Northwest Territories Devolution Act (S.C. 2014, c. 2)
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Assented to 2014-03-25
PART 31992, c. 39NORTHWEST TERRITORIES WATERS ACT
Amendments to the Act
92. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 28:
REPORTS
Marginal note:Annual report
28.1 (1) The Board shall, within three months after the end of each fiscal year, submit to the Minister, in the form that the Minister may specify, a report on the activities of the Board in that year, including its financial statements for the year and any other matters that the Minister may specify.
Marginal note:Publication on Internet
(2) The Board shall publish the annual report on its Internet site and, if the Board considers it appropriate, make it available by any other means.
COST RECOVERY
Marginal note:Obligation to pay costs
28.2 (1) For the Minister to recover costs incurred in relation to the consideration of an application for a licence or for the renewal, amendment or cancellation of a licence, the applicant or a licensee shall pay to the Minister
(a) any amounts that are prescribed by the regulations and that are related to the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties and functions of the Board or of its members;
(b) any costs incurred by the Board for services that are prescribed by the regulations and that are provided to it by a third party; and
(c) any amounts that are prescribed by the regulations and that are related to the exercise of the powers and performance of the duties and functions of the Minister.
Marginal note:Debt due to Her Majesty
(2) The costs and amounts that a person must pay under subsection (1) constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any court of competent jurisdiction.
93. Subsection 31(4) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Copy of document evidencing permission to be deposited
(4) A copy of the document evidencing the permission granted by the Minister under subsection (1), certified as such by the Chairperson of the Board, shall be deposited with the registrar or registrars of titles for the land registration district or districts in which the lands affected by the permission are situated.
94. (1) Subsection 33(1) of the Act is amended by adding the following after paragraph (l):
(l.1) respecting the recovery of amounts and costs for the purposes of section 28.2, including prescribing amounts and services for the purposes of that section and exempting any class of applicants or licensees from the application of that section;
(2) Subsection 33(1) of the Act is amended by striking out “and” at the end of paragraph (t) and by adding the following after that paragraph:
(t.1) prescribing anything that is to be prescribed under this Act; and
(3) Paragraph 33(1)(u) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:
u) d’une façon générale, prendre toute autre mesure nécessaire à l’application de la présente loi.
95. Section 40 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Principal offences
40. (1) Every person is guilty of an offence who
(a) contravenes subsection 8(1) or section 9;
(b) fails to comply with subsection 8(3); or
(c) contravenes or fails to comply with a direction given by an inspector under subsection 37(1).
Marginal note:Punishment
(2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction,
(a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both; and
(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.
Marginal note:Offences — type A licensees
40.1 (1) Every type A licensee is guilty of an offence who
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with any condition of the licence, if the contravention or failure to comply does not constitute an offence under section 41; or
(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to furnish or maintain security as required under subsection 17(1).
Marginal note:Punishment
(2) Every licensee who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction,
(a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $250,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both; and
(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $500,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both.
Marginal note:Offences — type B licensees
40.2 (1) Every type B licensee is guilty of an offence who
(a) contravenes or fails to comply with any condition of the licence, if the contravention or failure to comply does not constitute an offence under section 41; or
(b) without reasonable excuse, fails to furnish or maintain security as required under subsection 17(1).
Marginal note:Punishment
(2) Every licensee who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction,
(a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $37,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both; and
(b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $75,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both.
Marginal note:Continuing offences
40.3 An offence under subsection 40(1), 40.1(1) or 40.2(1) that is committed or continued on more than one day constitutes a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or continued.
Marginal note:Deeming — subsequent offences
40.4 (1) For the purposes of subsections 40(2), 40.1(2) and 40.2(2), a conviction for a particular offence under this Act is deemed to be a conviction for a second or subsequent offence if the court is satisfied that the offender has been previously convicted of a substantially similar offence under any Act of Parliament — or any Act of the legislature of a province — that relates to environmental or wildlife conservation or protection.
