requirement for persons engaged in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods established under regulations made under section 27.1; ( règle de sûreté )
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shipping record means a record that relates to dangerous goods being imported, offered for transport, handled or transported and that describes or contains information relating to the goods, and includes electronic records of information; ( registre d’expédition )
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standardized means of containment means a means of containment to which a safety standard applies under the regulations; ( contenant normalisé )
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vessel has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Shipping Act, 2001 . ( bâtiment )
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01 2.1
Interpretation 2.1 For the purposes of this Act, a person who is named in a shipping record accompanying dangerous goods or a means of containment on entry into Canada as the person in Canada to whom the dangerous goods or the means of containment is to be delivered is deemed to be importing the dangerous goods or means of containment. 2009, c. 9, s. 2
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Binding on Her Majesty 3 (1) This Act is binding on Her Majesty in right of Canada or a province. Application (2) In addition to its application in Canada, this Act applies to vessels and aircraft outside Canada that are registered in Canada. Exceptions — regulations and certificates (3) This Act does not apply to the extent that its application is excluded by a regulation made under paragraph 27(1)(e) or by a certificate issued under section 31. Other exceptions (4) This Act does not apply in relation to (a) any activity or thing under the sole direction or control of the Minister of National Defence, including in circumstances in which the regulations provide that it is under that Minister’s sole direction or control; (b) commodities transported by a pipeline governed by the Canadian Energy Regulator Act , the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act or the law of a province; or (c) dangerous goods confined only by the permanent structure of a vessel. 1992, c. 34, s. 3; 2009, c. 9, s. 3 2019, c. 28, s. 162
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Agreement with provinces 4 (1) The Minister may (a) with the approval of the Governor in Council, enter into an agreement with one or more provincial governments with respect to the administration of this Act; and (b) subject to such terms and conditions as the Governor in Council may specify in the approval, agree to amendments to the agreement. Publication (2) The Minister shall make the agreement public.
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General prohibition 5 No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport any dangerous goods unless (a) the person complies with all safety requirements and security requirements that apply under the regulations; (b) the goods are accompanied by all documents that are required under the regulations; (c) a means of containment is used for the goods that is required or permitted under the regulations; and (d) the means of containment and means of transport comply with all safety standards that apply under the regulations and display all applicable safety marks in accordance with the regulations. 1992, c. 34, s. 5; 2009, c. 9, s. 4
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Prohibition — means of containment 5.1 No person shall design, manufacture, repair, test or equip a means of containment used or intended to be used in importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting dangerous goods unless the person complies with all safety requirements that apply under the regulations. 2009, c. 9, s. 4
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Prohibition — compliance mark 6 No person shall affix or display on a means of containment a compliance mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — in respect of the manufacture, repair or testing of the means of containment, unless the manufacture, repair or testing was done in compliance with all safety requirements and safety standards applicable to that compliance mark. 1992, c. 34, s. 6; 2009, c. 9, s. 6
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01 6.1
Prohibition — dangerous goods mark 6.1 No person shall affix or display on dangerous goods, a means of containment or a means of transport a dangerous goods mark that is required or permitted under the regulations — or another mark that is likely to be mistaken for such a mark — if the mark is misleading as to the presence of danger or the nature of any danger. 2009, c. 9, s. 6
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Emergency response assistance plan 7 (1) No person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods in a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation — or that is within a range of quantities or concentrations that is specified by regulation — unless the person has an emergency response assistance plan that is approved under this section before (a) importing the dangerous goods; (b) offering the dangerous goods for transport; or (c) handling or transporting the dangerous goods, in the case where no other person is required to have an emergency response assistance plan under paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of that handling or transporting. Contents (2) The plan shall outline what is to be done to respond to an actual or anticipated release of the dangerous goods in the course of their handling or transporting that endangers, or could endanger, public safety. Approval (3) The Minister may approve the plan for a specified period, if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that it can be implemented and will be effective in responding to such a release. Interim approval (4) The Minister may grant an interim approval of the plan for a specified period before finishing the investigation of the matters to be considered under subsection (3) if the Minister has no reason to suspect that the plan cannot be implemented or will be ineffective in responding to such a release. Revocation of approval (5) The Minister may revoke an approval of an emergency response assistance plan if (a) in the case of an interim approval, the Minister subsequently believes on reasonable grounds that the plan cannot be implemented or will be ineffective in responding to such a release; (b) the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that the plan can no longer be implemented or will no longer be effective in responding to such a release; (c) the Minister has requested changes to the plan that the Minister believes on reasonable grounds are needed to make it effective in responding to such a release and the changes have not been made within a reasonable time or have been refused; (d) the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that there has been a release of dangerous goods to which the plan applies — or that such a release has been anticipated — and that the plan was not used to respond to the actual or anticipated release; or (e) a direction made in respect of the plan under paragraph 7.1(a) has not been complied with. 1992, c. 34, s. 7; 1994, c. 26, s. 69; 2009, c. 9, s. 6
Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992 — T-19.01 7.1
Direction and permission 7.1 The Minister may, if the Minister believes that doing so is necessary for the protection of public safety, (a) direct a person with an approved emergency response assistance plan to implement the plan, within a reasonable time as specified in the direction, in order to respond to an actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods to which the plan applies; or (b) authorize a person with an approved emergency response assistance plan to implement the plan in order to respond to an actual or anticipated release of dangerous goods if the Minister does not know the identity of any person required under subsection 7(1) to have an emergency response assistance plan in respect of the release. 2009, c. 9, s. 6
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Compensation 7.2 (1) The Minister shall compensate, in accordance with the regulations, any person who is authorized to implement an approved emergency response assistance plan under paragraph 7.1(b) for expenses authorized to be compensated under the regulations that are incurred by that person as a result of implementing the plan. Payment out of C.R.F. (2) The compensation shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2009, c. 9, s. 6
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Security plan 7.3 (1) No prescribed person shall import, offer for transport, handle or transport dangerous goods in a quantity or concentration that is specified by regulation — or that is within a range of quantities or concentrations that is specified by regulation — before the person has undergone security training in accordance with the regulations, has a security plan that meets the requirements of subsection (2) and has implemented the plan in accordance with the regulations. Contents (2) The plan shall, in accordance with the regulations, set out measures to prevent the dangerous goods from being stolen or otherwise unlawfully interfered with in the course of the importing, offering for transport, handling or transporting. 2009, c. 9, s. 6
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Improper means of containment 8 No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, distribute, import or use a standardized means of containment unless it displays all applicable safety marks in accordance with the regulations. 1992, c. 34, s. 8; 2009, c. 9, s. 7