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2017, c.18 - Local Governance Act

Section 131
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Offences and penalties relating to dangerous or unsightly premises
131(1)No person shall permit premises owned or occupied by him or her to be unsightly by permitting to remain on any part of the premises
(a) any ashes, junk, rubbish or refuse,
(b) an accumulation of wood shavings, paper, sawdust or other residue of production or construction,
(c) a derelict vehicle, equipment or machinery or the body or any part of a vehicle, equipment or machinery, or
(d) a dilapidated building.
131(2)No person shall permit a building or other structure owned or occupied by the person to become a hazard to the safety of the public by reason of being vacant or unoccupied.
131(3)No person shall permit a building or other structure owned or occupied by the person to become a hazard to the safety of the public by reason of dilapidation or unsoundness of structural strength.
131(4)A person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence that is, subject to subsections (5) and (6), punishable under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category F offence.
131(5)Despite subsection 56(6) of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, if a person who is leasing a dwelling or dwelling unit to another person commits an offence under subsection (4) in relation to the dwelling or dwelling unit, the minimum fine that may be imposed by a judge under that Act in respect of the offence shall be $1,000.
131(6)If an offence under subsection (4) continues for more than one day,
(a) if the offence was committed in relation to a dwelling or dwelling unit by a person who is leasing the dwelling or dwelling unit to another person,
(i) the minimum fine that may be imposed is the sum of
(A) $1,000, and
(B) the minimum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues after the first day, and
(ii) the maximum fine that may be imposed is the maximum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues, and
(b) in any other case,
(i) the minimum fine that may be imposed is the minimum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues, and
(ii) the maximum fine that may be imposed is the maximum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues.
Offences and penalties relating to dangerous or unsightly premises
131(1)No person shall permit premises owned or occupied by him or her to be unsightly by permitting to remain on any part of the premises
(a) any ashes, junk, rubbish or refuse,
(b) an accumulation of wood shavings, paper, sawdust or other residue of production or construction,
(c) a derelict vehicle, equipment or machinery or the body or any part of a vehicle, equipment or machinery, or
(d) a dilapidated building.
131(2)No person shall permit a building or other structure owned or occupied by the person to become a hazard to the safety of the public by reason of being vacant or unoccupied.
131(3)No person shall permit a building or other structure owned or occupied by the person to become a hazard to the safety of the public by reason of dilapidation or unsoundness of structural strength.
131(4)A person who violates or fails to comply with subsection (2) or (3) commits an offence that is, subject to subsections (5) and (6), punishable under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category F offence.
131(5)Despite subsection 56(6) of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act, if a person who is leasing a dwelling or dwelling unit to another person commits an offence under subsection (4) in relation to the dwelling or dwelling unit, the minimum fine that may be imposed by a judge under that Act in respect of the offence shall be $1,000.
131(6)If an offence under subsection (4) continues for more than one day,
(a) if the offence was committed in relation to a dwelling or dwelling unit by a person who is leasing the dwelling or dwelling unit to another person,
(i) the minimum fine that may be imposed is the sum of
(A) $1,000, and
(B) the minimum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues after the first day, and
(ii) the maximum fine that may be imposed is the maximum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues, and
(b) in any other case,
(i) the minimum fine that may be imposed is the minimum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues, and
(ii) the maximum fine that may be imposed is the maximum fine set by the Provincial Offences Procedure Act for a category F offence multiplied by the number of days during which the offence continues.