S-3.1.01 - Dam Safety Act

Section 35.8 Disposition versions

2022-05-12

35.8. A monetary administrative penalty of $1,000 in the case of a natural person and $5,000 in any other case may be imposed

(1)  on any dam owner who, in contravention of the first paragraph of section 2.1, fails to maintain the dam in working order such that it is unlikely to compromise the safety of persons or property;

(2)  on any promoter or owner of a dam who

(a)  provides the Minister with erroneous information or an incomplete document for the purposes of this Act or the regulations;

(b)  carries out a project referred to in section 5 without having obtained the authorization to do so or, in the cases provided for in section 11, without having obtained a new authorization;

(c)  carries out a project under section 29 without having filed the required declaration with the Minister; and

(3)  on any high-capacity dam owner who,

(a)  in contravention of section 17, fails to forward to the Minister the safety review or fails to forward to the Minister an outline of the remedial measures the owner intends to take or the implementation schedule; or

(b)  in any situation liable to compromise the safety of the dam,

i.  fails to inform the Minister of the situation; or

ii.  where there is a threat to persons or property, fails to inform the civil protection authorities.

2022, c. 8, s. 159.