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Lobbying Transparency and Ethics Act
CHAPTER
I
1.
While recognizing that lobbying is a legitimate
means of access to parliamentary, government and municipal institutions and
that it is in the interest of the public that it be able to know who is
attempting to influence such institutions, this Act is designed to foster
transparency in the lobbying of public office holders and to ensure that
lobbying activities are properly conducted.
2002, c. 23, s. 1.
2.
Any oral or written communication with a public
office holder in an attempt to influence or that may reasonably be considered
by the initiator of the communication as capable of influencing a decision
concerning
1) the development, introduction, amendment or defeat of any legislative or regulatory proposal, resolution, policy, program or action plan,
2) the issue of any permit, licence, certificate or other authorization, 3) the awarding of any contract, otherwise than by way of a call for public tenders, or of any grant or other financial benefit or the granting of any other form of benefit determined by government regulation, or 4) the appointment of
any public office holder within the meaning of the Act respecting the Ministère
du Conseil exécutif (chapter M-30) or the appointment of any deputy minister or
other holder of a position referred to in section 55 of the Public Service Act
(chapter F-3.1.1) or any holder of a position referred to in section 57 of that
Act,
constitutes lobbying or a lobbying
activity within the meaning of this Act.
The arranging by a lobbyist of a
meeting between a public office holder and any other person is considered to be
a lobbying activity.
2002, c. 23, s. 2.
3.
Consultant lobbyists, enterprise lobbyists and
organization lobbyists are considered to be lobbyists for the purposes of this
Act.
In this Act,
“consultant lobbyist” means any
person, whether or not a salaried employee, whose occupation or mandate
consists, in whole or in part, in lobbying on behalf of another person in
return for compensation ;
“enterprise lobbyist” means any
person a significant part of whose job or function within a profit-seeking
enterprise consists in lobbying on behalf of the enterprise ; and
“organization lobbyist” means any
person a significant part of whose job or function consists in lobbying on
behalf of an association or other non-profit group.
2002, c. 23, s. 3.
4.
The following persons are considered to be
public office holders for the purposes of this Act
1) government ministers
and members of the National Assembly, as well as persons on their staff ;
2) government employees
;
3) persons appointed to
a government agency or enterprise within the meaning of the Auditor General Act
(chapter V-5.01), as well as employees of any such agency or enterprise ;
4) persons appointed to
a non-profit agency established for the purpose of managing and providing
financial support for activities of a public nature out of funds originating
principally from the Government, without itself delivering products or services
to the public, as well as employees of any such agency ; and
5) mayors, municipal or
borough councillors, wardens, chairs and other members of the council of a
metropolitan community, as well as persons on their staff and employees of
municipalities and municipal bodies referred to in section 18 or 19 of the Act
respecting the Pension Plan of Elected Municipal Officers (chapter R-9.3).
2002, c. 23, s. 4.
5.
This Act does not apply in respect of
1) any submission made
in or prior to judicial or adjudicative proceedings ;
2) any submission made
to a parliamentary committee of the National Assembly or at a public meeting of
a municipal council or municipal body ;
3) any submission made
in public proceedings, or in proceedings that are a matter of public record, to
any person or body having jurisdiction or powers conferred by an Act, an order
in council or a ministerial order ;
4) any submission made
by a person other than a consultant lobbyist concerning the granting of a form
of benefit referred to in subparagraph 2 or 3 of the first paragraph of section
2, where the public office holder having the power to make the decision is only
authorized in this regard to ascertain whether the legal requirements for the
granting of such benefit are satisfied ;
5) any submission made outside
a process for the granting of a benefit referred to in subparagraph 2 or 3 of
the first paragraph of section 2 and for the sole purpose of informing a public
office holder of the existence and characteristics of a product or service ;
6) any submission made
in the negotiation, subsequent to the awarding of a contract, of conditions for
the performance of the contract ;
7) any submission made
in the negotiation of an individual or collective labour contract or in the
negotiation of a collective agreement for the provision of professional
services, in particular an agreement under the Health Insurance Act (chapter
A-29) ;
8) any submission made
by a person other than a consultant lobbyist on behalf of a professional order
or the Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec to the Minister responsible for the
administration of legislation respecting the professions or a member or
employee of the Office des professions concerning the development,
introduction, amendment or defeat of proposals regarding the Professional Code
(chapter C-26), the Act or letters patent constituting a professional order or
the regulations under those Acts ;
9) any submission made
by public office holders when acting in their official capacity ;
10) any submission made
in response to a written request from a public office holder, including any
submission made in response to a call for public tenders issued under the
public office holder's authority ; or
11) any submission the
disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to threaten the safety of a
lobbyist or a lobbyist's client, a public office holder or any other person.
