Acts and Regulations

M-14.1 - Mining Act

Section 117
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No interference with mining
117(1)No prospector, holder of a mineral claim or mining lease or operator of a mine, or an agent thereof, shall without lawful authority interfere with mining on land covered by the mineral claim, mining lease or mine of any other holder of a mineral claim or mining lease or operator of a mine.
117(2)A person’s liability to prosecution for a violation of subsection (1) is in addition to any civil liability.
2008, c.11, s.19
Offences and penalties
117(1)No prospector, holder of a mineral claim or mining lease or operator of a mine, or an agent thereof, shall without lawful authority interfere with mining on land covered by the mineral claim, mining lease or mine of any other holder of a mineral claim or mining lease or operator of a mine.
117(2)A person who violates subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction, in addition to any civil liability,
(a) in the case of a natural person, to a fine of not more than one thousand dollars and in default of payment to imprisonment in accordance with subsection 31(3) of the Summary Convictions Act, and
(b) in the case of a corporation, to a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars and in default of payment to levy by distress and sale in accordance with section 35 of the Summary Convictions Act.