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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 title
An 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