Acts and Regulations

C-6.1 - Clean Water Act

Section 25
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Offences and penalties
25(1)Subject to subsection (3), a person who violates any provision of this Act or the regulations or fails to comply with an order issued under this Act or the regulations, with a term or condition of an approval, registration, licence or permit granted or issued under this Act or the regulations or with a prohibition, control, requirement, limitation, allocation, term, condition or standard relating to a designation made under this Act or the regulations commits an offence and is liable, on conviction,
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars, and
(b) in the case of a person other than an individual, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than one million dollars.
25(2)If a violation of a provision of or a failure to comply under this Act or the regulations continues for more than one day, the fine payable shall be the product of
(a) the fine imposed under subsection (1), and
(b) the number of days on which the violation or failure continues.
25(3)If a person commits an offence under this Act that is also an offence under the Pesticides Control Act, the person, if charged, shall be charged under the Pesticides Control Act.
1993, c.19, s.12; 2002, c.26, s.20; 2008, c.11, s.6
Offences and penalties
25(1)Subject to subsection (3), a person who violates any provision of this Act or the regulations or fails to comply with an order issued under this Act or the regulations, with a term or condition of an approval, registration, licence or permit granted or issued under this Act or the regulations or with a prohibition, control, requirement, limitation, allocation, term, condition or standard relating to a designation made under this Act or the regulations commits an offence and is liable, on conviction,
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars, and
(b) in the case of a person other than an individual, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than one million dollars.
25(2)If a violation of a provision of or a failure to comply under this Act or the regulations continues for more than one day, the fine payable shall be the product of
(a) the fine imposed under subsection (1), and
(b) the number of days on which the violation or failure continues.
25(3)If a person commits an offence under this Act that is also an offence under the Pesticides Control Act, the person, if charged, shall be charged under the Pesticides Control Act.
1993, c.19, s.12; 2002, c.26, s.20; 2008, c.11, s.6
Offences and penalties
25(1)Subject to subsection (3), a person who violates any provision of this Act or the regulations or fails to comply with an order issued under this Act or the regulations, with a term or condition of an approval, registration, licence or permit granted or issued under this Act or the regulations or with a prohibition, control, requirement, limitation, allocation, term, condition or standard relating to a designation made under this Act or the regulations commits an offence and is liable, on conviction,
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars, and
(b) in the case of a person other than an individual, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than one million dollars.
25(2)If a violation of a provision of or a failure to comply under this Act or the regulations continues for more than one day, the fine payable shall be the product of
(a) the fine imposed under subsection (1), and
(b) the number of days on which the violation or failure continues.
25(3)If a person commits an offence under this Act that is also an offence under the Pesticides Control Act, the person, if charged, shall be charged under the Pesticides Control Act.
1993, c.19, s.12; 2008, c.11, s.6
Offences and penalties
25(1)Subject to subsection (3), a person who violates any provision of this Act or the regulations or fails to comply with an order issued under this Act or the regulations, with a term or condition of an approval, registration, licence or permit granted or issued under this Act or the regulations or with a prohibition, control, requirement, limitation, allocation, term, condition or standard relating to a designation made under this Act or the regulations commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction,
(a) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars, and in default of payment is liable to imprisonment in accordance with subsection 31(3) of the Summary Convictions Act, and
(b) in the case of a person other than an individual, to a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than one million dollars.
25(2)If a violation of a provision of or a failure to comply under this Act or the regulations continues for more than one day, the fine payable shall be the product of
(a) the fine imposed under subsection (1), and
(b) the number of days on which the violation or failure continues.
25(3)If a person commits an offence under this Act that is also an offence under the Pesticides Control Act, the person, if charged, shall be charged under the Pesticides Control Act.
1993, c.19, s.12