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SS Houses with a Secondary Suite

SS · Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act

Part 2 — Fortified Buildings

58 General Offences and penalties

Current to 2026-04-16 · Official PDF

(1) No person shall
(a) without the Director's consen t, remove, deface or interfere
with a copy of a closure order posted in accordance with
section 45(4) or 46(1)(c),
(b) without the Director's consent
(i) fail to vacate a building that is closed under a closure
order, or
(ii) enter or re-enter a building that is closed under a closu re
order, or
(c) fail to comply with a removal order or a closure order.
(2) Every person who contravenes subsection (1), section 40(4) or
an order of the Director is guilty of an offence.
(3) Every person who is guilty of an offence is liable
(a) for a first offence
(i) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not more than
$10 000, to imprisonment for a term of not more than
one year, or to both;
(ii) in the case of a corporation, to a fine of not more than
$25 000;
(b) for each subsequent offence
(i) in the case of an individual, to a fine of not more than
$25 000, to imprisonment for a term of not more than
one year, or to both;
(ii) in the case of a corporation, to a fine of not more than
$100 000.

SAFER COMMUNITIES AND
(4) If a corporation commits an offence pursuant to this Part, any
officer or director of the corporation who directed, authorized,
assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the
offence is guilty of the offence and liable to the penalties
mentioned in this section whether or not the corporation has been
prosecuted or convicted.