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Directions 16 (1) The Minister may issue a written direction to the designated screening authority on any matter respecting aviation security. Duty to consult (2) Before issuing a direction, the Minister must consult the designated screening authority with respect to the content of the direction and the time at which it will be issued. Direction binding (3) The designated screening authority and its directors, officers and employees must comply with a direction as soon as feasible. Compliance with a direction is deemed to be in the designated screening authority’s best interests. Notice of implementation (4) The designated screening authority must notify the Minister as soon as feasible after a direction has been implemented. Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (5) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to a direction.
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Confidential information 17 The designated screening authority and screening contractors must keep confidential any information the publication of which, in the opinion of the Minister, would be detrimental to aviation security or public security, including financial and other data that might reveal that information.
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Obligation 18 (1) The designated screening authority must take actions, either directly or through a screening contractor, for the effective and efficient screening of persons who access aircraft or restricted areas through screening checkpoints, the property in their possession or control and the belongings or baggage that they give to an air carrier for transport. Restricted areas (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a restricted area is an area designated as a restricted area under the Aeronautics Act (a) at an aerodrome designated by the regulations; or (b) at any other place, including any other aerodrome, designated by the Minister under subsection (3). Designation (3) The Minister may, by order, designate a place for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b). Non-application of Statutory Instruments Act (4) The Statutory Instruments Act does not apply to an order made under subsection (3). Public interest (5) The designated screening authority must carry out its obligation under this section in the public interest, having due regard to the interest of the travelling public. Safety of public (6) The screening referred to in subsection (1) is deemed for all purposes to be a service that is necessary to prevent an immediate and serious danger to the safety of the public.
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Provision of space 19 Every operator of an aerodrome designated by the regulations and every person responsible for a place designated under subsection 18 (3) must provide space at the aerodrome or place to the designated screening authority and maintain that space free of charge. The operator or person must also provide services in relation to that space that are reasonably required by the designated screening authority at a reasonable cost agreed to by the operator or person and the designated screening authority.
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Agreement 20 The designated screening authority and the person responsible for a place designated under subsection 18 (3) must enter into an agreement respecting the provision of security screening services under section 18 .
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Screening contractor 21 (1) The designated screening authority may authorize a person or entity to conduct the screening referred to in section 18 on its behalf, subject to any terms and conditions that the designated screening authority may establish. Factors (2) The designated screening authority may authorize a person or entity to conduct screening only if it is satisfied that the person or entity can meet the terms and conditions established by the designated screening authority and conduct the screening efficiently and effectively, having regard to the following factors: (a) the cost and service advantages; (b) the person or entity’s capability to conduct the screening; (c) the manner in which the screening would be integrated with other security functions. Restriction (3) A screening contractor must not authorize a person or entity, other than a screening officer, to conduct the screening referred to in section 18 on its behalf.
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Criteria 22 (1) The designated screening authority must establish criteria respecting the qualifications, training and performance of screening contractors and screening officers and that criteria must be as stringent as or more stringent than the standards established in aviation security regulations and security measures made under the Aeronautics Act . Certification (2) The designated screening authority must certify all screening contractors and screening officers against the criteria established under subsection (1). Varying, suspending or cancelling certification (3) If the designated screening authority determines that a screening contractor or screening officer no longer meets the criteria in respect of which they were certified, the designated screening authority may vary, suspend or cancel their certification.
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Prohibition 23 It is prohibited for any person, other than the designated screening authority or a person or entity authorized by the designated screening authority, to provide security screening services referred to in section 18 .
