Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7)

Marginal note:Regulations

• 71.01 (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations

  • (a) designating as a violation that may be proceeded with in accordance with this Act

    • (i) the contravention of any specified provision of this Act or of any of its regulations,

    • (ii) the contravention of any direction, requirement, decision or order, or of any direction, requirement, decision or order of a specified class of directions, requirements, decisions or orders, made under this Act, or

    • (iii) the failure to comply with any term, condition or requirement of

      • (A) an operating licence or authorization or any specified class of operating licences or authorizations, or

      • (B) any approval, leave or exemption or any specified class of approvals, leave or exemptions granted under this Act;

  • (b) respecting the determination of, or the method of determining, the amount payable as the penalty, which may be different for individuals and other persons, for each violation; and

  • (c) respecting the service of documents required or authorized under section 71.06, 71.2 or 71.5, including the manner and proof of service and the circumstances under which documents are considered to be served.

• Marginal note:Maximum penalty

  (2) The amount that may be determined under any regulations made under paragraph (1)(b) as the penalty for a violation shall not be more than $25,000, in the case of an individual, and $100,000, in the case of any other person.