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Marginal note:Definitions

2 The following definitions apply in this Act.

Minister

Minister , subject to section3, means the Minister of Foreign Affairs. (ministre)

Marginal note:Regulations

• 20 (1) On the recommendation of the Minister, the Governor in Council may make regulations

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  • (k) for carrying out sections23 and 25, including

    • (i) designating any provision of this Act or of any regulation, order or direction made under this Act or any requirement of such a provision or any condition or class of conditions of a licence or provision or class of provisions of a system disposal plan as a provision, requirement or condition whose contravention may be proceeded with as a violation,

  • (l) respecting the giving or service of notices under this Act;

  • (m) respecting the making of representations under this Act;

  • (n) prescribing anything that is to be prescribed under this Act; and

  • (o) generally, for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

Marginal note:Contravention — section5, 13 or 14 or subsection 16(1)

• 38 (1) Every person who contravenes section5 or subsection 16(1) or an order made under section13 or 14 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction

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• Marginal note:Contravention — section15 or subsection 18(5) or (6)

  (2) Every person who contravenes subsection 18(5) or (6) or an order made under section15 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction

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Marginal note:No right to compensation

• 22 (1) No person is entitled to financial compensation from Her Majesty in right of Canada for any financial losses resulting from any of the following actions taken in good faith: the amendment of a system disposal plan or arrangements under subsection 9(3); the amendment of a licence under section10; the suspension of a licence under section11; the cancellation of a licence under section12; or, the making of an order under section13, 14 or 15.

• Marginal note:Authority to make payment

  (2) A minister may pay a licensee an amount determined in accordance with the regulations for the service provided as a result of an order made by that minister under section15.

Marginal note:Vicarious liability — acts of employees, agents and mandataries

30 A person is liable for a violation that is committed by the person’s employee acting in the course of the employment or the person’s agent or mandatary acting within the scope of their authority, whether or not the employee, agent or mandatary who actually committed the violation is identified or proceeded against.