2002, c. 23, s. 5.
6.
Any communication for the sole purpose of
inquiring as to the nature or scope of the legal rights or obligations of a
client, an enterprise or a group does not constitute a lobbying activity and,
as such, is excluded from the application of this Act.
2002, c. 23, s. 6.
7.
This Act does not apply to any of the following
persons when acting in their official capacity :
1) members of the
Senate or House of Commons of Canada, the legislative assembly of another
province, the council or legislative assembly of a territory, or persons on the
staff of such members ;
2) employees of the
Government of Canada or of the government of another province or of a territory
;
3) members of the
council of a band as defined in section 2 of the Indian Act (Revised Statutes
of Canada, 1985, chapter I-5) or of the council of an Indian band established
by an Act of the Parliament of Canada, or persons on the staff of such members
or employees of such a council ;
4) diplomatic agents,
consular officers or official representatives in
5) employees of a
specialized agency of the United Nations in
6) official
representatives in Québec of the government of a province, state or any similar
division of a foreign country.
2002, c. 23, s. 7.
CHAPTER
II
DIVISION
I
8.
Every person considered a lobbyist for the
purposes of this Act must be registered in the registry of lobbyists in accordance
with the rules of this division.
Registration is effected by the
lobbyists themselves in the case of consultant lobbyists and by the senior
officer of the enterprise or group on whose behalf a lobbyist is acting in the
case of enterprise lobbyists or organization lobbyists.
2002, c. 23, s. 8.
9.
A consultant lobbyist is registered on the
filing of a return setting out the following information :
1) the name and the
business name and address of the consultant lobbyist ;
2) the name and address
of the client and the name and address of any person, partnership or
association that, to the knowledge of the consultant lobbyist, controls or
directs the activities of the client and has a direct interest in the outcome
of the consultant lobbyist's activities on behalf of the client ;
3) if the client is a
legal person, the name and address of each subsidiary that, to the knowledge of
the consultant lobbyist, has a direct interest in the outcome of the consultant
lobbyist's activities on behalf of the client ;
4) if the client is a
subsidiary of a legal person, the name and address of that legal person ;
5) if the client is
funded, in whole or in part, by a government or a municipality or by a government
or municipal body or agency, the name of the government, municipality or body
or agency, and the amount of funding involved ;
6) the subject-matter
of the consultant lobbyist's activities, and particulars to identify such
subject-matter ;
7) the duration of the
lobbying activities ;
8) the name of any
parliamentary, government or municipal institution in which any public office
holder is employed or serves with whom the consultant lobbyist has communicated
or expects to communicate, as well as the ministerial, deputy-ministerial,
managerial, professional or other nature of the functions of the public office
holder ;
9) the range, among the
following, within which the amount or value of any financial or other
compensation received or to be received in return for the lobbyist's activities
falls: less than $10,000, from $10,000 to $50,000, from $50,000 to $100,000 and
$100,000 or more ;
10) the techniques of
communication the consultant lobbyist has used or expects to use ; and
11) if applicable, the
nature and term of any public office the consultant lobbyist held in the two
years preceding the date on which the consultant lobbyist was engaged by the
client.
2002, c. 23, s. 9.
