Canada Transportation Act

Marginal note:Violations

• 179 (1) Every person who contravenes a provision, requirement or condition designated under section 177 commits a violation and is liable to a penalty fixed pursuant to that section.

• Marginal note:How contraventions may be proceeded with

  (2) Where any act or omission can be proceeded with as a violation or as an offence, proceedings may be commenced in respect of that act or omission as a violation or as an offence, but proceeding with it as a violation precludes proceeding with it as an offence, and proceeding with it as an offence precludes proceeding with it as a violation.

• Marginal note:Nature of violation

  (3) For greater certainty, a violation is not an offence and, accordingly, section 126 of the Criminal Code does not apply.