Marginal note:Contravention of section 23

37. Every person who contravenes section 23 (destruction of documents, fraud, obstruction, false or misleading information or statement, movement of detained vessel) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months, or to both.

Marginal note:Contravention of regulations made under paragraph 35(1)(d) or (3)(a)

• 38. (1) Every person who, or vessel or oil handling facility that, contravenes a provision of the regulations made under paragraph 35(1)(d) or (3)(a) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than 18 months, or to both.

• Marginal note:Exception

  (2) If a court sentencing a person, vessel or oil handling facility under subsection (1) for contravening a provision of the regulations made under paragraph 35(1)(d) or (3)(a) is of the opinion that the provision that the person, vessel or facility contravened is equivalent to a provision of the regulations made under another provision of this Act and if the punishment provided under this Act for contravening that provision of the regulations is less than the punishment provided under subsection (1), the person, vessel or oil handling facility is liable to that lesser punishment.

Marginal note:Contravention of Act

• 39. (1) Every person commits an offence who contravenes

  • (a) subsection 17(2) (improper possession of a Canadian maritime document); or

  • (b) subsection 28(7) (inform Chair without delay).

• Marginal note:Punishment

  (2) Every person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both.

Marginal note:Contravention of Act or regulations

• 40. (1) Every person who, or vessel that, contravenes any of the following commits an offence:

  • (a) subsection 16(3) (cheating on an exam);

  • (b) section 18 (failure to produce Canadian maritime document);

  • (c) subsection 20(7) (failure to return suspended or cancelled Canadian maritime document); and

  • (d) a provision of the regulations made under paragraph 35(1)(e) or (3)(b).

• Marginal note:Punishment

  (2) Every person who, or vessel that, commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $10,000.

Marginal note:Definition of “Minister”

41. In this Part, “Minister” means the Minister of Transport.