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Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations

SOR/2014-233RAILWAY SAFETY ACT
Registration 2014-10-10
Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations
P.C. 2014-1022 2014-10-09His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Transport, pursuant to section 40.1Footnote a and subsection 40.11(2)Footnote a of the Railway Safety ActFootnote b, makes the annexed Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations.

Return to footnote aS.C. 2012, c. 7, s. 31
Return to footnote bR.S., c. 32 (4th Supp.)
Interpretation

Definition of Act
1 In these Regulations, Act means the Railway Safety Act.

Designated Provisions

Marginal note:Designated provisions

2 (1) A provision of the Act or its regulations that is set out in column 1 of a Part of Schedule 1 is designated as a provision the contravention of which may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 40.13 to 40.22 of the Act.

Marginal note:Maximum amounts — individuals

(2) The amount set out in column 2 of a Part of Schedule 1 is the maximum amount payable by an individual in respect of a violation of the designated provision set out in column 1.

Marginal note:Maximum amounts — corporations

(3) The amount set out in column 3 of a Part of Schedule 1 is the maximum amount payable by a corporation in respect of a violation of the designated provision set out in column 1.

Marginal note:Designations — orders and rules

3 (1) The following instruments are designated as provisions the contravention of which may be proceeded with as a violation in accordance with sections 40.13 to 40.22 of the Act:

(a) an order made under subsection 7(2) or 19(1) of the Act;
(b) a rule in force under section 19 or 20 of the Act.

Marginal note:Maximum amounts

(2) The maximum amount payable for a violation referred to in subsection (1) is $25,000 in the case of an individual and $125,000 in the case of a corporation.

Prescribed Form of Enforcement Officer Certificate

Marginal note:Enforcement Officer Certificate

4 The authorization referred to in subsection 40.11(2) of the Act shall be in the form set out in Schedule 2.

Coming into Force

Marginal note:April 1, 2015

5 These Regulations come into force on April 1, 2015.

SCHEDULE 1(Section 2)

PART 1
Designated Provisions of the Act

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Maximum Amount Payable ($)
Maximum Amount Payable ($)

Item
Designated Provision
Individual
Corporation

1
Subsection 7(2.1)
25,000
125,000

2
Subsection 8(1)
25,000
125,000

3
Subsection 10(1)
25,000
125,000

4
Subsection 11(1)
50,000
250,000

5
Subsection 11(2)
50,000
250,000

5.1
Section 17.1
50,000
250,000

6
Section 17.2
50,000
250,000

7
Section 17.3
50,000
250,000

8
Subsection 19(2)
5,000
25,000

9
Subsection 20(1)
5,000
25,000

10
Subsection 20(2)
5,000
25,000

11
Subsection 23.1(1)
5,000
25,000

12
Subsection 30(1)
25,000
125,000

13
Subsection 30(2)
25,000
125,000

14
Section 31
50,000
250,000

15
Subsection 32(1)
50,000
250,000

16
Subsection 32(3)
50,000
250,000

16.1
Subsection 32(3.1)
50,000
250,000

17
Subsection 33(1)
50,000
250,000

18
Subsection 35(1)
25,000
125,000

19
Subsection 35(3)
25,000
125,000

20
Section 36
50,000
250,000

21
Section 38
50,000
250,000

22
Subsection 44.1(1)
5,000
25,000

23
Subsection 44.1(2)
5,000
25,000

PART 2
Designated Provisions of the Railway Safety Management System Regulations, 2015

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Maximum Amount Payable ($)
Maximum Amount Payable ($)

