The Canadian Energy Regulator must issue a notice of violation within two years from the date a violation occurs; no enforcement action may proceed after this two-year limitation period expires.
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124 No notice of violation in respect of a violation may be issued more than two years from the day on which the subject matter of the violation arises.
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https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-124.htmlCanonical document at the regulator. Always cite this URL — not the Vantage detail page — in compliance evidence.
Canadian Energy Regulator decisions and orders may be registered with Federal or provincial superior courts and enforced as court orders by filing a certified copy with the court registrar. If a registered decision is subsequently rescinded or varied, the court order is vacated and the modified decision may be re-registered following standard court procedures.
The Canadian Energy Regulator may transfer licences under this Division on application. Non-minor or non-technical transfers require ministerial approval based on public interest assessment. The Commission may impose new or modified conditions on transferred licences as necessary to fulfil the Act's purposes.
The Canadian Energy Regulator may suspend or revoke a licence if the holder breaches a licence condition or if the regulator deems it in the public interest (with ministerial approval). The licence holder must receive notice of the alleged contravention and an opportunity to respond before any order is made.
Section 92 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act exempts orders and directions issued by the Commission, designated officers, or inspection officers from statutory instrument classification when they apply to a single person or entity, a single regulated facility, or are issued immediately for safety, security, environmental protection, or property protection purposes.
Section 96 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act authorizes the Regulator to establish regulations governing the design, construction, operation, and abandonment of interprovincial and international pipelines and designated power lines. Regulations must address surveillance, monitoring, safety, security, and environmental protection, and require operators to maintain management systems that incorporate human and organizational factors.