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Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act R.S.C., 1985, c. A-12

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Summary

This Act regulates the deposit of waste in Arctic waters and various matters related to the protection of those waters such as civil liability arising from deposit, constructions of works, shipping safety control zones, enforcement and offences and punishment. "Arctic waters" is defined in section 2. Except as authorized by regulations made under this section, no person or ship shall deposit or permit the deposit of waste of any type in the arctic waters or in any place on the mainland or island

Source
Issuer

Canada

Year

1985

Region

North America

Issuer (type)

Department of Environment and Climate Change (Government)

Instrument type

Act

Disclosure instrument

No

Geographical scope

National

Mandatory or voluntary

Mandatory

Text analysis

    • Moderate 0.77%
    • Low 0.03%
    • E focus: fisheries, pollution, waste, water, water quality, degradation
    • Construction, Finance, Management