Excerpt from the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005

To see Sections 1 to 7 and Sections 11 to 32 of the Law Enforcement and Forfeited Property Management Statute Law Amendment Act, 2005, please visit www.e-laws.gov.on.ca to view the complete Act.

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FIRE PROTECTION AND PREVENTION ACT, 1997

8. Subsections 28 (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 are repealed and the following substituted:

Penalty

(3) An individual convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to,

(a) in the case of an offence other than one described in clause (b), a fine of not more than $20,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both; and

(b) in the case of an offence for contravention of the fire code, a fine of not more than $50,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or both.

Same

(4) A corporation convicted of an offence under subsection (1) is liable to a fine of not more than $100,000.

Offence, director or officer of corporation

(5) A director or officer of a corporation who knows that the corporation is violating or has violated a provision of the fire code is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both.

Liability of directors.

(6) Despite subsections (1) and (3), every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly commits an offence under subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both.

9. Section 29 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Offence, removal of posted notice

29. Any person who removes a copy of an order or of a notice posted in accordance with subsection 15 (3), 24 (2), (3) or 31 (4) without the approval of the Fire Marshal, an assistant to the Fire Marshal or a fire chief is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than one year, or to both.

10. Section 30 of the Act is repealed and the following substituted:

Offence, failure to comply with inspection order

30. Every person who fails to comply with an order made under section 21, 25 or 26 is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $20,000 for every day during which the default continues, and the imposition or payment of the fine does not relieve the person from complying with the order.

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