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class="sectionRange">4 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-176969"><span class="HTitleText1">Her Majesty</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">5 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-176972"><span class="HTitleText1">Application</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">6 - </span><a href="page-1.html#h-176975"><span class="HTitleText1">Requirements and Prohibitions</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">14 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-177125"><span class="HTitleText1">Administrative Monetary Penalties</span></a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> <span class="sectionRange">14 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-177126"><span class="HTitleText2">Designation</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">15 - </span><a href="page-2.html#h-177129"><span class="HTitleText2">Preservation Demand</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">17 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177164"><span class="HTitleText2">Notice to Produce</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">19 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177199"><span class="HTitleText2">Warrants</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">20 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177229"><span class="HTitleText2">Violations</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">21 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177252"><span class="HTitleText2">Undertakings</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">22 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177267"><span class="HTitleText2">Notices of Violation</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">24 - </span><a href="page-3.html#h-177284"><span class="HTitleText2">Determination of Responsibility</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">27 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177300"><span class="HTitleText2">Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">28 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177306"><span class="HTitleText2">Recovery of Penalties and Other Amounts</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">30 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177323"><span class="HTitleText2">Rules about Violations</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">34 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177335"><span class="HTitleText2">General Provisions</span></a> </li></ul> </li><li><span class="sectionRange">41 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177378"><span class="HTitleText1">Injunction</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">42 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177386"><span class="HTitleText1">Offences</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">47 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177402"><span class="HTitleText1">Private Right of Action</span></a> <ul class="TocIndent"><li> <span class="sectionRange">47 - </span><a href="page-4.html#h-177403"><span class="HTitleText2">Application</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">50 - </span><a href="page-5.html#h-177426"><span class="HTitleText2">Hearing</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">52 - </span><a href="page-5.html#h-177457"><span class="HTitleText2">Rules about Contraventions and Reviewable Conduct</span></a> </li></ul> </li><li><span class="sectionRange">56 - </span><a href="page-5.html#h-177469"><span class="HTitleText1">Consultation and Disclosure of Information</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">62 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177529"><span class="HTitleText1">General</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">66 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177563"><span class="HTitleText1">Transitional Provisions</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">68 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177570"><span class="HTitleText1">Amendment to This Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">69 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177572"><span class="HTitleText1">Amendment to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">70 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177574"><span class="HTitleText1">Amendments to the Competition Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">82 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177587"><span class="HTitleText1">Amendments to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">88 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177594"><span class="HTitleText1">Amendments to the Telecommunications Act</span></a> </li> <li><span class="sectionRange">91 - </span><a href="page-6.html#h-177598"><span class="HTitleText1">Coming into Force</span></a> </li></ul> </li></ul> </nav> <h2 class="relatedInfo">Related Information</h2> <ul class="TocIndent"> <li class="liGold"> <a href="nifnev.html">Amendments Not In Force</a> </li></ul> <div><h2 id="hist" class="relatedInfo"> Amendments <a href="#helpFootnote">*</a></h2><table class="table table-hover table-striped tablePointsize9 topdouble topbot"><tr class="topdouble"><th class="borderBottom bottom"> Amendment Citation </th><th class="borderBottom bottom"> Amendment date </th></tr><tr><td><a href="/web/20240528195622/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2023_8">2023, c. 8</a></td><td>2023-04-27</td></tr></table><p id="helpFootnote"> * List of amendments since 2019-01-01 (limited to last 10 amendments) <a href="/web/20240528195622/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/FAQ/index.html#g19">[more details]</a></p></div> <br><h2 id="r3lR3g" class="relatedInfo">Regulations made under this Act</h2><ul class="TocIndent"><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/web/20240528195622/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2013-221/index.html">Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2013-221)</span></li><li class="liGold"><a class="boldLink" href="/web/20240528195622/https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2012-36/index.html">Electronic Commerce Protection Regulations (CRTC)</a> <span class="RelatedRegOrderNum">(SOR/2012-36)</span></li></ul> </div><!-- End of Doccont --> <dl id="wb-dtmd"> <dt>Date 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