Ships’ Stores Regulations

Contents

His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of National Revenue, pursuant to subsection 95(1) of the Customs Tariff, and subsection 59(3.2) of the Excise Tax Act, is pleased hereby to make the annexed Regulations respecting ships’ stores, effective on the day on which section 55 of An Act to amend the Customs Act and the Customs Tariff and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, being chapter 41 of the Statutes of Canada, 1995, comes into force.^note^note^note

Short Title

1 #

These Regulations may be cited as the Ships’ Stores Regulations.

Interpretation

2 #

(1)In these Regulations,

bar-box means the sealable boxes or compartments into which ships’ stores are placed during the flight of an international aircraft; (compartiment à boissons)

biodiesel fuel means renewable fuel that is suitable for use in internal combustion engines of the compression-ignition type; (carburant biodiesel)

Canadian coast guard ship means a coast guard ship owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, the Government of Canada; (navire garde-côte canadien)

Canadian fishing ship means a fishing ship

(a)that is registered or licensed in Canada under the Canada Shipping Act and is owned by one or more persons each of whom is a Canadian citizen, a person resident and domiciled in Canada or a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada or of a province and having its principal place of business in Canada, or

(b)that is not required by the Canada Shipping Act to be registered or licensed in Canada and is not registered or licensed elsewhere but is owned as described in paragraph (a); (navire de pêche canadien)

Canadian warship means a ship of war, a military transport or a military supply ship owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, the Government of Canada; (navire de guerre canadien)

fishing ship means a ship used for

(a)fishing, sealing or whaling outside Canada, or

(b)provisioning, servicing, repairing or maintaining ships engaged in fishing, sealing or whaling outside Canada; (navire de pêche)

foreign warship means a ship of war, a military transport or a military supply ship owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, the government of a country other than Canada; (navire de guerre étranger)

inland waters ship means a ship, other than an eligible ship as defined in subsection 68.5(1) of the Excise Tax Act, engaged in trade on an inland voyage, as defined in that subsection; (navire d’eaux internes)

international aircraft means an aircraft operating internationally in the transportation of passengers or goods, or both, for reward; (aéronef international)

military aircraft means a military aircraft owned by, or operated by or on behalf of, the government of a country; (aéronef militaire)

reasonable quantity, with respect to domestic or imported cigars or domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco, means a quantity not exceeding 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars, 200 grams of manufactured tobacco and 200 tobacco sticks; (quantité raisonnable)

renewable fuel includes fuel that is produced from biomass, waste material or feedstock of biological origin, whether or not the fuel is blended with a petroleum product; (carburant renouvelable)

service ship means a ship registered in any country and used for the purpose of obtaining scientific data outside Canada; (navire de service)

telegraph cable ship means a ship registered in any country and used exclusively for the laying or repairing of oceanic telegraph cables. (navire poseur de câbles télégraphiques)

(2)In these Regulations, the words alcohol, beer, cigar, cigarette, excise warehouse, manufactured tobacco and stamped have the same meaning as in the Excise Act, 2001.

Ships’ Stores

3 #

(1)The classes of goods described in column II of an item of the schedule are hereby designated as ships’ stores for use on board a conveyance within any class of conveyance described in column I of that item, subject to any applicable limitation set out in a note at the end of the schedule.

(2)For the purpose of subsection (1), goods are considered to be used on board a conveyance if they are

(a)goods that are consumed in the operation and maintenance of the conveyance;

(b)goods that are consumed by a person on board the conveyance;

(c)souvenirs, gifts, edible supplies, wines, spirits, ales, beers, domestic or imported cigars or domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco that are sold on board the conveyance, unless it is a Canadian warship that is described in column I of subitem 3(1) of the schedule, for consumption outside Canada; or

(d)goods described in column II of subitem 3(1) of the schedule that are sold on board a Canadian warship that is described in column I of that subitem 3(1)

(i)within 30 days after the date on which the conveyance arrived in a Canadian port, or

(ii)for consumption outside Canada.

(3)A master of a Canadian warship described in subitem 3(1) of the schedule shall, on the 31st consecutive day of the period in which that Canadian warship is docked in a Canadian port,

(a)advise the nearest customs office in writing that the Canadian warship is remaining in port longer than 30 consecutive days; and

(b)prepare a written inventory of the wines, spirits, ales, beers, and domestic or imported cigars or domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco remaining on board at the end of the 30^th day of that period.

