Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999
Marginal note:False or misleading information, etc.
273 (1) Every person commits an offence who, with respect to any matter related to this Act or the regulations,
(a) provides any person with any false or misleading information, results or samples; or
(b) files a document that contains false or misleading information.
Marginal note:Penalties
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both, if the offence is committed knowingly;
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $300,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, if the offence is committed knowingly;
(c) on conviction on indictment, to a fine of not more than $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than three years, or to both, if the offence is committed negligently; and
(d) on summary conviction, to a fine of not more than $200,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, if the offence is committed negligently.
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