CPA · Government Organization Act
8 Ministerial Powers Establishing programs
services the Minister considers desirable in order to carry out
matters under the Minister's administration.
(2) A Minister may institute inquiries into and collect information
and statistics relating to any matter under the Minister's
administration.
1994 cG-8.5 s8
(1) A person who knowingly contravenes an enforcement order
under section 5 is guilty of an offence and liable to,
(a) in the case of an individual, a fine of not more than
$100 000 or to imprisonment for a period of not more than 2
years, or to both fine and imprisonment, or
(b) in the case of a corporation, a fine of not more than
$1 000 000.
(2) A person who contravenes an enforcement order under section
5 is guilty of an offence and liable to
(a) in the case of an individual, a fine of not more than $50 000,
or
(b) in the case of a corporation, a fine of not more than
$500 000.
(3) No person shall be convicted of an offence under subsection
(2) if that person establishes on the balance of probabilities that the
person took all reasonable steps to prevent its commission.
An assessment, fee or charge levied pursuant to the regulations
under section 2(1)(f) is recoverable by the delegated person as a
debt due to the delegated person.
The Minister may acquire by expropriation any estate or interest
in land for the purpose of public works.
Where a statutory officer may exercise discretion pursuant to an
enactment and under this Part or a regulation or an agreement made
under this Part a person who is not an employee of the Government
is authorized to exercise that discretion on behalf of the statutory
officer, the Minister may, notwithstanding anything in that
enactment,
(a) give directions to that person as to how the discretion is to
be exercised or in respect of any matter relating to the
exercise of that discretion, or
(b) exercise the discretion in whole or in part in place of its
being exercised by that person.