76.1(1)If an inspector believes, on reasonable grounds, that a person has violated or failed to comply with a provision of this Act that is listed in Column 1 of Schedule B, the inspector may issue a notice of non-compliance.
76.1(2)The inspector shall serve a notice of non-compliance on the person to whom it is directed
(a)
in the manner in which personal service may be made under the Rules of Court, or
(b)
by registered mail to the person’s latest known address.
76.1(3)Service by registered mail shall be deemed to have been effected five days after the date the notice of non-compliance is deposited in the mail.
76.1(4)The notice of non-compliance shall include the following information:
(a)
the name of the person who has violated or failed to comply with a provision listed in Column 1 of Schedule B;
(b)
the provision listed in Column 1 of Schedule B and the date on which the violation or failure to comply occurred;
(c)
the amount of the administrative penalty imposed under section 76.3 and the method of payment; and
(d)
information with respect to the person’s right to an appeal under section 65.
76.1(5)A notice of non-compliance shall not be served more than one year after the inspector first had knowledge of the violation or failure to comply.
76.1(6)A person charged with an offence shall not be subject to an administrative penalty in respect of the same incident that gave rise to the charge.