ontario regulation 51/16

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: March 2, 2016
Filed: March 4, 2016
Published on e-Laws: March 4, 2016
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 19, 2016

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES

Determination of administrative penalty

1. (1) In making a determination under section 112.5 of the Act respecting the amount of an administrative penalty for a contravention of an enforceable provision, the Board shall consider the following criteria, and may consider any other criteria that it considers relevant:

1. The extent to which the contravention deviates from the requirements of the enforceable provision.

2. The extent to which the contravention has the potential to adversely affect consumers, persons licensed under the Act or other persons.

3. The extent to which adverse effects of the contravention have been mitigated by the person who committed the contravention.

4. Whether the person who committed the contravention has previously contravened any enforceable provision.

5. Whether the person who committed the contravention derived any monetary benefit from the contravention.

(2) An amount determined by the Board under subsection (1) shall not, by its magnitude, be punitive in the circumstances.

Revocation

2. Ontario Regulation 331/03 is revoked.

Commencement

3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of the day subsection 18 (1) of the Strengthening Consumer Protection and Electricity System Oversight Act, 2015 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.