10. An enterprise lobbyist or an organization lobbyist is registered on the filing of a return setting out the following information :
1) the name of the
senior officer of the enterprise or group on whose behalf the lobbyist is
acting, the name of the lobbyist and the name and address of the enterprise or
group ;
2) if the enterprise or
group is a legal person, the name and address of each of its subsidiaries that,
to the knowledge of the person filing the return, has a direct interest in the
outcome of the lobbyist's activities on behalf of the enterprise or group ;
3) if the enterprise or
group is a subsidiary of a legal person, the name and address of that legal
person ;
4) if applicable, the
financial year of the enterprise or group ;
5) a description in
summary form of the business or activities of the enterprise or group, and any
information to identify such business or activities ;
6) if the enterprise or
group is funded, in whole or in part, by a government or a municipality or by a
government or municipal body or agency, the name of the government,
municipality or body or agency, and the amount of funding involved ;
7) the subject-matter
of the lobbying activities, and particulars to identify such subject-matter ;
8) the duration of the
lobbying activities ;
9) the name of any
parliamentary, government or municipal institution in which any public office
holder is employed or serves with whom the lobbyist has communicated or expects
to communicate, as well as the ministerial, deputy-ministerial, managerial,
professional or other nature of the functions of the public office holder ;
10) the techniques of
communication the lobbyist has used or expects to use ; and
11) if applicable, the
nature and term of any public office the lobbyist held in the two years
preceding the date on which the lobbyist was engaged by the enterprise or
group.
2002, c. 23, s. 10.
11.
The address of a natural person means the
person's professional or business address or, in the absence of such an
address, the person's residential address.
2002, c. 23, s. 11.
12.
A legal person is considered to be a subsidiary
of another legal person if
1) securities of the
legal person to which are attached more than 50 % of the votes that may be cast
to elect directors of the legal person are held, otherwise than by way of
security, by or for the benefit of the other legal person ; and
2) the votes attached
to such securities are sufficient to elect a majority of the directors of the
legal person.
2002, c. 23, s. 12.
13.
Two or more enterprise lobbyists or two or more
organization lobbyists may be registered by the filing of a single return
containing the required information concerning each of the lobbyists.
2002, c. 23, s. 13.
14.
A consultant lobbyist must be registered no
later than the thirtieth day, and an enterprise or organization lobbyist, no
later than the sixtieth day, after the lobbyist begins to conduct lobbying
activities on behalf of a client.
2002, c. 23, s. 14.
15.
Any change in the information contained in the
return concerning a lobbyist, including the termination of his or her
engagement or any new lobbying activities, must be stated in a notice of change
filed in the registry no later than the thirtieth day following the occurrence
of the change.
2002, c. 23, s. 15.
16.
The registration of a consultant lobbyist must
be renewed no later than the thirtieth day following the anniversary of the
initial registration ; the registration of an enterprise lobbyist or
organization lobbyist must be renewed no later than the sixtieth day following
the end of the financial year of the enterprise or group.
2002, c. 23, s. 16.
17.
Notices of change or renewal are filed by the
lobbyists themselves in the case of consultant lobbyists and by the senior
officer of the enterprise or group on whose behalf the lobbyists are acting or
acted in the case of enterprise lobbyists or organization lobbyists.
2002, c. 23, s. 17.
18. Returns and notices filed in the registry of lobbyists must bear a certification by the person filing the return or notice that the information they contain is true.
Returns and notices are deemed to be filed at the time they are received by the Lobbyists Registrar.
2002, c. 23, s. 18.
DIVISION
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19. The Personal and Movable Real Rights Registrar is responsible, as Lobbyists Registrar, for keeping a registry of lobbyists at the Personal and Movable Real Rights Registry Office.
Except as regards information that is subject to a confidentiality order issued under section 49, the registry is public and open for registration purposes or public inspection on registry premises or by remote access, during the time determined by the Registrar.
2002, c. 23, s. 19.
20. The Registrar may examine whether the returns and notices submitted contain all the required information and whether they are submitted in the prescribed form and manner.
2002, c. 23, s. 20.
21. The Registrar may refuse to accept, or remove from the registry, any return or notice that does not contain all the required information or that is not submitted in the prescribed form or manner.
The Registrar shall inform the person having submitted the return or notice of the reason for the refusal or removal and, if practicable in the circumstances, may allow the person to make the required corrections within the time determined by the Registrar.
If the required corrections are not made within the allotted time, the Registrar shall maintain the refusal or proceed with the removal.
2002, c. 23, s. 21.
22. The Registrar may issue and publish notices concerning the form, contents and filing of the returns and notices provided for in this Act.
2002, c. 23, s. 22.
23. Any return or notice received by the Registrar may be recorded by means of any information storage device, including any system of mechanical or electronic data processing, that is capable of reproducing the stored return or notice in intelligible form within a reasonable time.
