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Lobbying Act

Version of section 14 from 2002-12-31 to 2008-07-01:


Marginal note:Contravention of Act or regulations

  •  (1) Every individual who contravenes any provision of this Act, other than subsection 10.3(1), or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars.

  • Marginal note:False or misleading statements

    (2) Every individual who knowingly makes any false or misleading statement in any return or other document submitted to the registrar under this Act, whether in electronic or other form, is guilty of an offence and liable

    • (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both; and

    • (b) on proceedings by way of indictment, to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

  • Marginal note:Limitation of proceedings

    (3) Proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under this section may be instituted at any time within but not later than two years after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.

  • R.S., 1985, c. 44 (4th Supp.), s. 14
  • 1995, c. 12, s. 7

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