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Imposition of charges 24 (1) The designated screening authority may impose charges for security screening services that it makes available or provides under section 18 at aerodromes designated by the regulations that are to be paid by or in respect of (a) passengers who are required to undergo screening under the Aeronautics Act ; and (b) persons, other than passengers, who are required to undergo screening under that Act. Exception — paragraph (1)(a) (2) A charge must not be imposed under paragraph (1)(a) in respect of the following passengers: (a) a person who is entitled under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act to the tax exemptions specified in Article 34 of the Convention set out in Schedule I to that Act or in Article 49 of the Convention set out in Schedule II to that Act; (b) a child under the age of two years, unless that child has been issued a ticket that entitles them to occupy a seat; (c) a passenger who is transported on a state aircraft of a foreign country, unless the foreign country is designated under subsection (5); (d) any other person prescribed by regulation. Exception — paragraph (1)(b) (3) A charge must not be imposed under paragraph (1)(b) in respect of a person prescribed by regulation. Charges collected by air carrier (4) A charge imposed under paragraph (1)(a) may be collected only in accordance with section 37 , unless the charge is to be paid by or in respect of a passenger who is transported on a state aircraft of a foreign country that is designated under subsection (5). Designation (5) The Governor in Council may, by order, designate any foreign country for the purposes of paragraph (2)(c) and subsection (4).
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Establish, revise or terminate charges 25 The designated screening authority may establish, revise or terminate charges.
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Increase — Consumer Price Index 27 (1) The designated screening authority may increase a charge — annually or in respect of a period of more than one year but not more than five years after the day on which the charge took effect — in accordance with (a) in the case of an annual increase, the percentage increase to the Consumer Price Index, rounded to the next 0.10%, for the previous year; or (b) in the case of an increase in respect of a period, the aggregate of the annual percentage increases to the Consumer Price Index, rounded to the next 0.10%, for that period. Proposal submitted to Agency (2) The designated screening authority must submit a proposal to increase a charge in accordance with subsection (1) to the Agency for a determination of whether the proposed increase is in accordance with that subsection. Limit (3) In making a determination, the Agency may only consider whether the proposal is in accordance with subsection (1). Agency determination (4) The Agency must make a determination within 30 days after the day on which it receives the proposal and must notify the designated screening authority in writing of its determination. Publication (5) The designated screening authority must not publish a notice of the proposal under section 29 until after it is notified of the Agency’s determination. If the Agency does not make a determination within the 30-day period, the designated screening authority may publish the notice after the day on which that period expires. Definition of Consumer Price Index (6) In this section, Consumer Price Index means the annual average all-items Consumer Price Index for Canada (not seasonally adjusted) published by Statistics Canada.
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Minister’s approval of charges 28 (1) The Minister may, on request of the designated screening authority, approve a proposal to establish or increase a charge if the Minister is of the opinion that (a) implementing a direction issued under section 16 or complying with a new requirement in a security measure, emergency direction or interim order made under the Aeronautics Act has increased or will increase the designated screening authority’s costs related to security screening services made available or provided under section 18 at aerodromes designated by the regulations; and (b) the designated screening authority observed the charging principles in its proposal to establish or increase the charge. Request before publication (2) The designated screening authority must make the request before it publishes a notice of the proposal under section 29 . Minister’s decision (3) The Minister must make a decision within 30 days after the day on which he or she receives a request and must notify the designated screening authority in writing of his or her decision.
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Notice of proposal 29 (1) The designated screening authority must publish a notice of any proposal to establish, revise or terminate a charge, including a proposal referred to in section 27 or 28 . The designated screening authority must provide the Agency with a copy of the notice no later than the day on which it is published. Contents of notice (2) The notice must (a) describe the proposal, including the methodology, the proposed amount of the charge and the circumstances in which the charge would apply; (b) specify the date on which the charge or its termination would take effect; (c) set out the designated screening authority’s reasons for establishing, revising or terminating the charge in relation to the charging principles; (d) in the case of a proposal to increase a charge in accordance with section 27 , indicate whether the Agency determined that the proposal is in accordance with subsection 27 (1); (e) in the case of a proposal referred to in section 28 , indicate that the Minister approved the proposal; and (f) in the case of a proposal in respect of which a person may file a notice of objection under subsection 31 (1) or (2), indicate that a notice of objection may be filed under one of those subsections. Effective date (3) The date on which a charge or its termination would take effect must not be before (a) in the case of a proposal in respect of which a person may file a notice of objection under subsection 31 (1) or (2), the 121st day after the day on which the notice is published; and (b) in the case of any other proposal, the 31st day after the day on which the notice is published. Duty to inform air carriers (4) The designated screening authority must, no later than the day on which a notice of a proposal is published, inform air carriers who are or will be required to collect charges under section 37 .
