Part 14 — Remedies and Enforcement
158.1 Administrative Penalties Notice of administrative penalty
(a) has contravened a provision of this Act or the regulations, or
(b) has failed to comply with a term or condition of a licence
issued under this Act or the regulations,
RSA 2000
the Director may, by notice in writing given to the person, require
the person to pay to the Crown an administrative penalty in the
amount set out in the notice.
(2) Where a contravention or a failure to comply continues for
more than one day, the amount set out in the notice of
administrative penalty under subsection (1) may include a daily
amount for each day or part of a day on which the contravention or
non-compliance occurs or continues.
(3) The amount of an administrative penalty, including any daily
amounts referred to in subsection (2), must not exceed $100 000.
(4) Subject to subsection (5), a notice of administrative penalty
shall not be given more than 3 years after the day on which the
contravention or non-compliance occurred.
(5) Where the contravention or non-compliance occurred in the
course of a consumer transaction or an attempt to enter into a
consumer transaction, a notice of administrative penalty may be
given within 3 years after the day on which the consumer first
knew or ought to have known of the contravention or
non-compliance but not more than 8 years after the day on which
the contravention or non-compliance occurred.
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