| Req ID | Category | Intent | Legal Status | Name | Subdomain(s) | Context | Conditions | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Administration and Enforcement of Laws | aquatic life | laws and regulations are not sufficient in themselves; they must be administered and enforced in a fair, predictable, and consistent manner. | high | |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Legislative Responsibility of the Minister | aquatic life | The federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans has the legislative responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Fisheries Act. | high | |
| #Q003 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Reporting to Parliament | aquatic life | The Minister reports annually to Parliament on the administration and enforcement of the fish habitat protection and pollution prevention provisions of the Act. | Annually | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Five-Year Policy Review | aquatic life | Within five years of implementing the Compliance and Enforcement Policy, DFO and DOE will review the manner in which the Policy has been applied by their officials, to determine whether administration and enforcement activities have been consistent with the Policy and whether changes in these activities, or in the Policy, are required. | Within five years of implementing the Compliance and Enforcement Policy | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | unknown | recommended | Legal Counsel Advice | other | Individuals with specific legal problems are urged to seek advice from legal counsel. | When facing specific legal problems | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Federal Constitutional Responsibility for Fisheries | aquatic life | the federal government of Canada is responsible for protecting and conserving the nation's fisheries resource and its supporting habitats. | high | |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Minister of the Environment Responsibility for Pollution Prevention | aquatic life, wastewater | the Prime Minister assigned to the Minister of the Environment responsibility for administration and enforcement of the pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act, which deal with the deposit of deleterious substances into water frequented by fish. | high | |
| #Q008 | operational | operational | mandatory | Policy Applicability to Regulatory Officials | aquatic life | This is a national Policy which applies to all those who exercise regulatory authority, from Ministers to enforcement personnel. | All regulatory authority exercises | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Legislative Precedence of the Fisheries Act | aquatic life | In the event of an inconsistency between this document and the Act, the latter prevails. | In case of inconsistency | high |
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