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Withdrawal of proposal 30 (1) The designated screening authority may withdraw a proposal to establish, revise or terminate a charge, other than a proposal referred to in any of sections 27 , 28 and 60 . Limitation (2) The designated screening authority may (a) withdraw a proposal to establish or increase a charge no later than the earlier of (i) the day on which the Agency makes a determination under section 32 , and (ii) the 30th day before the day on which the charge would take effect; and (b) withdraw any other proposal no later than the 30th day before the day on which the charge or its termination would take effect. Notice of withdrawal (3) The designated screening authority must publish a notice of the withdrawal and provide the Agency with a copy. If the designated screening authority is withdrawing a proposal to revise or terminate a charge, the notice of withdrawal must include a statement that the amount of the charge that was in effect before the designated screening authority published a notice of the proposal under section 29 continues to be in effect and set out that amount. Effect of withdrawal (4) If the designated screening authority withdraws a proposal, the proposed charge or termination does not take effect.
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Notice of objection — paragraph 24 (1)(a) 31 (1) Any interested person may, within 30 days after the day on which the designated screening authority publishes a notice of a proposal to establish or increase a charge referred to in paragraph 24 (1)(a), file a notice of objection with the Agency, in the form and manner determined by the Agency, on the grounds that the designated screening authority did not observe one or more of the charging principles. Notice of objection — paragraph 24 (1)(b) (2) A person who will be required to pay a charge referred to in paragraph 24 (1)(b) or a person in respect of whom the charge will be imposed may, within 30 days after the day on which the designated screening authority publishes a notice of a proposal to establish or increase a charge referred to in that paragraph, file a notice of objection with the Agency, in the form and manner determined by the Agency, on the grounds that the designated screening authority did not observe one or more of the charging principles. Exception (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a proposal to establish or increase a charge if the designated screening authority published a notice of the proposal in accordance with subsection 27 (5) or the Minister approved the proposal under section 28 or 60 . Contents of notice of objection (4) A notice of objection must include the reasons for which the person filing the notice considers that the designated screening authority did not observe the charging principles. Notification by Agency (5) As soon as feasible after beginning a review of a proposal, the Agency must notify the Minister and the designated screening authority that it is reviewing the proposal.
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Determination by Agency 32 (1) If a notice of objection is filed with the Agency, the Agency must determine whether the designated screening authority observed all of the charging principles. Time limit (2) The Agency must make a determination as expeditiously as possible but no later than 90 days after the day on which the first notice of objection was filed. Proposal rejected (3) If the Agency determines that the designated screening authority did not observe the charging principles, the Agency must reject the proposal and the proposed charge does not take effect. Notice of rejection (4) As soon as feasible after it is informed that the Agency rejected a proposal, the designated screening authority must publish a notice indicating that the proposal has been rejected. If the proposal was to increase a charge, the notice must include a statement that the amount of the charge that was in effect before the designated screening authority published a notice of the proposal under section 29 continues to be in effect and set out that amount. Proposal approved (5) If the Agency determines that the designated screening authority observed the charging principles, the Agency must approve the proposal and the charge takes effect on the date specified in the notice published under section 29 . Determination and reasons (6) The Agency must give its determination and the reasons for it in writing. Copy to Minister (7) The Agency must provide the Minister with a copy of its determination and the reasons for it immediately after the determination is made.
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Confidential information 33 The Agency must take any measures necessary to maintain the confidentiality of any commercial, financial, scientific or technical information provided to the Agency in respect of a proceeding under this Act if the information has consistently been treated as confidential by any interested person or entity.