In any prosecution for an offence under a provision of this Act, a copy of a return or notice so reproduced that is certified by the Registrar as a true copy is admissible in evidence without proof of the certification or official capacity of the certifier and, in the absence of any evidence to the contrary, has the same probative force as the original would have if it were proved in the ordinary way.
2002, c. 23, s. 23.
24. No later than 30 September each year, the Registrar shall submit a report to the Minister with regard to the Registrar's activities for the preceding year. The report shall include any information prescribed by the Minister.
The Minister shall lay the report before the National Assembly within the next 15 days or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 15 days of resumption.
2002, c. 23, s. 24.
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DIVISION
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25. No person may lobby a public office holder without being registered in the registry of lobbyists in respect of such lobbying activities.
2002, c. 23, s. 25.
26. No consultant lobbyist or enterprise lobbyist may act in return for compensation that is contingent on the achievement of a result or the lobbyist's degree of success.
Furthermore, no consultant lobbyist or enterprise lobbyist may act in return for compensation derived from a grant or loan received from the Government, a municipality or a government or municipal body or agency.
2002, c. 23, s. 26.
27. No lobbyist who, in the course of lobbying activities, receives, from a public office holder, the mandate to award a contract, a grant or any other form of benefit may award it to himself or herself, to the enterprise or organization on whose behalf the lobbyist is acting or to any third person that is related to the lobbyist within the meaning of the Taxation Act (chapter I-3).
No such third person, enterprise or organization may accept such a contract, grant or benefit.
2002, c. 23, s. 27.
28. No person having held a public office during one year or more in the two years preceding the date on which the person ceased to be a public office holder may lobby a public office holder as a consultant lobbyist.
This prohibition applies only if the person held the office of
1) member of the Executive Council or Member of the National Assembly authorized to sit in Cabinet ;
2) member of the executive staff, other than the support staff, of a person holding an office referred to in subparagraph 1, deputy minister or other holder of a position referred to in section 55 of the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1) or holder of a position referred to in section 57 of that Act.
2002, c. 23, s. 28.
29. No person may lobby a public office holder who is employed or serves in the same parliamentary, governmental or municipal institution in which the person held a public office in the year preceding the date on which the person ceased to be a public office holder or in such an institution with which the person had significant and direct official relations during that year.
This prohibition applies only if the person held the office of
1) member of the Executive Council, Member of the National Assembly authorized to sit in Cabinet, mayor, borough chair, warden, chair of the council of a metropolitan community or member of the executive committee of a municipality or metropolitan community ; or
2) member of the executive staff, other than the support staff, of a person holding an office referred to in subparagraph 1, deputy minister or other holder of a position referred to in section 55 of the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1), holder of a position referred to in section 57 of that Act, director general or assistant director general of a municipality or metropolitan community or secretary-treasurer of a municipality governed by the Municipal Code of Québec (chapter C-27.1).
2002, c. 23, s. 29.
30. The prohibitions established by sections 28 and 29 apply for a period of two years or one year from the date on which the person ceased to hold an office referred to in those sections, according to whether the person held an office referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2 of the second paragraph of the section concerned.
2002, c. 23, s. 30.
31. No person may derive undue advantage in the course of lobbying activities from having held a public office, or lobby in respect of a procedure, negotiation or other specific operation in which the person was involved in or in connection with the exercise of that office.
2002, c. 23, s. 31.
32. No person may, in the course of lobbying activities, disclose confidential information obtained in or in connection with the previous exercise of a public office, or advise anyone on the basis of information that is not available to the public concerning either the parliamentary, governmental or municipal institution in which the person held a public office, or a person with which the person had significant and direct relations in the year preceding the date on which the person ceased to hold a public office in that institution.
2002, c. 23, s. 32.
DIVISION
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33. On the proposal of the Prime Minister and with the approval of ⅔ of its members, the National Assembly shall appoint a Lobbyists Commissioner, who shall be responsible for monitoring and controlling the lobbying of public office holders.
The remuneration, employment benefits and other conditions of employment of the Commissioner shall be determined by the Assembly in the same manner.
The function of Commissioner shall be exercised on a full-time basis.
