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Administrative Penalties (O. Reg. 558/22)

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Ontario
Document type
Regulation
Date
2022 (2023)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

These Regulations provide for the administrative penalties under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sched. 1); the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar shall not issue an order under subsection 89 (2) of the Act except in accordance with this Regulation. The provisions set out in Column 1 of the Tables to Schedules 1 and 2 are prescribed under clause 89 (2) (f) of the Act. For the purposes of clause 89 (3) (e) of the Act, a person who contravenes a provision set out in Column 1 of a Table to Schedule 1 or 2 is a prescribed person. Part II provide for the procedure for issuing an order; if the Registrar or a Deputy Registrar intends to issue an order to pay an administrative penalty under subsection 89 (2) of the Act to a person, the Registrar or Deputy Registrar shall serve upon the person a written notice with specific information listed under Regulation 3; a person who is served with a notice of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar’s intention to issue an order in respect of a contravention, or an amendment to a notice, may request, in writing, that the Registrar or Deputy Registrar consider additional information. Part III contains criteria to determine administrative penalty amount.

Full text
English
Website
www.ontario.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sch. 1).

Legislation | Canada | 2016 (2021)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Pollution control, Public health, Emissions, Climate change, Hazardous substances, Education, Consumer protection, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Waste disposal, Waste management, Recycling/reuse, Institution, Monitoring, Solid waste, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Environmental planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX