Wage Earner Protection Program Act

Marginal note:Offences

• 38 (1) Every person commits an offence who

  • (a) makes a false or deceptive entry, or omits to enter a material particular, in any record or book of account that contains information that supports an application under this Act;

  • (b) in relation to an application under this Act, makes a representation that the person knows to be false or misleading;

  • (c) in relation to an application under this Act, makes a declaration that the person knows is false or misleading because of the non-disclosure of facts;

  • (d) being required under this Act to provide information, provides information or makes a representation that the person knows to be false or misleading;

  • (e) obtains a payment under this Act by false pretence;

  • (f) being the payee of any cheque issued as a payment under this Act, knowingly negotiates or attempts to negotiate it knowing that the person is not entitled to the payment or any part of the payment; or

  • (g) participates in, assents to or acquiesces in an act or omission mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (f).

• Marginal note:Trustees and receivers

  (2) Every person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of subsection 21(1) commits an offence.

• Marginal note:Limitation of prosecutions

  (3) A prosecution for an offence under subsection (1) or (2) may be commenced at any time within six years after the time when the subject-matter of the prosecution arose.