Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations

4 If a local authority seeks, in respect of certain waters, the imposition of a restriction that is of the same nature as a restriction imposed by any of subsections 2(1) to (6.1) and 11(2), the local authority shall undertake public consultations with parties that would be affected by the proposed restriction and submit to the provincial authority in the province for which the restriction is proposed, or to the Minister if no provincial authority exists, a request together with a report that includes

• (a) the location of the waters and the nature of the proposed restriction;

• (b) information regarding the public consultations held, including a description of the groups and parties consulted;

• (c) particulars on the implementation and enforcement of the proposed restriction; and

• (d) any other information that is necessary to justify regulatory intervention.