U-2 - Forest Resources Utilization Act

Section 5 Disposition versions

1987-02-15

5. Whosoever infringes or attempts to infringe or assists in the infringement of any provision of this Division or of any order made under section 4 or any condition of a permit granted under section 3 is guilty of an offence and liable, for the first offence, to a fine of not less than $2 000 nor more than $5 000, and for any subsequent offence to a fine of not less than $10 000 nor more than $50 000, in addition to the costs in all cases.

If the offence is committed by a corporation, such fines shall be increased to thrice the amounts specified in the preceding paragraph.

Without prejudice to the aforesaid penalties, any wood in transit, or of which there is reason to believe that any will be shipped in contravention of section 2 or in violation of the conditions of a permit granted under section 3, may be seized and, on proof of the contravention, may be confiscated in favour of the Crown.

R. S. 1964, c. 93, s. 5; 1986, c. 95, s. 337.

1977-12-31

5. Whosoever infringes or attempts to infringe or assists in the infringement of any provision of this Division or of any order made under section 4 or any condition of a permit granted under section 3 is guilty of an offence and liable, for the first offence, to a fine of not less than $2 000 nor more than $5 000, and for any subsequent offence to a fine of not less than $10 000 nor more than $50 000, in addition to the costs in all cases.

If the offence is committed by a corporation, such fines shall be increased to thrice the amounts specified in the preceding paragraph.

Without prejudice to the aforesaid penalties, any wood in transit, or of which there is reason to believe that any will be shipped in contravention of section 2 or in violation of the conditions of a permit granted under section 3, may be seized and, on proof of the contravention, shall be confiscated in favour of the Crown.

R. S. 1964, c. 93, s. 5.