2002, c. 23, s. 33.
34. The Commissioner shall be appointed for a fixed term which shall not exceed five years. At the end of the term, the Commissioner remains in office until he or she is reappointed or replaced.
The Commissioner may resign at any time by giving notice in writing to the President of the National Assembly. The Commissioner may be removed only by a resolution of the Assembly approved by ⅔ of its members.
2002, c. 23, s. 34.
35. The Commissioner shall prepare annual budgetary estimates and submit them to the Office of the National Assembly, which shall approve them with or without modification.
The members of the personnel of the Commissioner shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Act (chapter F-3.1.1).
2002, c. 23, s. 35.
36. On or before the 180th day following the date of the Commissioner's accession to office, the Commissioner shall submit a draft code of conduct for lobbyists to the President of the National Assembly.
In preparing the draft code of conduct, the Commissioner may consult any person, partnership or association that is interested in its object or expresses interest in that regard, particularly professional orders.
2002, c. 23, s. 36.
37. The President of the National Assembly shall lay the draft code of conduct before the National Assembly within the next 15 days or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 15 days of resumption, so that it may be examined by the appropriate committee of the National Assembly.
After receiving the report of the committee, the Commissioner shall adopt the code of conduct with or without amendments.
2002, c. 23, s. 37.
38. As soon as the code of conduct is adopted, the Commissioner shall publish it in the Gazette officielle du Québec.
The code of conduct comes into effect on the fifteenth day following its publication.
2002, c. 23, s. 38.
39. The Lobbyists Commissioner may, on the Commissioner's own initiative or on request, conduct inquiries if the Commissioner believes on reasonable grounds that there has been a breach of any provision of this Act or of the code of conduct.
The Commissioner may specially authorize any person to conduct such inquiries.
2002, c. 23, s. 39.
40. The Commissioner and any person specially authorized by the Commissioner to conduct an inquiry have, for the purposes of the inquiry, the powers and immunity conferred on commissioners appointed under the Act respecting public inquiry commissions (chapter C-37), except the power to order imprisonment.
2002, c. 23, s. 40.
41. The Commissioner may act or authorize any person to act as an inspector to determine whether the legislative provisions or the provisions of the code of conduct are being complied with.
A person acting as an inspector may
1) enter, at any reasonable time, the establishment of a lobbyist or a public office holder or the establishment where the lobbyist or the public office holder engages in his or her activities or exercises his or her functions ;
2) require the persons present to provide any information concerning the activities engaged in or the functions exercised by the lobbyist or the public office holder, and to produce any book, register, account, record or other related document ; and
3) examine and make copies of documents containing information relating to the activities engaged in or the functions exercised by the lobbyist or the public office holder.
Every person who has custody, possession or control of the documents referred to in this section must, on request, give access to them to the person conducting the inspection and facilitate their examination.
2002, c. 23, s. 41.
42. The persons authorized by the Commissioner to act as inspectors must, on request, identify themselves and produce a certificate of their authorization.
The authorized persons may not be prosecuted for anything done in good faith in the exercise of their functions.
2002, c. 23, s. 42.
43. The Commissioner must submit every inquiry report in which the Commissioner ascertains a breach of a provision of this Act or the code of conduct to the Attorney General.
2002, c. 23, s. 43.
44. The Commissioner may, on summary examination, dismiss any application for an inquiry the Commissioner judges to be frivolous or clearly unfounded.
The Commissioner shall inform the applicant and the other persons concerned in writing.
2002, c. 23, s. 44.
45. No later than 30 September each year, the Commissioner shall submit an activity report for the preceding calendar year to the President of the National Assembly.
The President shall lay the report before the National Assembly within the next 15 days or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 15 days of resumption so that it may be examined by the appropriate committee of the National Assembly.
2002, c. 23, s. 45.
46. No civil action may be instituted by reason of the publication of a report of the Commissioner or the publication in good faith of an extract from or a summary of such a report.
2002, c. 23, s. 46.
47. Neither the Commissioner nor the persons authorized by the Commissioner to conduct inquiries may be compelled to give testimony relating to information obtained in the exercise of their functions or to produce any document containing such information.
2002, c. 23, s. 47.
