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Paragraph 497
 

Strict liability offences — summary conviction


(1) Every person is guilty of an offence who


(a) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes section 447 (financial activity while unregistered);


(a.1) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes subsection 449.1(1) (incurring certain partisan advertising expenses or, during a pre-election period, transmitting certain partisan advertising messages);


(a.2) being a registered association, contravenes section 449.2 (failure to indicate authority for partisan advertising);


(b) being an electoral district association of a registered party, contravenes subsection 450(1) (incurring election expenses);


(c) being a registered association, contravenes section 451 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);


(d) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 452 (making erroneous declaration);


(e) being a registered association, contravenes subsection 456(2) (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of electoral district agent);


(f) being a registered association, contravenes section 459, 460 or 461 (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of financial agent or auditor);


(g) being a registered association, contravenes subsection 463(1) (failure to report changes to registered association information);


(h) being a registered association, contravenes section 464 (failure to confirm validity of information concerning association);


(i) being the financial agent of a deregistered electoral district association, contravenes section 473 (failure to provide financial transactions return for fiscal period or related documents);


(j) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 475.2 (failure to pay recoverable claim within three years);


(k) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.4(1), (2), (3) or (5) (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);


(l) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes section 475.5 (failure to pay excess contributions);


(m) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes paragraph 475.7(b) (providing document that is substantially incomplete);


(n) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.9(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); or


(o) being the financial agent or the chief executive officer of a registered association, contravenes subsection 475.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period).


Offences requiring intent — summary conviction


(2) Every person is guilty of an offence who


(a) being a person or entity other than an electoral district agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(1) or (2) (paying or incurring registered association’s expenses while ineligible);


(b) being a person or entity other than an electoral district agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(3) (accepting contributions while ineligible); or


(c) being a person or entity other than the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475(4) (while ineligible, accepting provision of goods or services or transfer of funds or providing goods or services or transferring funds).


Offences requiring intent — dual procedure


(3) Every person is guilty of an offence who


(a) being an electoral district association, knowingly contravenes section 447 (financial activity while unregistered);


(a.1) being an electoral district association of a registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 449.1(1) (incurring certain partisan advertising expenses or, during a pre-election period, transmitting certain partisan advertising messages);


(b) being an electoral district association of a registered party, knowingly contravenes subsection 450(1) (incurring election expenses);


(c) being a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 451 (failure to provide statement of assets and liabilities or related documents);


(d) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 452 (making erroneous declaration);


(e) being a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 456(2) (failure to comply with requirements re: appointment of electoral district agent);


(f) being a person, knowingly contravenes subsection 462(1) or (2) (acting as financial agent, electoral district agent or auditor when ineligible to do so);


(g) being the financial agent of a deregistered electoral district association, knowingly contravenes section 473 (failure to provide financial transactions return for fiscal period or related documents);


(h) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.4(1), (2), (3) or (5) (failure to provide financial transactions return or related documents);


(i) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes section 475.5 (failure to pay excess contributions);


(j) being the financial agent of a registered association, contravenes paragraph 475.7(a) (providing document that contains false or misleading information);


(k) being the financial agent of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.9(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within specified period); or


(l) being the financial agent or chief executive officer of a registered association, knowingly contravenes subsection 475.92(3) (failure to provide corrected or revised document within 30-day period or any extension of that period).


2014, c. 12, s. 99; 2018, c. 31, s. 341.