207. Penal proceedings for an offence under this division or Division I of this chapter may be instituted by(1) a municipality if the offence concerns cultural heritage protected by the municipality and was committed on its territory. Penal proceedings may be instituted before the competent municipal court;
(2) a Native community described in section 118, represented by its band council, if the offence concerns cultural heritage protected by the community and is committed on the lands of the reserve or on the lands to which the Naskapi and the Cree-Naskapi Commission Act (S.C. 1984, c. 18) applies.
Fines collected under this section belong to the prosecutor.
2011, c. 21, s. 207; I.N. 2022-02-01.