Vol. 141, No. 10 — May 16, 2007

Registration
SOR/2007-96 May 3, 2007

PILOTAGE ACT

Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations

P.C. 2007-711 May 3, 2007

Whereas the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority, pursuant to subsection 34(1) (see footnote a) of the Pilotage Act, published in the Canada Gazette, Part I, on February 24, 2007, a copy of the proposed Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations, substantially in the form set out in the annexed Regulations;

And whereas more than 30 days have expired after the date of publication and no notices of objection to the proposed Regulations were filed with the Canadian Transportation Agency under subsection 34(2) (see footnote b) of the Act;

Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, pursuant to subsection 33(1) of the Pilotage Act, hereby approves the annexed Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations, made on March 27, 2007, by the Great Lakes Pilotage Authority.

REGULATIONS AMENDING THE GREAT LAKES PILOTAGE TARIFF REGULATIONS

AMENDMENTS

1. Section 4 of the Great Lakes Pilotage Tariff Regulations (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

4. A surcharge of 2% is payable until December 31, 2007 on each pilotage charge payable under section 3 for a pilotage service provided in accordance with any of Schedules I to III.

2. Schedule I to the Regulations is amended by adding the following after section 6:

Slow-moving Ships

6.1 (1) If a ship exchanges pilots in accordance with subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations, the basic charges set out in this Schedule shall be multiplied in accordance with section 6.

(2) If a ship that is required to exchange pilots under subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations does not do so because no licensed pilots are available for an exchange, the basic charges set out in this Schedule shall be doubled.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply in respect of a ship that is required to exchange pilots under subsection 8.1(1) of the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations because the ship was slowed down by ice, weather or traffic.

COMING INTO FORCE

3. These Regulations come into force on the day on which they are registered.

N.B. The Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement for these Regulations appears following SOR/2007-95, Regulations Amending the Great Lakes Pilotage Regulations.

Footnote a

S.C. 1998, c. 10, s. 150

Footnote b

S.C. 1996, c. 10, s. 251(2)

Footnote 1

SOR/84-253; SOR/96-409

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