Item
Designated Provision
Individual
Corporation

1
Section 5
50,000
250,000

2
Section 6
25,000
125,000

3
Subsection 8(1)
25,000
125,000

4
Subsection 8(2)
5,000
25,000

5
Subsection 8(3)
25,000
125,000

6
Subsection 9(1)
25,000
125,000

7
Subsection 9(2)
5,000
25,000

8
Subsection 9(3)
25,000
125,000

9
Subsections 10(1) and (2)
25,000
125,000

10
Subsection 10(3)
5,000
25,000

11
Paragraph 11(a) and section 7
25,000
125,000

12
Paragraph 11(b) and section 7
25,000
125,000

13
Paragraph 12(1)(a) and section 7
25,000
125,000

14
Paragraph 12(1)(b) and section 7
25,000
125,000

15
Subsection 12(2)
25,000
125,000

16
Section 13
25,000
125,000

17
Sections 14 and 7
25,000
125,000

18
Section 15
50,000
250,000

19
Subsection 16(1)
25,000
125,000

20
Subsection 16(2)
25,000
125,000

21
Paragraph 17(a) and section 7
25,000
125,000

22
Paragraph 17(b) and section 7
5,000
25,000

23
Paragraph 17(c) and section 7
25,000
125,000

24
Subsection 18(1)
50,000
250,000

25
Subsection 18(2)
25,000
125,000

26
Section 19
25,000
125,000

27
Paragraph 20(a) and section 7
25,000
125,000

28
Paragraph 20(b) and section 7
25,000
125,000

29
Paragraph 20(c) and section 7
5,000
25,000

30
Section 21
25,000
125,000

31
Section 22
5,000
25,000

32
Section 23
25,000
125,000

33
Subsection 24(1) and section 7
25,000
125,000

34
Subsection 24(2)
25,000
125,000

35
Subsection 24(3)
25,000
125,000

36
Subsection 24(4)
25,000
125,000

37
Subsection 25(1)
25,000
125,000

38
Subsection 25(2)
25,000
125,000

39
Subsection 25(3)
25,000
125,000

40
Section 26
25,000
125,000

41
Paragraph 27(a) and section 7
25,000
125,000

42
Paragraph 27(b) and section 7
25,000
125,000

43
Paragraph 27(c) and section 7
25,000
125,000

44
Paragraph 27(d) and section 7
25,000
125,000

45
Subsection 28(1)
25,000
125,000

46
Subsection 28(2) and section 7
25,000
125,000

47
Subsection 28(3)
25,000
125,000

48
Subsections 29(1) and (2)
25,000
125,000

49
Subsection 29(3)
25,000
125,000

50
Subsection 29(4)
5,000
25,000

51
Subsection 30(1)
25,000
125,000

52
Subsection 30(2) and section 7
25,000
125,000

53
Subsection 31(1)
25,000
125,000

54
Subsection 32(1) and section 7
25,000
125,000

55
Section 33
5,000
25,000

56
Section 34
5,000
25,000

57
Section 35
5,000
25,000

58
Section 36
5,000
25,000

59
Section 37
5,000
25,000

60
Section 38
25,000
125,000

61
Section 40
50,000
250,000

62
Section 41
25,000
125,000

63
Subsection 43(1)
25,000
125,000

64
Subsection 43(2)
5,000
25,000

65
Subsection 43(3)
25,000
125,000

66
Subsection 44(1)
25,000
125,000

67
Subsection 44(2)
5,000
25,000

68
Subsection 44(3)
25,000
125,000

69
Subsections 45(1) and (2)
25,000
125,000

70
Subsection 45(3)
5,000
25,000

71
Paragraph 46(a) and section 42
25,000
125,000

72
Paragraph 46(b) and section 42
25,000
125,000

73
Section 47
25,000
125,000

74
Sections 48 and 42
25,000
125,000

75
Section 49
50,000
250,000

76
Section 50
25,000
125,000

77
Paragraph 51(a) and section 42
25,000
125,000

78
Paragraph 51(b) and section 42
25,000
125,000

79
Subsection 52(1)
50,000
250,000

80
Subsection 52(2)
25,000
125,000

81
Paragraph 53(a) and section 42
25,000
125,000

82
Paragraph 53(b) and section 42
25,000
125,000

83
Section 54
25,000
125,000

84
Section 55
5,000
25,000

85
Section 56
25,000
125,000

86
Subsections 57(1) and (2)
25,000
125,000

87
Subsection 57(3)
25,000
125,000

88
Subsection 57(4)
5,000
25,000

89
Subsection 58(1)
25,000
125,000

90
Subsection 58(2)
25,000
125,000

91
Subsection 59(1)
25,000
125,000

92
Subsection 60(1)
25,000
125,000

93
Section 61
5,000
25,000

94
Section 62
5,000
25,000

95
Section 63
5,000
25,000

96
Section 64
5,000
25,000

97
Section 65
5,000
25,000

98
Section 66
25,000
125,000

99
Section 68
50,000
250,000

100
Section 69
25,000
125,000

101
Subsection 71(1)
25,000
125,000

102
Subsection 71(2)
5,000
25,000

103
Subsection 71(3)
25,000
125,000

104
Subsections 72(1) and (2)
25,000
125,000

105
Subsection 72(3)
5,000
25,000

106
Paragraph 73(a) and section 70
25,000
125,000

107
Paragraph 73(b) and section 70
25,000
125,000

108
Section 74
25,000
125,000

109
Sections 75 and 70
25,000
125,000

110
Section 76
50,000
250,000

111
Section 77
25,000
125,000

112
Paragraph 78(a) and section 70
25,000
125,000

113
Paragraph 78(b) and section 70
25,000
125,000

114
Subsection 79(1)
50,000
250,000

115
Subsection 79(2)
25,000
125,000

116
Paragraph 80(a) and section 70
25,000
125,000

117
Paragraph 80(b) and section 70
25,000
125,000

118
Section 81
5,000
25,000

119
Section 82
5,000
25,000

120
Section 83
5,000
25,000

121
Section 84
5,000
25,000

122
Section 85
5,000
25,000

123
Section 86
25,000
125,000

PART 3
Designated Provisions of the Mining Near Lines of Railways Regulations

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Maximum Amount Payable ($)
Maximum Amount Payable ($)

Item
Designated Provision
Individual
Corporation

1
Section 4
50,000
250,000

2
Subsection 5(1)
25,000
125,000

3
Subsection 5(2)
25,000
125,000

4
Section 6
25,000
125,000

5
Section 8
50,000
250,000

PART 4
Designated Provisions of the Railway Prevention of Electric Sparks Regulations

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Maximum Amount Payable ($)
Maximum Amount Payable ($)

Item
Designated Provision
Individual
Corporation

1
Section 3
50,000
250,000

2
Subsection 5(1)
25,000
125,000

3
Subsection 5(2)
25,000
125,000

4
Subsection 5(3)
25,000
125,000

5
Section 6
25,000
125,000

SOR/2015-133, ss. 1 to 3.
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SCHEDULE 2(Section 4)Enforcement Officer Certificate

ENFORCEMENT OFFICER CERTIFICATE

Certificate Number:

Pursuant to subsection 40.11(1) of the Railway Safety Act, (NAME) is designated as an enforcement officer to exercise the powers conferred to an enforcement officer under that Act.

Signature of Minister or Minister’s delegate:

Date of issuance: