Richmond Hill By-law 20-25, s. 6.6 — Administrative Monetary Penalties
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Administrative Monetary Penalties
- a) In lieu of laying a charge under the Provincial Offences Act for a breach of any ------,-----•----~----------------------- The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill provision of this By-law, a Tree By-law Preservation By-law Officer may issue a Penalty Notice to the Person who has contravened this By-law in accordance with the service requirements of Administrative Penalty By-law. For greater certainty, the Tree By-law Preservation By-law Officer has the discretion to either proceed by way of an administrative penalty or a charge pursuant to the Provincial Offences Act, if an administrative penalty is issued to a Person for the breach, no charge shall be laid against that same Person for the same breach.
- b) A Person served with a Penalty Notice shall be liable to pay to the City an administrative penalty in the amount specified in Schedule "A" of the Administrative Penalty By-law. An administrative penalty for a contravention of this By-law that is not paid within 15 days after the day it becomes due and payable, constitutes a debt of the Person to the City and may be added to a municipal tax roll and collected in the same manner as municipal taxes for which all owners are responsible to pay.
- c) A Person who is issued a Penalty Notice shall be subject to the procedures as provided for in the Administrative Penalty By-law.
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- 6.4 Fines On conviction of an offence under this By-law a Person is liable to a fine in accordance with the following rules made pursuant to Section 429 of the Municipal Act, 2001
- 6.5 Special Fines - No Maximum On conviction of an offence under this By-law a Person is liable to a special fine in accordance with subsection 429(2)(d) of the Municipal Act 2001. The amount of the special fine will be the fine as provided for in Section 6.3 of the By-law to which may be added the amount of economic advantage or gain that the Person has obtained or can obtain from the contravention of the By-law and/or order issued pursuant to this By-law. Pursuant to subsection 429(3)(1) of the Municipal Act 2001 a special fine may exceed $100,000.00
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- 7.1 Severability If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision, or any part of a provision of this By-law to be invalid or to be of no force and effect, it is the intention of the Council in enacting this By-law, that each and every other provision of this By-law authorized by law, be applied and enforced in accordance with its terms, to the extent possible, according to law
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