17. If the post-dated cheques are not returned in compliance with section 16, the lessee shall order the stopping of such cheques for the duration of the assignment and thereafter pay his rent and the cost of electric or gas service in conformity with section 13.
No lessee shall be prosecuted for having complied with this section.
1975, c. 32, s. 17; 1982, c. 58, s. 51.