Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act

Marginal note:Variation of sanctions

• 65.1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), if a court has made, in relation to an offender, an order under section 65, the court may, on application by the offender or the Commission of the Canadian Energy Regulator, require the offender to appear before it and, after hearing the offender and the Commission, vary the order in one or more of the following ways that the court considers appropriate because of a change in the offender’s circumstances since the order was made:

  • (a) by making changes to any prohibition, direction, requirement or condition that is specified in the order for any period or by extending the period during which the order is to remain in force, not exceeding one year; or

  • (b) by decreasing the period during which the order is to remain in force or by relieving the offender of compliance with any condition that is specified in the order, either absolutely or partially or for any period.

• Marginal note:Notice

  (2) Before making an order under subsection (1), the court may direct that notice be given to any persons that the court considers to be interested, and may hear any of those persons.