Q-2, r. 14 - Regulation respecting the declaration of water withdrawals

Section 19 Disposition versions

2013-07-18

19. Every person who contravenes the second, third, fourth or seventh paragraph of section 9 or section 10 commits an offence and is liable, in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,000 to $100,000 or, in other cases, to a fine of $6,000 to $600,000.

O.C. 875-2009, s. 19; O.C. 685-2011, s. 16; O.C. 662-2013, s. 8.

2012-09-01

19. Any contravention of one of the provisions of sections 5 to 18.7 makes the withdrawer liable,

(1)  in the case of a natural person, to a fine of $2,000 to $25,000;

(2)  in the case of a legal person, to a fine of $6,000 to $100,000.

Any person who tampers with or alters the proper functioning or reading of the measuring equipment or diverts water or otherwise affects the direction, flow rate or streamflow of water, so as to alter the evaluation required under this Regulation of the volume of withdrawals, is also liable to the same penalties.

The fines prescribed in the first paragraph are doubled in the case of a second or subsequent offence.

O.C. 875-2009, s. 19; O.C. 685-2011, s. 16.