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delete Regulations Respecting the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage From Pleasure Craft SOR/91-661 · 2007
Summary

Regulations 1-6 were repealed in 2007 (SOR/2007-86, s. 205) and are no longer in effect

Reason

Regulations are already repealed and obsolete; original regulation no longer exists to provide any benefit

delete Regulations Respecting the Prevention of Pollution of Waters by Sewage from Ships Other Than Pleasure Craft SOR/91-659 · 2007
Summary

Five sections (1-5) that were repealed by SOR/2007-86, s. 204. Original text not available.

Reason

Already repealed; keeping repealed provisions creates legal clutter and confusion.

delete Regulations Respecting the Health of Non-Smokers SOR/90-21 · 2007
Summary

The Non-smokers' Health Regulations prohibit smoking in workplaces and public transportation (trains, ships, aircraft) except in narrowly defined designated areas. They impose obligations on employers to post signs, inform employees and public, provide ashtrays, and limit smoking areas by percentage and occupancy. Enforcement includes fines from $50 to $10,000 per violation, with prescribed legal forms for tickets and informations.

Reason

This regulation violates property rights by dictating how private property may be used, eliminates voluntary exchange between willing parties, and preempts market-based solutions that would achieve the same health protection through tort law, private certification, and consumer choice. The costs include compliance burdens, reduced consumer sovereignty, economic distortion, and the creation of black markets—all unnecessary when existing nuisance laws and civil liability already address actual harm from secondhand smoke.

keep Regulations Respecting the Eastern Canada Vessel Traffic Services Zone SOR/89-99 · 2007
Summary

Regulation establishes a vessel traffic services zone in Eastern Canadian waters requiring ships over 500 tons or carrying dangerous goods to report movements, incidents, and status to ECAREG CANADA for safety and environmental protection.

Reason

Canadians would be worse off without coordinated reporting in busy maritime corridors, increasing risks of collisions, pollution, and navigation hazards; achieving comparable safety through private or fragmented alternatives would be ineffective and potentially more costly.

keep Regulations Respecting Vessel Traffic Services Zones SOR/89-98 · 2007
Summary

Regulation establishes Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) zones in Canada and imposes reporting and communication requirements on ships of 20m+ (or specific towing operations) to improve maritime safety and coordination. Mandates radio equipment, continuous listening watch, and various position/manoeuvre/incident reports to marine traffic regulators.

Reason

Deletion would lead to more collisions, groundings, and pollution in busy Canadian waters. The centralized VTS system ensures safe navigation through mandatory real-time reporting, a function that voluntary or private alternatives cannot reliably achieve without universal participation and enforcement.

delete Regulations Respecting the Advertising, Sale and Importation of Products that are Composed of or Contain Crocidolite Asbestos Fibres SOR/89-440 · 2007
Summary

Sections 1–7, all repealed by SOR/2007-260, s. 7; no longer in force.

Reason

These provisions are already repealed and have no legal effect. Keeping them creates unnecessary complexity and burdens the regulatory framework with obsolete references.

delete Regulations Respecting the Use of Pesticides in the Fumigation of Ships and Mobile Units Carried by Ships SOR/89-106 · 2007
Summary

This appears to be a repealed regulation concerning vessel immigration requirements for cargo and accommodation spaces, plus carriage of mobile units. All sections (1-36) were repealed by SOR/2007-128, section 409. The document is largely skeletal with no substantive text remaining.

Reason

Already fully repealed; contains no active provisions. Even when active, such vessel/mobile unit regulations likely imposed compliance costs on transporters without sufficient justification, distorting market decisions and increasing costs of moving goods and mobile housing.

delete General Permit Authorizing the Exportation of Carbon Steel Products SOR/87-322 · 2007
Summary

A regulation consisting of sections 1-4, all repealed by SOR/2007-209.