Sealing Requirements

4 #

When a ship arrives at a Canadian port, the master of the ship shall place alcohol, tobacco and other goods for sale on board the ship under lock or seal, and shall keep them there while the ship is in the port, except where otherwise authorized by an officer.

5 #

(1)Subject to subsection (2), when an international aircraft is on the ground, the carrier shall ensure that bar-boxes on board are sealed.

(2)Seals on bar-boxes on an international aircraft may be broken when passengers begin boarding and, provided that no domestic passengers are carried, may remain unsealed where the aircraft is progressively boarded at more than one airport in Canada.

6 #

Stores for use on board a conveyance shall remain sealed when the goods are moved to the conveyance from a bonded warehouse or to a bonded warehouse from the conveyance.

Provisioning

7 #

While in Canada, a conveyance described in column I of item 2 of the schedule shall not take on ships’ stores that are to be transferred to a ship engaged in fishing, sealing or whaling outside Canada.^note

8 #

Authorization of delivery of ships’ stores to a conveyance may be refused by an officer where the master, an officer or a crew member of the conveyance has failed to comply with these Regulations.

(Sections 3 and 7)

| Column I | Column IIItem | Class of Conveyances | Class of Goods1 | International Movement | (1)An ocean-going ship engaged in international trade that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada, or proceeding to any port in Canada, before reporting under that section and proceeding outside Canada | (a)ales and beers(b)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(c)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(d)coal(e)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(f)corrosion and rust inhibitors(g)edible supplies(h)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(i)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(j)mineral waters and soft drinks(k)paints, varnishes and solvents(l)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(m)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(n)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(o)souvenirs and gifts(p)wines and spirits(q)stationery and other consumer paper products(r)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco1(2)An ocean-going ship registered in Canada coasting, by way of the Panama Canal or Arctic waters, from a port on the east coast of Canada to a port on the west coast of Canada or from a port on the west coast of Canada to a port on the east coast of Canada | (a)ales and beers(b)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(c)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(d)coal(e)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(f)corrosion and rust inhibitors(g)edible supplies(h)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(i)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(j)mineral waters and soft drinks(k)paints, varnishes and solvents(l)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(m)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(n)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(o)souvenirs and gifts(p)wines and spirits(q)stationery and other consumable paper products(r)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco1(3)An ocean-going towing or salvage tug that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada | (a)ales and beers(b)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(c)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(d)coal(e)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(f)corrosion and rust inhibitors(g)edible supplies(h)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(i)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(j)mineral waters and soft drinks(k)paints, varnishes and solvents(l)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(m)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(n)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(o)souvenirs and gifts(p)wines and spirits(q)stationery and other consumable paper products(r)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco1(4)A foreign warship | (a)ales and beers(b)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(c)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(d)coal(e)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(f)corrosion and rust inhibitors(g)edible supplies(h)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(i)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(j)mineral waters and soft drinks(k)paints, varnishes and solvents(l)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(m)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(n)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(o)souvenirs and gifts(p)wines and spirits(q)stationery and other consumable paper products(r)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco1(5)A telegraph cable ship | (a)ales and beers(b)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(c)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(d)coal(e)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(f)corrosion and rust inhibitors(g)edible supplies(h)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(i)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(j)mineral waters and soft drinks(k)paints, varnishes and solvents(l)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(m)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(n)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(o)souvenirs and gifts(p)wines and spirits(q)stationery and other consumable paper products(r)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco12 | Fishing Ships | (1)A foreign fishing ship that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada within 48 hours of taking on ships’ stores | (a)ales and beers2(b)diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel(c)petroleum products and renewable fuels3, except diesel fuel, biodiesel fuel and lubricants(d)wines and spirits4(e)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco5(2)A Canadian fishing ship that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada