2. The Board of National Directors shall consist of the National Directors appointed by the Members.

- State ports and other ports managed by the Capitaneria di Porto pursuant to the Codice della navigazione, Regio Decreto 30 marzo 1942, n. 32.

raise no objection to inspections in national or foreign ports by authorised inspectors, not try to intimidate them or incommode them in the course of their work and ensure their safety.

(a)raise no objection to inspections in national or foreign ports by authorised inspectors, not try to intimidate them or incommode them in the course of their work and ensure their safety.

The new act will, first, improve the effectiveness of Canada's major ports by creating a national ports system made up of independently managed Canada Port Authorities, called CPAs; second, streamline the regulatory regime for the new CPAs and other ports currently administered by Transport Canada; third, dissolve Canada Ports Corporation, thereby significantly reducing bureaucratic red tape and overhead costs for major ports; fourth, repeal the Public Harbours and Ports Facilities Act; fifth, allow the minister to commercialize the operations of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System by entering into agreements with seaway users ...[+++] or any other group to operate and maintain the seaway; and sixth, finally, to overhaul the marine pilotage system.

It pressed continuously for more local autonomy, and, in the early 1980s, was a strong supporter of the federal legislation that led to the demise of the National Harbours Board, and the devolution of some of its functions to local port corporations.