Reason

Repealed and obsolete; no legal effect.

delete Regulations Respecting the Payments or Contributions that may be made Under Parts I, II and IV of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act, 1977, in Respect of Fiscal Years Beginning on or After April 1, 1987 SOR/87-240 · 2007
Summary

This document is a shell of a regulation where every single section (1-24) has been repealed by SOR/2007-303, s. 44; it contains no current enforceable provisions or substantive content.

Reason

The regulation is entirely repealed and therefore obsolete; keeping placeholder text in the statute books creates confusion and regulatory noise without any beneficial effect.

delete Regulations Respecting the Loading, Stowing, Unloading and Inspection of Dangerous Materials Carried in Bulk on Ships SOR/87-24 · 2007
Summary

Document consisting solely of 11 sections all marked as repealed (by SOR/2007-128, s. 408). Contains no current regulatory provisions or active legal requirements.

Reason

Already repealed and entirely inactive; represents dead letter that should be formally expunged to reduce statutory clutter and eliminate any residual legal uncertainty.

keep Regulations Respecting the Reporting of Shipping Casualties, Accidents, Dangerous Occurrences, Deaths and Disappearances of Persons on Ships SOR/85-514 · 2007
Summary

This regulation mandates immediate radio reporting and a written report within 24 hours for all shipping casualties, accidents, or dangerous occurrences involving ships in Canadian waters or Canadian ships worldwide. Reports must be made on a prescribed form, often in the presence of specified officials (customs, marine investigators, Coast Guard, RCMP, or consular officers abroad), with a fallback allowing direct submission if no witness is available within 24 hours after first landing.

Reason

Canadians would be worse off without this regulation because mandatory reporting ensures critical incident data is collected for safety investigations and prevention. Voluntary reporting would likely be incomplete due to underreporting, making it harder to identify hazards, enforce safety standards, and prevent future accidents that could cause loss of life, environmental damage, and economic disruption. The regulation achieves its goal in a standardized, authoritative manner that would be difficult to replicate otherwise.

delete Regulations Respecting the Payments or Contributions that may be made Under Parts I To III and Parts V To VII of the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Established Programs Financing Act, 1977 SOR/83-784 · 2007
Summary

This appears to be a repealed federal regulation from SOR/2007-303, section 44, with all sections and parts marked as repealed. The regulation has been officially removed from the Canadian legal code.

Reason

Regulation has already been repealed and is no longer in force. Maintaining repealed regulations creates unnecessary legal complexity and clutter without any regulatory benefit.

delete REGULATIONS RESPECTING THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN STATISTICS AND INFORMATION RELATING TO ENERGY ENTERPRISES CARRYING ON BUSINESS IN CANADA SOR/83-172 · 2007
Summary

All regulations in this document have been repealed by SOR/2007-160, s. 5, making them obsolete and no longer in force.

Reason

These regulations have already been repealed and are therefore obsolete. Keeping repealed regulations serves no purpose and creates unnecessary regulatory clutter.

delete Regulations Respecting Population Recovery Adjustment Payments SOR/82-676 · 2007
Summary

Regulation consisting of five sections that have been repealed by Statutory Order SOR/2007-303, section 44. The provisions are no longer in force and their original content is not provided.

Reason

These sections are already repealed, making them legally obsolete. The fact of repeal indicates they were determined to be unnecessary, harmful, or ineffective. Reinstating them would reintroduce legal provisions that a competent authority deliberately removed, creating uncertainty and potentially resurrecting flawed rules that were judged to have net negative consequences.

delete Regulations Respecting the Enumeration and Description of Management Areas in the Canadian Fisheries Waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Waters of the Province of British Columbia SOR/82-215 · 2007
Summary

A regulation consisting entirely of repealed sections 1-6, each annotated as '[Repealed, SOR/2007-77, s. 6]'. No substantive provisions remain.

Reason

Already repealed - this regulation has no legal effect and is entirely obsolete. Maintaining placeholder repeal notices in active regulatory codes would only create confusion and administrative burden without serving any legitimate purpose.