48. Except on a question of jurisdiction, no remedy under article 33 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter C-25) or extraordinary recourse within the meaning of that Code may be pursued and no injunction may be granted against the Commissioner or the persons authorized by the Commissioner to conduct inquiries or to act as inspectors.
A judge of the Court of Appeal may, upon a motion, annul on summary examination any decision, order or injunction issued or granted contrary to the first paragraph.
2002, c. 23, s. 48.
49. At the request of a person who is required to effect a registration in the registry of lobbyists, the Lobbyists Commissioner may order that some or all of the information contained in the return that must be filed for registration purposes be kept confidential if the information relates to an investment project of the client or enterprise concerned the disclosure of which would likely seriously prejudice the economic or financial interest of the client or enterprise.
Unless the Commissioner extends the order at the request of the interested person for the period determined by the Commissioner, the decision of the Commissioner shall cease to have effect at the expiry of six months from the filing of the return concerned in the registry of lobbyists. The Commissioner shall send a notice of the decision to the Lobbyists Registrar.
An extension of the order may be renewed, with the necessary modifications, in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2002, c. 23, s. 49.
50. On the filing of a copy of a confidentiality order, the Lobbyists Registrar shall file the return, but shall ensure that the information covered by the order is kept confidential.
The confidentiality of the information may only be lifted on the receipt by the Registrar of a notice from the Commissioner authorizing it.
2002, c. 23, s. 50.
51. The annual activity report of the Commissioner shall state the number of orders issued or renewed during the year pursuant to this subdivision.
2002, c. 23, s. 51.
52. Except as regards matters that are within the purview of the Lobbyists Registrar pursuant to section 22, the Lobbyists Commissioner may issue and publish notices concerning the carrying out, interpretation or application of this Act, a regulation thereunder or the code of conduct.
2002, c. 23, s. 52.
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53. If the Lobbyists Commissioner ascertains that a lobbyist has gravely or repeatedly breached the obligations imposed on lobbyists by this Act or the code of conduct adopted under this Act, the Commissioner may prohibit the registration of the lobbyist in the registry of lobbyists or order the cancellation of all entries in the registry concerning the lobbyist.
The prohibition or cancellation period may not exceed one year from the effective date of the decision of the Commissioner.
2002, c. 23, s. 53.
54. Before issuing a decision, the Commissioner must inform the lobbyist of the intended decision and the reasons therefor and of the content of any complaints regarding the lobbyist. The Commissioner must also give the lobbyist the opportnity to present observations and, where necesary, to file documents to complete his or her file.
2002, c. 23, s. 54.
55. The Commissioner's decision is enforceable according to the terms and conditions stated therein provided the lobbyist has received a copy of the decision or has otherwise been advised of it.
2002, c. 23, s. 55.
56. On receiving a copy of a decision of the Commissioner to such effect, the Lobbyists Registrar shall cancel all entries in the registry concerning the lobbyist.
The Registrar shall refuse to make any entry in the registry concerning the lobbyist until the expiry of the prohibition or cancellation period.
2002, c. 23, s. 56.
57. A decision of the Commissioner may, upon a motion served on the Commissioner, be appealed by the lobbyist concerned before a judge of the Court of Québec.
The appeal does not suspend the decision of the Commissioner unless the judge decides otherwise. The appeal is heard and decided by preference.
The decision of the judge is final.
2002, c. 23, s. 57.
58. On receiving an inquiry report from the Commissioner ascertaining that a lobbyist has in any way breached the obligations imposed on lobbyists by this Act or the code of conduct, the Attorney General may claim from the lobbyist the amount or value of any financial or other compensation received by or payable to the lobbyist on account of the activities having occasioned the breach.
In such a case, the lobbyist is liable toward the State for the amount established in the Attorney General's claim.
The enterprise or group within which the lobbyist was acting at the time of the breach is solidarily liable with the lobbyist for payment of the amount claimed by the Attorney General.
The provisions of this section also apply, with the necessary modifications, to a third person, enterprise or organization which has contravened section 27.
2002, c. 23, s. 58.
59. The measures provided for in this division are prescribed three years after the occurrence of the breach.
2002, c. 23, s. 59.
DIVISION
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60. Any person who contravenes any provision of Division I of Chapter II or of sections 28 to 32 is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $500 to $25,000.