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No mediation 34 Section 36.1 of the Canada Transportation Act does not apply to a proceeding before the Agency under this Act.
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Determination final 35 A determination made by the Agency under this Act is final and sections 32, 40 and 41 of the Canada Transportation Act do not apply in respect of it.
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No policy directions issued to Agency 36 Sections 24 and 43 of the Canada Transportation Act do not apply in respect of the powers, duties and functions of the Agency under this Act.
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Duty to collect 37 (1) An air carrier must collect, on behalf of the designated screening authority, a charge imposed under paragraph 24 (1)(a) at the time a ticket is issued by or on behalf of the air carrier. Requirement (2) A charge that is collected under subsection (1) must be identified on the ticket as a separate charge.
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Duty to remit 38 An air carrier that collects a charge under section 37 must remit the charge, in its entirety, to the designated screening authority within any reasonable time and in any reasonable manner specified by the designated screening authority.
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Charge revised after paid 39 If the amount of a charge imposed under paragraph 24 (1)(a) increases after the day on which it is paid by or in respect of a passenger, no additional amount is required to be paid. If the amount of a charge decreases or the charge is terminated after that day, a refund is not required to be issued.
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Refund 40 The designated screening authority may refund a charge imposed under paragraph 24 (1)(a). The payment of any refund may only be made, on behalf of the designated screening authority, by the air carrier that collected the charge.
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Seizure and detention of aircraft 41 (1) In addition to any other remedy available for the collection of charges that an air carrier has failed to collect in accordance with section 37 or remit to the designated screening authority in accordance with section 38 and whether or not a judgment for the collection of the charges has been obtained, the designated screening authority may apply to the superior court of the province in which any aircraft owned or operated by the air carrier liable to collect and remit the charges is situated for an order, issued on any terms that the court considers appropriate, authorizing the designated screening authority to seize and detain that aircraft until the charges are remitted or a bond, suretyship or other security for the unpaid and overdue amount in a form satisfactory to the designated screening authority is deposited with the designated screening authority. Application ex parte (2) An application for an order referred to in subsection (1) may be made ex parte if the designated screening authority has reason to believe that the air carrier is about to take from Canada any aircraft owned or operated by it. Release (3) The designated screening authority must release from detention an aircraft seized under this section if (a) the amount in respect of which the seizure was made is paid; (b) a bond, suretyship or other security in a form satisfactory to the designated screening authority for the amount in respect of which the seizure was made is deposited with the designated screening authority; or (c) an order of a superior court directs the designated screening authority to do so.
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Exempt aircraft 42 (1) An order issued under section 41 does not apply if the aircraft is exempt from seizure under the laws of the province in which the court that issued the order is situated. State aircraft are exempt (2) State aircraft are exempt from seizure and detention under an order issued under section 41 .
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Court order — section 12 43 On application by a current or former member, director or officer of the designated screening authority or any other person who, in the discretion of the court, is a proper person to make an application, a superior court may, if it is satisfied that the designated screening authority has contravened any of subsections 12 (1) to (3), make any order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances, including an order requiring the designated screening authority to amend its articles of incorporation or by-laws or an order appointing directors in place of any of the directors then in office.
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Court order — direction 44 On application by any person, a superior court may, if it is satisfied that the designated screening authority is contravening a direction issued under subsection 16 (1), make an order directing the designated screening authority to comply with the direction. The court may also make any other order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
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Court order — subsection 18 (1) 45 On application by any person, a superior court may, if it is satisfied that the designated screening authority is contravening subsection 18 (1), make an order directing the designated screening authority to comply with that subsection. The court may also make any other order that it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
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Offence — section 23 46 Every person who contravenes section 23 is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable (a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not more than $5,000; or (b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues.
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Offence — direction 47 (1) If the designated screening authority contravenes a direction issued under subsection 16 (1), it is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues. Offence — subsection 29 (1) (2) If the designated screening authority contravenes subsection 29 (1), it is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction and is liable to a fine of not more than $25,000 for each day or part of a day that the offence continues.