Marginal note:Costs payable out of Consolidated Revenue Fund

33. All costs incurred by the Chief Electoral Officer in performing the duties and functions imposed by this Act shall be paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Marginal note:General offence — persons

• 34. (1) Every person who contravenes subsection 10(2), 16(4), 18(4), 20(1) or 32(4) is guilty of an offence and is liable

  • (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or to both; or

  • (b) on indictment, to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.

• Marginal note:Idem

  (2) Every person who does or omits to do anything in respect of a referendum that, if done or omitted to be done in respect of an election, would constitute an offence under the Canada Elections Act is guilty of an offence under this Act and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Failure to assist auditor

  (3) Every agent or officer of a registered referendum committee who

  • (a) refuses to allow the auditor of the committee to have access to any records, documents, books, accounts, bills, vouchers and receipts of the committee to which the auditor is entitled to have access under subsection 20(3),

  • (b) fails to provide the auditor with any information or explanations that the auditor has required and is entitled to require from the agent or officer under that subsection, or

  • (c) provides the auditor with any information or explanation knowing that it is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular,

  is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:General offence — referendum committees

  (4) Every referendum committee that contravenes subsection 13(8), 15(4) or (5) or 18(1), (2) or (3) is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Filing false application

  (5) Every referendum committee that files an application under section 13 knowing that it is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).

Marginal note:Excess referendum expenses

• 35. (1) Every person who, or group that, contravenes subsection 15(1) is guilty of an offence and is liable

  • (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both; or

  • (b) on indictment, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or to both.

• Marginal note:Payments

  (2) Every registered referendum committee that contravenes section 14 or subsection 15(2) or 16(1) or (3) is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).

• Marginal note:Referendum finances return

  (3) Every chief agent who contravenes subsection 19(1) or who files a return under that subsection knowing that it is false, misleading or incomplete in a material particular is guilty of an offence and is liable to punishment as described in subsection (1).