Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

Marginal note:Incineration

• 126 (1) No person shall incinerate a substance on board a ship, a platform or another structure in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless

  • (a) the substance is waste generated on board the ship, platform or other structure during normal operations; or

  • (b) the incineration is done in accordance with a permit issued under subsection 128(2).

• Marginal note:Incineration by ship

  (1.1) No ship shall incinerate a substance on board the ship in an area of the sea referred to in any of paragraphs 122(2)(a) to (e) unless

  • (a) the substance is waste generated on board the ship during normal operations; or

  • (b) the incineration is done in accordance with a permit issued under subsection 128(2).

• Marginal note:Incineration in waters under foreign jurisdiction, etc.

  (2) No person shall incinerate a substance on board a Canadian ship or a Canadian platform or other structure in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) or (g) unless

  • (a) the substance is waste generated on board the Canadian ship or the Canadian platform or other structure during normal operations; or

  • (b) the incineration is done in accordance with a permit issued under subsection 128(2).

• Marginal note:Incineration by Canadian ship in waters under foreign jurisdiction

  (3) No Canadian ship shall, in an area of the sea referred to in paragraph 122(2)(f) or (g), incinerate a substance on board the ship unless

  • (a) the substance is waste generated on board the ship during normal operations; or

  • (b) the incineration is done in accordance with a permit issued under subsection 128(2).