Energy Supplies Emergency Act

Marginal note:Offence

• 41 (1) A person who wilfully contravenes a regulation under this Act is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars; or

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

• Marginal note:Offence

  (2) A person who wilfully contravenes an order of the Canadian Transportation Agency or the National Energy Board made pursuant to a direction of the Energy Supplies Allocation Board under this Act is guilty of an offence and liable

  • (a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars; or

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

• Marginal note:Continuing offence

  (3) Where an offence under this Act is committed on more than one day or is continued for more than one day, it shall be deemed to be a separate offence for each day on which it is committed or continued.

• Marginal note:Limitation period

  (4) Any proceedings by way of summary conviction in respect of an offence under this Act may be instituted at any time within but not later than one year after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.