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M-11.6 - Act respecting certain measures enabling the enforcement of environmental and dam safety legislation
Section 45
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45. The Government or the Minister may determine the provisions of a regulation the Government or the Minister has made under this Act or the Acts concerned whose contravention constitutes an offence and renders the offender liable to a fine the minimum and maximum amounts of which are set by the Government or the Minister. The Government or the Minister may also provide that, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), a contravention renders the offender liable to a term of imprisonment or to both the imprisonment and the fine.
The maximum penalties set under the first paragraph may, in particular, vary according to the importance of the standards to which the contravention relates, but may not exceed
(1) in the case of a natural person, $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure, a maximum term of imprisonment of three years, or both; and
(2) in any other case, $6,000,000.
In force: 2022-05-12
45. The Government or the Minister may determine the provisions of a regulation the Government or the Minister has made under this Act or the Acts concerned whose contravention constitutes an offence and renders the offender liable to a fine the minimum and maximum amounts of which are set by the Government or the Minister. The Government or the Minister may also provide that, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure (chapter C-25.1), a contravention renders the offender liable to a term of imprisonment or to both the imprisonment and the fine.
The maximum penalties set under the first paragraph may, in particular, vary according to the importance of the standards to which the contravention relates, but may not exceed
(1) in the case of a natural person, $1,000,000 or, despite article 231 of the Code of Penal Procedure, a maximum term of imprisonment of three years, or both; and
(2) in any other case, $6,000,000.
