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
78/25
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 a means of a ticket
(i)
for a first offence, to a fine of $50,000 or, in default of payment, imprisonment for not more than 6 months, and
(ii)
for a subsequent offence, to a fine of $75,000 or, in default of payment, imprisonment for not more than 6 months; or
(d)
where the complaint is laid and summons issued by means other than a ticket
(i)
for a first offence, to a fine of not less than $50,000 and not more than $100,000 or, in default of payment, imprisonment for not more than one year, and
(ii)
for a subsequent offence, to a fine of not less than $75,000 and not more than $150,000 or, in default of payment, imprisonment for not more than one year.
43/00 s1; 78/25 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The Forest Fire Offence and Penalty Regulations, 1994, Newfoundland Regulation 161/94, are repealed.
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