Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Act (S.C. 2009, c 14, s 126). Country/Territory Canada Document type Legislation Date 2009 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to establish a system of administrative monetary penalties for the enforcement of the Antarctic Environmental Protection Act, the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, the Canada National Parks Act, the Canada Water Act, the Canada Wildlife Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, the International River Improvements Act, the Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994, the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act. Subject Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Pollution control Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Freshwater pollution Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The purpose of this Act is to establish, as an alternative to the existing penal system and as a supplement to existing enforcement measures, a fair and efficient administrative monetary penalty system for the enforcement of the Environmental Acts. The text, consisting of 29 sections, deals with the following aspects: interpretation, purpose of Act, commission of violations, rules about violations, reviews, responsibility, recovery of penalties and general issues. Full text English/French Website www.gc.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Environmental Violations Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations (SOR/2017-109). Legislation | Canada | 2017 (2019) Keyword: Pollution control, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX