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2017, c.18 - Local Governance Act

Section 159
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Receipt of penalty notice and payment
159(1)A person to whom a penalty notice is delivered may pay the administrative penalty within the period set by by-law and in accordance with the instructions in the notice.
159(2)A local government may accept from a person referred to in subsection (1) the payment of an amount equal to the administrative penalty for the contravention or the reduced administrative penalty amount, in the case of an early payment discount.
159(3)On receiving a payment under subsection (2), the local government shall deliver a receipt to the payer showing the name of the person alleged to have committed the contravention, the amount paid, the date of payment and the contravention in respect of which the payment is made.
159(4)A person referred to in subsection (1) who pays the administrative penalty shall be deemed to have contravened the provision of the by-law of the local government in respect of which the payment was made and shall not be charged with an offence in respect of the same incident that gave rise to the administrative penalty.
159(5)If a person referred to in subsection (1) does not pay the administrative penalty within the period set by by-law, the person may be charged with an offence under a by-law in respect of the same incident that gave rise to the administrative penalty.
Receipt of penalty notice and payment
159(1)A person to whom a penalty notice is delivered may pay the administrative penalty within the period set by by-law and in accordance with the instructions in the notice.
159(2)A local government may accept from a person referred to in subsection (1) the payment of an amount equal to the administrative penalty for the contravention or the reduced administrative penalty amount, in the case of an early payment discount.
159(3)On receiving a payment under subsection (2), the local government shall deliver a receipt to the payer showing the name of the person alleged to have committed the contravention, the amount paid, the date of payment and the contravention in respect of which the payment is made.
159(4)A person referred to in subsection (1) who pays the administrative penalty shall be deemed to have contravened the provision of the by-law of the local government in respect of which the payment was made and shall not be charged with an offence in respect of the same incident that gave rise to the administrative penalty.
159(5)If a person referred to in subsection (1) does not pay the administrative penalty within the period set by by-law, the person may be charged with an offence under a by-law in respect of the same incident that gave rise to the administrative penalty.