Schedule 9 to the Summary Offence Tickets Regulations (Nova Scotia)

Summary Offence Tickets Regulations (Schedules)

Schedule 9
Environment Act

Offence

Section

Out of Court Settlement

1

Commencing work on undertaking without approval

32(1)

$697.50

2

Failing to comply with conditions respecting approved undertaking

32(2)

$697.50

3

Knowingly commencing or continuing activity without approval

50(1)

$1157.50

4

Commencing or continuing activity without approval

50(2)

$697.50

5

Changing activity without approval

55(1)

$697.50

6

Transferring, selling, leasing or assigning approval without consent of Minister

59(1)

$697.50

7

Failing to supply new and relevant information to Minister

60

$697.50

8

Knowingly commencing or continuing activity without providing notification

61A(1)

$1157.50

9

Commencing or continuing activity without providing notification

61A(2)

$697.50

10

Knowingly commencing or continuing activity not in compliance with standard (specify)

61C(1)

$1157.50

11

Commencing or continuing activity not in compliance with standard (specify)

61C(2)

$697.50

12

Commencing or continuing activity without certificate of qualification

62

$697.50

13

Knowingly releasing substance into the environment so that it causes or may cause adverse effect

67(1)

$1157.50

14

Releasing substance into the environment so that it clauses [causes] or may cause adverse effect

67(2)

$697.50

15

Knowingly releasing substance into environment in amount, concentration or level in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)

68(1)

$1157.50

16

Releasing substance into environment in amount, concentration or level in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)

68(2)

$697.50

17

Failing to report release of substance to Department

69(1)(a)

$697.50

18

Failing to report release of substance to owner of substance

69(1)(b)

$697.50

19

Failing to report release of substance to person having care, management or control of substance

69(1)(c)

$697.50

20

Failing to report release of substance to any person who may be directly affected by release

69(1)(d)

$697.50

21

Person responsible failing to report release of substance in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)

69(2)

$697.50

22

Person aware failing to report release of substance in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)

69(3)

$697.50

23

Failing to take reasonable measures to prevent, reduce or remedy adverse effects of release

71(a)(i)

$697.50

24

Failing to take reasonable measures to remove or otherwise dispose of substance to minimize adverse effects

71(a)(ii)

$697.50

25

Failing to rehabilitate environment to standard (specify)

71(c)

$697.50

26

Handling dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in manner that causes adverse effect

75

$1157.50

27

Selling or distributing crop, food, feed, animal, plant, water, produce, product or other matter (specify) that contains dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in excess of permissible levels

76(a)

$697.50

28

Selling or distributing crop, food, feed, animal, plant, water, produce, product or other matter (specify) that person knows or ought to know contains dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in excess of permissible levels

76(b)

$1157.50

29

Selling, distributing, using, applying, handling, storing or transporting (specify) pesticide contrary to regulations and filed label

79(1)(a)

$697.50

30

Operating or cleaning machinery, equipment, vehicle, aircraft or vessel (specify) containing pesticide contrary to regulations and filed label

79(1)(b)

$697.50

31

Using or cleaning pesticide container contrary to regulations and filed label

79(1)(c)

$697.50

32

Disposing of pesticide, thing treated with pesticide or pesticide container (specify) contrary to regulations

79(3)

$697.50

33

Failing to notify Department before commencing pesticide research

80(1)(a)

$697.50

34

Failing to furnish information to Department

80(1)(b)

$697.50

35

Failing to prevent crops used for pesticide research from entering food-marketing channels

80(3)

$697.50

36

Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at terminal, bulk plant, bulk station or other facility without approval

83(1)(a)

$697.50

37

Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at outlet without approval

83(1)(b)

$697.50

38

Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at facility without approval

83(1)(c)

$697.50

39

Selling or storing (specify) motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) not purchased from wholesaler with valid approval

83(2)(a)

$697.50

40

Selling or storing (specify) motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) as wholesaler-retailer without valid approval

83(2)(b)

$697.50

41

Violating term of written agreement respecting contaminated site

89(5)

