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Slide 9 of 39
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Section 664 of the Canada Shipping Act makes it an offence to discharge a pollutant from a ship. If the offence is prosecuted as a summary offence and the defendant is an individual, the individual is liable to a maximum fine of $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or to both. If the offence is prosecuted as a summary offence and the defendant is an individual, the individual is liable to a maximum fine of $1 million or to imprisonment for a term of not more than 3 years, or to both. If the defendant is a company the maximum fine is $250,000 for a summary offence and $1 million for an indictable offence.
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Pursuant to section 665 of the Act, a ship which fails to carry a certificate is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $200,000.
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Pursuant to section 665.1 any ship or oil handling facility that fails to comply with sections 660.2(2) and (4) is liable to a fine of not more than $250,000.
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By section 666 any person who fails to obey a pollution prevention officer is liable to a fine of not more than $200,000. Failure to assist a pollution prevention officer can result in a fine of $10,000 (s. 666(2)).
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Section 667 provides that failure to comply with prescribed regulations is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $200,000.