Marginal note:Application
(2) Subsection (1) applies only to previous convictions on indictment, to previous convictions on summary conviction and to previous convictions under any similar procedure under any Act of the legislature of a province.
96. Section 42 of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Limitation period or prescription
42. No proceedings in respect of an offence under this Act are to be instituted more than five years after the day on which the Minister becomes aware of the acts or omissions that constitute the alleged offence.
97. Subsection 43(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Action to enjoin not prejudiced by prosecution
43. (1) Despite the fact that a prosecution has been instituted in respect of an offence under subsection 40(1), 40.1(1), or 40.2(1), the Attorney General of Canada may commence and maintain proceedings to enjoin conduct that constitutes an offence under any of those subsections.
98. The Act is amended by adding the following after section 44:
ADMINISTRATIVE MONETARY PENALTIES
Regulations
Marginal note:Regulations
44.01 (1) The Minister may, with the approval of the Governor in Council, make regulations for the purposes of sections 44.02 to 44.3, including regulations
(a) designating as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with this Act
(i) the contravention of any specified provision of this Act or of its regulations,
(ii) the contravention of any order, direction or decision — or of any order, direction or decision of a specified class — made or given under this Act, or
(iii) the failure to comply with a term or condition of any licence or a term or condition of a specified class of licences;
(b) respecting the determination of or the method of determining the amount payable as the penalty, which may be different for individuals and other persons, for each violation;
(c) establishing the form and content of notices of violations;
(d) respecting the service of documents required or authorized under this Act, including the manner and proof of service and the circumstances under which documents are considered to be served; and
(e) respecting reviews by the Minister in respect of a notice of violation.
Marginal note:Maximum
(2) The amount that may be determined under any regulations made under paragraph (1)(b) as the penalty for each violation must not be more than $25,000, in the case of an individual, and $100,000 in the case of any other person.
Violations
Marginal note:Who may issue notices
44.02 Persons who are designated as inspectors under section 35 are authorized to issue notices of violation.
Marginal note:Commission of violation
44.03 (1) Every person who contravenes or fails to comply with a provision, order, direction, decision, term or condition designated under paragraph 44.01(1)(a) commits a violation and is liable to a penalty in the amount that is determined in accordance with the regulations.
Marginal note:Purpose of penalty
(2) The purpose of the penalty is to promote compliance with this Act and not to punish.
Marginal note:Liability of directors, officers, agents and mandataries
44.04 If a corporation commits a violation, any director, officer, agent or mandatary of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the violation is a party to the violation and is liable to a penalty in the amount that is determined in accordance with the regulations, whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against in accordance with this Act.
Marginal note:Proof of violation
44.05 In any proceedings under this Act against a person in relation to a violation, it is sufficient proof of the violation to establish that it was committed by an employee, or agent or mandatary, of the person, whether or not the employee, agent or mandatary is identified or proceeded against in accordance with this Act.
Marginal note:Issuance and service of notice of violation
44.06 (1) If an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that a person has committed a violation, the inspector may issue a notice of violation and cause it to be served on the person.
Marginal note:Contents
(2) The notice of violation must
(a) name the person that is believed to have committed the violation;
(b) set out the relevant facts surrounding the violation;
(c) set out the amount of the penalty;
(d) inform the person of their right to request a review with respect to the violation or the amount of the penalty and of the period within which that right must be exercised;
(e) inform the person of the time and manner of paying the penalty; and
(f) inform the person that, if they do not pay the penalty or exercise their right referred to in paragraph (d), they are considered to have committed the violation and are liable to the penalty.
Marginal note:Inspector to provide copy to Board
(3) The inspector shall, without delay after issuing a notice of violation, provide a copy to the Board.
Rules About Violations
Marginal note:Certain defences not available
44.07 (1) A person named in a notice of violation does not have a defence by reason that the person
(a) exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the violation; or
(b) reasonably and honestly believed in the existence of facts that, if true, would exonerate the person.
