Bill C-636: An Act respecting the Marine Mammals Regulations (seal fishery observation licence)

C-636 Third Session, Fortieth Parliament, 59-60 Elizabeth II, 2010-2011 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-636 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) first reading, March 10, 2011 Mr. Armstrong 403272 SUMMARY This enactment requires the Governor in Council to amend the Marine Mammal Regulations to increase the distance that a person must maintain from another person who is fishing for seals, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence. Also available on the Parliament of Canada Web Site at the following address:http://www.parl.gc.ca .vis1 {position: absolute;display:block;} .vis2 {position: static;} 3rd Session, 40th Parliament, 59-60 Elizabeth II, 2010-2011 house of commons of canada BILL C-636 An Act respecting the Marine Mammal Regulations (seal fishery observation licence) SOR/93-56 Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: 1. Within 60 days after this Act comes into force, the Governor in Council shall make the following amendments to the Marine Mammal Regulations: (a) paragraph 32(2)(d) is replaced by the following: (d) whether the applicant has a stated aim of disrupting the seal fishery or has been convicted, in the five years preceding the application for the licence, of tagging, marking or moving a live seal, of contravening subsection 33(1) or of violating a condition of a seal fishery observation licence; and (b) subsection 33(1) is replaced by the following: 33. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no person shall, except under the authority of a seal fishery observation licence issued by the Minister, approach within one nautical mile of a person who is fishing for seals. (c) paragraph 33(2)(e) is replaced by the following: (e) to a person who resides on land within one nautical mile of a person who is fishing for seals. Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of CommonsAvailable from:Publishing and Depository ServicesPublic Works and Government Services Canada