Railway Safety Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. 32 (4th Supp.))

Act current to 2013-05-26 and last amended on 2013-05-01. Previous Versions

Administrative Monetary Penalties

Marginal note:

40.1 The Governor in Council may, by regulation,

  • (a) designate as a provision the contravention of which may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 40.13 to 40.22,

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

    • (ii) any rule, standard, order or emergency directive made under this Act; and

  • (b) prescribe the maximum amount payable for each violation, not to exceed

    • (i) $50,000, in the case of an individual, and

    • (ii) $250,000, in the case of a corporation.

  • 2012, c. 7, s. 31.
Marginal note:Designation of enforcement officers

  • 40.11 (1) The Minister may designate persons, or classes of persons, as enforcement officers.

  • Marginal note:Certification of enforcement officers

    (2) Every person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection (1) shall receive an authorization in prescribed form attesting to the person’s designation and shall, on demand, present the authorization to any person from whom the enforcement officer requests information in the course of the enforcement officer’s duties.

  • Marginal note:Entry

    (3) For the purposes of determining whether a violation referred to in section 40.13 has been committed, a person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection (1) may enter any place, other than a private dwelling-place, where activities are carried on that relate directly or indirectly to the construction or operation of a railway or the operation of railway equipment.

  • Marginal note:Production of documents

    (4) For the purposes of determining whether a violation referred to in section 40.13 has been committed, a person designated as an enforcement officer under subsection (1) may require any person to produce for examination or reproduction all or part of any document or electronically stored data that the enforcement officer believes on reasonable grounds contain any information relevant to that determination.

  • Marginal note:Assistance to enforcement officers

    (5) Any person from whom documents or data are requested under subsection (4) shall provide all reasonable assistance in their power to enable the enforcement officer making the request to carry out the enforcement officer’s duties and shall furnish any information that the enforcement officer reasonably requires for the purposes of this Act.

  • 2012, c. 7, s. 31.
Marginal note:Notices of violation

40.12 The Minister may establish the form and content of notices of violation.

  • 2012, c. 7, s. 31.
Marginal note:Violation

  • 40.13 (1) Every person who contravenes a provision designated under paragraph 40.1(a) commits a violation and is liable to a penalty not exceeding the maximum amount prescribed under paragraph 40.1(b).

  • Marginal note:Continuing violation

    (2) A violation that is committed or continued on more than one day constitutes a separate violation for each day on which it is committed or continued.

  • Marginal note:How contraventions may be proceeded with

    (3) If a contravention of a provision designated under paragraph 40.1(a) may be proceeded with as a violation or as an offence, proceeding with it in one manner precludes proceeding in the other.

  • Marginal note:Nature of violation

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

  • 2012, c. 7, s. 31.