Statutes of Newfoundland 1994 Chapter 44

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Statutes of Newfoundland 1994

CHAPTER 44 CHAPTER 44

AN ACT TO AMEND THE WASTE MATERIAL DISPOSAL ACT
(Assented to December 16, 1994)

Analysis

1. S.23 Amdt.
Offences

2. S.24 Amdt.
Offence

Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Session convened, as follows:

RSN 1990 cW-4 as amended

1. Subsection 23(2) of the Waste Material Disposal Act is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) The court may, in addition to imposing a fine under subsection (1), order the offender to remove the waste material to a site approved by the minister and to restore the land, building or structure to a condition satisfactory to the minister.

2. Section 24 of the Act is amended by adding immediately after subsection (3) the following:

(3.1) For the purpose of subsection (3), a certificate issued by the Registrar of Motor Vehicles appointed under section 4 of the Highway Traffic Act, signed by him or her and stating that a person is the last registered owner of a motor vehicle is, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, proof of the fact so certified without proof of the signature or official character of the person appearing to have signed the certificate.