Summary
Regulates private buoys in Canadian waters, prohibiting those that interfere with navigation or mislead vessels. Imposes detailed technical specifications (size, marking with 'PRIV', compliance with TP 968, owner contact info displayed permanently, construction standards). Minister may order modifications or remove non-compliant buoys.
Reason
The regulation imposes disproportionate compliance costs on private property owners through excessive prescription (exact dimensions, color rules, permanent markings, mandatory compliance with a 1995 manual) while providing only marginal safety benefits beyond the core prohibitions against interference and misleading. The same safety goals could be achieved with simpler, less intrusive rules focused on clear identification and non-interference. Keeping it creates enforcement burdens, stifles innovation in buoy design, deters legitimate private uses, and grants the Minister broad discretionary powers that could be misapplied.