CONSOLIDATED NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR REGULATION 10/96
Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations
under the
Forestry Act
(O.C. 96-178)
Amended by:
43/00
CONSOLIDATED NEWFOUNDLAND
AND
LABRADOR REGULATION 10/96
Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations
under the
Forestry Act
(O.C. 96?178)
Under the authority of section 155 of the Forestry Act
and the Subordinate Legislation Revision and Consolidation Act
, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.
REGULATIONS
Analysis
Short title
1.
These regulations may be cited as the Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations
.
161/94 s1
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Offence
2.
A person who
(a)
contravenes the Forest Fire Regulations
; or
(b)
fails to comply with a permit or a condition of a permit issued under the Forestry Act
or the Forest Fire Regulations
;
is guilty of an offence and liable
(c)
where the complaint is laid and summons issued by means of a ticket
(i)
for a first offence, to a fine of $75 or in default of payment, imprisonment for 3 days; and
(ii)
for a subsequent offence, to a fine of $150 or in default of payment, imprisonment for 6 days; or
(d)
where the complaint is laid and summons issued by means other than a ticket
(i)
for a first offence, to a fine not less than $500 or in default of payment to imprisonment for not longer than 3 months; and
(ii)
for a subsequent offence, to a fine not less than $1,000 or in default of payment to imprisonment for not longer than 3 months.
43/00 s1
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Repeal
3.
The Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations, 1994, Newfoundland Regulation 161/94, are repealed.
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