within 48 hours of taking on ships’ stores | (a)ales and beers2(b)wines and spirits4(c)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco5(3)A Canadian fishing ship that is eligible to report under section 8 of the Reporting of Imported Goods Regulations and that is proceeding outside Canada | (a)diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel3 | Canadian Military Vessels | (1)A Canadian warship proceeding outside Canada | (a)ales and beers(b)edible supplies(c)mineral waters and soft drinks(d)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(e)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(f)wines and spirits(g)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco6(h)for the purposes of the Excise Tax Act, petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(2)A service ship that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada | (a)ales and beers(b)edible supplies(c)mineral waters and soft drinks(d)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(e)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(f)wines and spirits(g)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco64 | Aircraft | (1)A military aircraft proceeding outside Canada on an international flight | (a)ales and beers(b)edible supplies(c)mineral waters and soft drinks(d)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(e)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(f)souvenirs and gifts(g)wines and spirits(h)stationery and other consumable paper supplies(i)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco7(2)An international aircraft that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada, or that is required to report under section 12 of that Act following a flight into Canada, other than an aircraft carrying passengers on a domestic flight | (a)ales and beers(b)edible supplies(c)mineral waters and soft drinks(d)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(e)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(f)souvenirs and gifts(g)wines and spirits(h)stationery and other consumable paper supplies(i)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco5 | Canadian Coast Guard Ships | (1)A Canadian coast guard ship that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding on a voyage to the Arctic | (a)ales and beers8(b)wines and spirits9(c)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco6(2)A Canadian coast guard ship that is proceeding outside Canada | (a)for the purpose of the Excise Tax Act, petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants6 | A foreign yacht that is required to report under section 95 of the Customs Act and that is proceeding outside Canada | (a)ales and beers8(b)wines and spirits9(c)domestic or imported cigars and domestic stamped manufactured tobacco or imported manufactured tobacco67 | Coasting and Inland Water Vessels | (1)A ship normally engaged in international trade that is engaged, or intends to engage, in the coasting trade for not more than five days | (a)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(b)cleaning compounds and material, including rags and cloth remnants(c)coal(d)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(e)corrosion and rust inhibitors(f)edible supplies(g)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(h)matches and lighter fluid in dispensing cans(i)mineral waters and soft drinks(j)paints, varnishes and solvents(k)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(l)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparations(m)soaps and medicinal and toilet preparations(n)souvenirs and gifts(o)stationery and other consumable paper products(2)A ship normally engaged in international trade that is engaged, or intends to engage, in the coasting trade for more than five days | (a)coal10(b)petroleum products and renewable fuels10, except lubricants(3)An inland waters ship | (a)boiler compounds, fuel oil treatment preparations and filter sponges(b)cleaning compounds and materials, including rags and cloth remnants(c)coal(d)coating for boilers and boiler bricks(e)corrosion and rust inhibitors(f)edible supplies(g)gas for refrigeration equipment and welding purposes(h)paints, varnishes and solvents(i)petroleum products and renewable fuels, except lubricants(j)smoke abatement and oil slick dispersant preparationsNOTES:1A reasonable quantity for each person on board, for each week of a voyage2Limited to 8.18 L (288 fluid ounces) for each person on board, for each week of a voyage, when the voyage lasts for a minimum of seven days3Constitute ships’ stores when the conveyance is on a voyage that lasts for a minimum of five days4Limited to 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of spirits, or 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of wine and spirits, or 1.5 L (52 fluid ounces) of wine for each person on board, for each week of a voyage when the voyage lasts for a minimum of seven days5A reasonable quantity for each person on board who is 18 years of age or older for each full week of a voyage6A reasonable quantity for each person, on board who is 18 years of age or older, for each week of a voyage7A reasonable quantity for each person on board who is 18 years of age or older8Limited to 8.18 L (288 fluid ounces) for each person on board, for each week of a voyage9Limited to 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of spirits, or 1.14 L (40 fluid ounces) of wine and spirits, or 1.5 L (52 fluid ounces) of wine for each person on board, for each week of a voyage10Limited to a 15-day supply, as may be required to operate the ship, measured at the time the ship engages in the coasting trade

Related provisions

— 2002, c. 22, s. 431The Ships’ Stores Regulations, made by Order in Council P.C. 1995-2248 of December 28, 1995 and registered as SOR/96-40, are deemed to have been validly made and everything done under, and all consequences flowing from, those Regulations since January 1, 1996 are deemed effective as if those Regulations were so made.

Federal laws of Canada reproduced under the Reproduction of Federal Law Order (SI/97-5); not the official version. Source: Justice Laws Website.