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D-8.1 - Act respecting the development of Québec firms in the book industry
Section 42
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42. Every person who is convicted of an offence against any provision of this Act or of a regulation is liable
(a) to a fine of not under $200 nor over $1,000 for a first offence and a fine of not under $400 nor over $2,000 for any subsequent conviction, where a person other than the person contemplated in paragraph b is guilty of the offence;
(b) to a minimum fine equal to three times and a maximum fine equal to six times those provided for in paragraph a where a legal person, association, partnership, institution or body is guilty of the offence.
42. Every person who is convicted of an offence against any provision of this Act or of a regulation is liable
(a) to a fine of not under $200 nor over $1 000 for a first offence and a fine of not under $400 nor over $2 000 for any subsequent conviction, where a person other than the person contemplated in paragraph b is guilty of the offence;
(b) to a minimum fine equal to three times and a maximum fine equal to six times those provided for in paragraph a where a corporation, association, partnership, institution or body is guilty of the offence.
42. Every person who is convicted of an offence against this act or a regulation is liable, on summary proceedings, in addition to the costs,
(a) to a fine of not under $200 nor over $1 000 for a first offence and a fine of not under $400 nor over $2 000 for any subsequent offence against the same provision of this act or the regulations within a period of two years, where a person other than the person contemplated in paragraph b is guilty of the offence;
(b) to a minimum fine equal to three times and a maximum fine equal to six times those provided for in paragraph a where a corporation, association, partnership, institution or body is guilty of the offence.
