CACERCanadian Energy Regulator Act, s. 237Primary legislationIn force

Prohibition

Section 237 of the Canadian Energy Regulator Act prohibits companies, shippers, and their agents from offering or accepting rebates, concessions, or discriminatory rates for hydrocarbon transmission below published tariffs, and from engaging in false billing, classification, or reporting to circumvent rate requirements. A due diligence defence is available, and prosecution requires prior Commission approval.

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Prohibition

237 (1) A company or shipper, or an officer, employee or agent or mandatary of a company or shipper, is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction if they (a) offer, grant, give, solicit, accept or receive a rebate, concession or discrimination that allows a person to obtain transmission of hydrocarbons or any other commodity by a company at a rate less than that named in the tariffs then in effect; or (b) knowingly are party or privy to a false billing, false classification, false report or other device that has the effect set out in paragraph (a). (2) A person is not to be found guilty of an offence under paragraph (1)(a) if they establish that they exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. (3) No prosecution may be instituted for an offence under this section without leave of the Commission.

Source

https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-15.1/section-237.html

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