Marginal note:Common law principles
(2) Every rule and principle of the common law that renders any circumstance a justification or excuse in relation to a charge for an offence under this Act applies in respect of a violation to the extent that it is not inconsistent with this Act.
Marginal note:Continuing violation
44.08 A violation that is committed or continued on more than one day constitutes a separate violation for each day on which it is committed or continued.
Marginal note:Violations or offences
44.09 (1) Proceeding with any act or omission as a violation under this Act precludes proceeding with it as an offence under this Act, and proceeding with it as an offence under this Act precludes proceeding with it as a violation under this Act.
Marginal note:Violations not offences
(2) For greater certainty, a violation is not an offence and, accordingly, section 126 of the Criminal Code does not apply in respect of a violation.
Marginal note:Limitation period or prescription
44.1 No notice of violation is to be issued more than two years after the day on which the Minister becomes aware of the acts or omissions that constitute the alleged violation.
Reviews
Marginal note:Right to request review
44.11 A person who is served with a notice of violation may — within 30 days after the day on which it is served or within any longer period that is prescribed by the regulations — make a request to the Minister for a review of the amount of the penalty or the facts of the violation, or both.
Marginal note:Correction or cancellation of notice of violation
44.12 At any time before a request for a review in respect of a notice of violation is received by the Minister, an inspector may cancel the notice of violation or correct an error in it.
Marginal note:Review
44.13 On receipt of a request for a review in respect of a notice of violation, the Minister shall conduct the review.
Marginal note:Object of review
44.14 (1) The Minister shall determine, as the case may be, whether the amount of the penalty was determined in accordance with the regulations or whether the person committed the violation, or both.
Marginal note:Determination
(2) The Minister shall render a determination in writing and cause the person who requested the review to be served with a copy of the determination, with reasons. A copy of the determination, with reasons, shall also be provided without delay to the Board.
Marginal note:Correction of penalty
(3) If the Minister determines that the amount of the penalty was not determined in accordance with the regulations, the Minister shall correct it.
Marginal note:Responsibility
(4) If the Minister determines that the person who requested the review committed the violation, that person is liable to the penalty as set out in the determination.
Marginal note:Determination final
(5) A determination made under this section is final and binding and, except for judicial review under the Federal Courts Act, is not subject to appeal or to review by any court.
Marginal note:Burden of proof
44.15 If the facts of a violation are reviewed, the inspector who issued the notice of violation shall establish, on a balance of probabilities, that the person named in it committed the violation identified in it.
Responsibility
Marginal note:Payment
44.16 If a person pays the penalty set out in a notice of violation, the person is considered to have committed the violation and proceedings in respect of it are ended.
Marginal note:Failure to act
44.17 A person that neither pays the penalty within the period set out in the notice of violation — nor requests a review within the period referred to in section 44.11 — is considered to have committed the violation and is liable to the penalty.
Recovery of Penalties
Marginal note:Debts to Her Majesty
44.18 (1) A penalty constitutes a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Marginal note:Limitation period or prescription
(2) No proceedings to recover the debt are to be instituted more than five years after the day on which the debt becomes payable.
Marginal note:Certificate
44.19 (1) The Minister may issue a certificate of non-payment certifying the unpaid amount of any debt referred to in subsection 44.18(1).
Marginal note:Registration
(2) Registration of a certificate of non-payment in any court of competent jurisdiction has the same effect as a judgment of that court for a debt of the amount specified in the certificate and all related registration costs.
General
Marginal note:Authenticity of documents
44.2 In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a document that appears to be a notice issued under subsection 44.06(1) is presumed to be authentic and is proof of its contents in any proceeding in respect of a violation.
Marginal note:Publication
44.3 The Board may, subject to any regulations, make public the nature of a violation, the name of the person who committed it and the amount of the penalty.
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