Remote Sensing Space Systems Act (S.C. 2005, c. 45)

Marginal note:Failure to act

28. A person who neither pays the penalty nor makes representations in accordance with the notice of violation is considered to have committed the violation, and the enforcement officer shall impose the penalty proposed and notify the person of it.

Marginal note:Right of appeal

• 29. (1) A person served with notice of a decision made under paragraph 27(1)(b) may, within 30 days after the notice is served, or within any longer period that the Minister allows, appeal the decision to the Minister.

• Marginal note:Powers of Minister

  (2) On an appeal, the Minister may confirm, set aside or vary the decision of the enforcement officer.

Marginal note:Vicarious liability — acts of employees, agents and mandataries

30. A person is liable for a violation that is committed by the person’s employee acting in the course of the employment or the person’s agent or mandatary acting within the scope of their authority, whether or not the employee, agent or mandatary who actually committed the violation is identified or proceeded against.

Marginal note:Due diligence

31. Due diligence is a defence in a proceeding in relation to a violation.

Marginal note:Continuing violation

32. 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:Limitation period

33. Any proceedings in respect of a violation may be instituted at any time within, but not later than, two years after the time when the subject-matter of the proceedings arose.

Marginal note:Violation or offence

• 34. (1) If it is possible to proceed with any act or omission as a violation and it is also possible to proceed with it as an offence, proceeding in one manner precludes proceeding in the other.

• Marginal note:Violations not offences

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

Marginal note:Admissibility of documents

35. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, a document that appears to be a notice issued under subsection 25(1) or 27(1) or (4) or given under section 28 or a certificate issued under subsection 37(1) is presumed to be authentic and is proof of its contents in any proceeding in respect of a violation or a prosecution for an offence.

Marginal note:Debts to Her Majesty

• 36. (1) A penalty imposed under this Act and an amount referred to in subsection 27(4) each constitute a debt due to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered in the Federal Court or any other court of competent jurisdiction.

• Marginal note:Time limit

  (2) No proceedings to recover such a debt may be commenced later than seven years after the debt became payable.

• Marginal note:Proceeds payable to Receiver General

  (3) Each such debt is payable to the Receiver General.