2002, c. 23, s. 60.
61. Any person who files in the registry of lobbyists a return or a notice containing information that the person knows to be false or misleading or who contravenes any provision of section 25, 26 or 27 is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $500 to $25,000.
2002, c. 23, s. 61.
62. Any person who hinders the work of the Lobbyists Commissioner or of a person authorized by the Commissioner to exercise a power under section 40 or 41 is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $500 to $5,000.
2002, c. 23, s. 62.
63. Any lobbyist who contravenes any provision of the code of conduct adopted under this Act is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of $500 to $25,000.
2002, c. 23, s. 63.
64. Any lobbyist who engages in lobbying activities in contravention of a decision of the Lobbyists Commissioner prohibiting the registration of the lobbyist in the registry of lobbyists or ordering the cancellation of all entries in the registry concerning the lobbyist is guilty of an offence and liable to fine of $5,000 to $25,000.
2002, c. 23, s. 64.
65. The fines provided for in this division shall be doubled in the case of a second or subsequent offence.
2002, c. 23, s. 65.
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66. The Government may make regulations
1) determining other forms of benefits in respect of which decisions may be influenced within the meaning of subparagraph 2 or 3 of the first paragraph of section 2 ;
2) excluding persons, bodies or agencies or lobbying activities from the application of this Act or determining special conditions under which persons, bodies or agencies or lobbying activities are subject to its application ;
3) prescribing media and modes for the transmission of returns and notices of change required for the registration of a lobbyist in the lobbyists registry or for the updating of the information entered in the registry, as well as forms to be used for the filing of returns and notices ;
4) prescribing fees, which may vary according to the medium or mode of transmission used, for the filing of returns and notices of change in the lobbyists registry, as well as fees for the consultation of the registry on the registry premises or by remote access ;
5) determining, according to the medium and mode of transmission used, the time at which the returns and notices of change required by this Act are considered received by the Lobbyists Registrar ;
6) prescribing any additional information to be included in returns filed in the lobbyists registry ; and
7) prescribing any other measure that is necessary for the carrying out of this Act.
2002, c. 23, s. 66.
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67. The Minister of Justice is responsible for the administration of this Act.
2002, c. 23, s. 67.
68.
Within five years of
The report shall be laid before the National Assembly by the Minister within the next 15 days or, if the Assembly is not sitting, within 15 days of resumption. The report shall be examined by the appropriate committee of the National Assembly.
2002, c. 23, s. 68.
69.
The provisions of this Act are applicable to
lobbying activities in progress on
However, the 30-day and 60-day
periods provided in section 14 for the filing of returns concerning those
activities in the registry of lobbyists are extended to 60 days and 90 days,
respectively, and run from
2002, c. 23, s. 69.
70.
The prohibitions set out in sections 28 to 30
are not applicable to persons who, without otherwise being subject to such
prohibitions pursuant to a directive or to an agreement, were already engaged
in lobbying activities before
2002, c. 23, s. 70.
71.
The provisions of this Act which concern
municipalities and municipal bodies shall only be applicable to municipalities
of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and the related municipal bodies from
The dates mentioned in sections 69
and 70 are replaced, in respect of those municipalities and bodies, by
2002, c. 23, s. 71.
72.
Until the date of coming into force of the
first regulation made under paragraph 2 of section 66 or until
““organization lobbyist” means any person a significant part of whose job or function consists in lobbying on behalf of an association or other non-profit group constituted to serve management, union or professional interests or the majority of whose members are profit-seeking enterprises or representatives of profit-seeking enterprises ”.
2002, c. 23, s. 72.
73. (Amendment integrated into c. M-31, s. 69.1).
2002, c. 23, s. 73.
74. (Amendment integrated into c. M-31, s. 69.6).
2002, c. 23, s. 74.
75. (Amendment integrated into c. M-31, s. 69.8).
2002, c. 23, s. 75.
76. (Omitted).
2002, c. 23, s. 76.
77. (Omitted).
2002, c. 23, s. 77.
In accordance with section 9 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes and regulations (chapter R-3), chapter 23 of the statutes of 2002, in force on 1 April 2003, is repealed, except sections 76 and 77, effective from the coming into force of chapter T-11.011 of the Revised Statutes.
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