CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 87Primary legislationIn force

Regulations

The Canadian Energy Regulator may establish fees, levies, or charges with Treasury Board approval to recover regulatory costs attributable to its mandate, including costs for denied or withdrawn applications. Regulations specify interest rates on unpaid amounts, which become debts recoverable by the Crown in court.

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Regulations

87 (1) The Regulator may, with the approval of the Treasury Board, make regulations (a) providing for fees, levies or charges that are payable for the purpose of recovering all or a portion of any costs that the Regulator considers to be attributable to the carrying out of its mandate, including costs related to applications that are denied or withdrawn; and (b) providing for the manner of calculating those fees, levies or charges and their payment to the Regulator. (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) may specify the rate of interest or the manner of calculating the rate of interest payable on any fee, levy or charge that is not paid on or before the date on which it is due and may specify the time from which interest is payable. (3) Fees, levies or charges imposed under this section and any interest payable on them constitute a debt to Her Majesty in right of Canada and may be recovered as such in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-87.html

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