$697.50

42

Releasing litter into environment contrary to Act or regulations

99(2)

$467.50

43

Failing to collect surcharge for designated material

100(2)(a)

$697.50

44

Failing to deposit surcharge in Resource Recovery Fund

100(2)(b)

$697.50

45

Failing to provide depots and other methods for collection and recovery of designated material

100(3)

$697.50

46

Selling or using designated material whose use is banned or to be reduced or that requires recycling (specify)

100(4)

$697.50

47

Using, offering for sale or selling packaging, product containers, disposable products or packaging material (specify) contrary to Act or regulations

101(3)

$697.50

48

Failing to give all reasonable assistance to inspector

118(a)

$812.50

49

Dismissing or threatening to dismiss employee who reports contravention of Act

124(1)(a)

$697.50

50

Disciplining or suspending employee who reports contravention of Act

124(1)(b)

$697.50

51

Imposing penalty on employee who reports contravention of Act

124(1)(c)

$697.50

52

Intimidating or coercing employee who reports contravention of Act

124(1)(d)

$697.50

53

Knowingly providing false or misleading information

158(a)

$1157.50

54

Providing false or misleading information

158(b)

$812.50

55

Failing to provide information

158(c)

$812.50

56

Hindering or obstructing inspector or administrator (specify)

158(d)

$812.50

57

Knowingly contravening term or condition of approval, certificate of variance or certificate of qualification (specify)

158(e)

$1157.50

58

Contravening term or condition of approval, certificate of variance or certificate of qualification (specify)

158(f)

$697.50

59

Knowingly contravening order (specify)

158(g)

$1157.50

60

Knowingly contravening directive (specify)

158(ga)

$1157.50

61

Contravening order (specify)

158(h)

$812.50

62

Contravening directive (specify)

158(ha)

$812.50

63

Contravening regulation in protected water area (specify)

158(hb)

$697.50

64

Contravening Act or regulations (specify)

158(j)

$697.50

Schedule 9–Environment Act

Schedule replaced: N.S. Reg. 34/2013.

Out of court settlement amounts increased: N.S. Reg. 339/2013; N.S. Reg. 274/2015.

