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E-12.01 - Act respecting threatened or vulnerable species

Section 47
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47. (Replaced).
1989, c. 37, s. 47; 1992, c. 61, s. 298; 1994, c. 17, s. 53; 1999, c. 36, s. 133; 2006, c. 3, s. 35; 2022, c. 8, s. 31.
47. Penal proceedings for a false or misleading declaration made to the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks or to an inspector of plant life shall be prescribed, where applicable, by one year from the date of the inspection which led to the discovery of the offence or after the date on which the investigation record relating to the offence was opened.
The certificate of the Minister or the inspector, as the case may be, indicating the date on which the investigation or inspection began constitutes, failing any evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of such fact.
1989, c. 37, s. 47; 1992, c. 61, s. 298; 1994, c. 17, s. 53; 1999, c. 36, s. 133; 2006, c. 3, s. 35.
47. Penal proceedings for a false or misleading declaration made to the Minister of the Environment or to an inspector of plant life shall be prescribed, where applicable, by one year from the date of the inspection which led to the discovery of the offence or after the date on which the investigation record relating to the offence was opened.
The certificate of the Minister or the inspector, as the case may be, indicating the date on which the investigation or inspection began constitutes, failing any evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of such fact.
1989, c. 37, s. 47; 1992, c. 61, s. 298; 1994, c. 17, s. 53; 1999, c. 36, s. 133.
47. Penal proceedings for a false or misleading declaration made to the Minister of the Environment and Wildlife or to an inspector of plant life shall be prescribed, where applicable, by one year from the date of the inspection which led to the discovery of the offence or after the date on which the investigation record relating to the offence was opened.
The certificate of the Minister or the inspector, as the case may be, indicating the date on which the investigation or inspection began constitutes, failing any evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of such fact.
1989, c. 37, s. 47; 1992, c. 61, s. 298; 1994, c. 17, s. 53.
47. Penal proceedings for a false or misleading declaration made to the Minister of the Environment or to an inspector of plant life shall be prescribed, where applicable, by one year from the date of the inspection which led to the discovery of the offence or after the date on which the investigation record relating to the offence was opened.
The certificate of the Minister or the inspector, as the case may be, indicating the date on which the investigation or inspection began constitutes, failing any evidence to the contrary, conclusive proof of such fact.
1989, c. 37, s. 47; 1992, c. 61, s. 298.
47. Penal proceedings under this Act are prescribed by two years from the date of the offence. However, wherever false or misleading declarations are made to the Minister of the Environment or to an inspector of plant life, penal proceedings are prescribed by one year from the date on which such persons become aware of the facts giving rise thereto.
1989, c. 37, s. 47.
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