	Schedule 9 Environment Act
	Offence	Section	Out of Court Settlement
1	Commencing work on undertaking without approval	32(1)	$697.50
2	Failing to comply with conditions respecting approved undertaking	32(2)	$697.50
3	Knowingly commencing or continuing activity without approval	50(1)	$1157.50
4	Commencing or continuing activity without approval	50(2)	$697.50
5	Changing activity without approval	55(1)	$697.50
6	Transferring, selling, leasing or assigning approval without consent of Minister	59(1)	$697.50
7	Failing to supply new and relevant information to Minister	60	$697.50
8	Knowingly commencing or continuing activity without providing notification	61A(1)	$1157.50
9	Commencing or continuing activity without providing notification	61A(2)	$697.50
10	Knowingly commencing or continuing activity not in compliance with standard (specify)	61C(1)	$1157.50
11	Commencing or continuing activity not in compliance with standard (specify)	61C(2)	$697.50
12	Commencing or continuing activity without certificate of qualification	62	$697.50
13	Knowingly releasing substance into the environment so that it causes or may cause adverse effect	67(1)	$1157.50
14	Releasing substance into the environment so that it clauses [causes] or may cause adverse effect	67(2)	$697.50
15	Knowingly releasing substance into environment in amount, concentration or level in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)	68(1)	$1157.50
16	Releasing substance into environment in amount, concentration or level in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)	68(2)	$697.50
17	Failing to report release of substance to Department	69(1)(a)	$697.50
18	Failing to report release of substance to owner of substance	69(1)(b)	$697.50
19	Failing to report release of substance to person having care, management or control of substance	69(1)(c)	$697.50
20	Failing to report release of substance to any person who may be directly affected by release	69(1)(d)	$697.50
21	Person responsible failing to report release of substance in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)	69(2)	$697.50
22	Person aware failing to report release of substance in excess of approval level or regulations (specify)	69(3)	$697.50
23	Failing to take reasonable measures to prevent, reduce or remedy adverse effects of release	71(a)(i)	$697.50
24	Failing to take reasonable measures to remove or otherwise dispose of substance to minimize adverse effects	71(a)(ii)	$697.50
25	Failing to rehabilitate environment to standard (specify)	71(c)	$697.50
26	Handling dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in manner that causes adverse effect	75	$1157.50
27	Selling or distributing crop, food, feed, animal, plant, water, produce, product or other matter (specify) that contains dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in excess of permissible levels	76(a)	$697.50
28	Selling or distributing crop, food, feed, animal, plant, water, produce, product or other matter (specify) that person knows or ought to know contains dangerous goods, waste dangerous goods or pesticides (specify) in excess of permissible levels	76(b)	$1157.50
29	Selling, distributing, using, applying, handling, storing or transporting (specify) pesticide contrary to regulations and filed label	79(1)(a)	$697.50
30	Operating or cleaning machinery, equipment, vehicle, aircraft or vessel (specify) containing pesticide contrary to regulations and filed label	79(1)(b)	$697.50
31	Using or cleaning pesticide container contrary to regulations and filed label	79(1)(c)	$697.50
32	Disposing of pesticide, thing treated with pesticide or pesticide container (specify) contrary to regulations	79(3)	$697.50
33	Failing to notify Department before commencing pesticide research	80(1)(a)	$697.50
34	Failing to furnish information to Department	80(1)(b)	$697.50
35	Failing to prevent crops used for pesticide research from entering food-marketing channels	80(3)	$697.50
36	Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at terminal, bulk plant, bulk station or other facility without approval	83(1)(a)	$697.50
37	Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at outlet without approval	83(1)(b)	$697.50
38	Storing or selling motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) at facility without approval	83(1)(c)	$697.50
39	Selling or storing (specify) motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) not purchased from wholesaler with valid approval	83(2)(a)	$697.50
40	Selling or storing (specify) motive fuel or fuel oil (specify) as wholesaler-retailer without valid approval	83(2)(b)	$697.50
41	Violating term of written agreement respecting contaminated site	89(5)	$697.50
42	Releasing litter into environment contrary to Act or regulations	99(2)	$467.50
43	Failing to collect surcharge for designated material	100(2)(a)	$697.50
44	Failing to deposit surcharge in Resource Recovery Fund	100(2)(b)	$697.50
45	Failing to provide depots and other methods for collection and recovery of designated material	100(3)	$697.50
46	Selling or using designated material whose use is banned or to be reduced or that requires recycling (specify)	100(4)	$697.50
47	Using, offering for sale or selling packaging, product containers, disposable products or packaging material (specify) contrary to Act or regulations	101(3)	$697.50
48	Failing to give all reasonable assistance to inspector	118(a)	$812.50
49	Dismissing or threatening to dismiss employee who reports contravention of Act	124(1)(a)	$697.50
50	Disciplining or suspending employee who reports contravention of Act	124(1)(b)	$697.50
51	Imposing penalty on employee who reports contravention of Act	124(1)(c)	$697.50
52	Intimidating or coercing employee who reports contravention of Act	124(1)(d)	$697.50
53	Knowingly providing false or misleading information	158(a)	$1157.50
54	Providing false or misleading information	158(b)	$812.50
55	Failing to provide information	158(c)	$812.50
56	Hindering or obstructing inspector or administrator (specify)	158(d)	$812.50
57	Knowingly contravening term or condition of approval, certificate of variance or certificate of qualification (specify)	158(e)	$1157.50
58	Contravening term or condition of approval, certificate of variance or certificate of qualification (specify)	158(f)	$697.50
59	Knowingly contravening order (specify)	158(g)	$1157.50
60	Knowingly contravening directive (specify)	158(ga)	$1157.50
61	Contravening order (specify)	158(h)	$812.50
62	Contravening directive (specify)	158(ha)	$812.50
63	Contravening regulation in protected water area (specify)	158(hb)	$697.50
64	Contravening Act or regulations (specify)	158(j)	$697.50