Aeronautics Act — A-2 5.7
Notice of entry to enforce compliance 5.7 (1) The Minister may by notice in writing to an owner or lessee who (a) is making use of lands or a building, structure or object, or (b) has a building, structure or object on any lands, in contravention of a zoning regulation, advise the owner or lessee that, unless, prior to such date as the Minister shall specify in the notice, being not earlier than thirty days after the date the notice is served or last published pursuant to subsection (2), the contravening use is permanently discontinued or the building, structure or object is removed or altered to the extent described by the Minister in the notice, as the case may require, the Minister intends to enter on the lands and take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to prevent the continuation of the contravening use or to remove or alter the building, structure or object. Notice to contain statement (2) A notice under subsection (1) shall (a) contain a statement of the provisions of subsection (3); and (b) be served on the owner or lessee to whom it is addressed personally or by registered or certified mail or, where the Minister is, after reasonable attempts, unable to ascertain the address or whereabouts of the owner or lessee, be (i) posted on the land, building, structure or object to which the notice relates, and (ii) published in two successive issues of at least one newspaper, if any, serving the area in which the land, building, structure or object is situated and in two successive issues of the Canada Gazette . Objection (3) An owner or lessee who objects to the intended entry or steps to be taken referred to in subsection (1) may, within thirty days after the date of service of the notice on the owner or lessee under subsection (2) or within thirty days after the date of the last publication of the notice under subsection (2), as the case may be, serve on the Minister, by registered or certified mail or by leaving at the Minister’s office, an objection in writing indicating the nature of the objection and the grounds on which the objection is based. Representations on objections (4) Where the Minister has received an objection under subsection (3), the Minister shall, within a reasonable time thereafter, provide the owner or lessee who made the objection with a full opportunity before the Minister to be heard concerning the nature and grounds of the objection. Notice of intentions after objections (5) The Minister shall, forthwith after providing a full opportunity to be heard to an owner or lessee in relation to an objection, in writing served personally or by registered or certified mail, notify the owner or lessee whether the Minister intends to give effect to the objection and, where the Minister does not intend to do so, the notice shall state the Minister’s reasons therefor. Entry (6) Where (a) a notice to an owner or lessee under subsection (1) has been served or has been posted and published in accordance with subsection (2), (b) a notice of objection by the owner or lessee has not been served on the Minister in accordance with subsection (3) or, the notice having been served and a full opportunity afforded to the owner or lessee to be heard in relation thereto, the Minister has notified the owner or lessee pursuant to subsection (5) that the Minister does not intend to give effect to the objection, and (c) the owner or lessee continues to make use of lands or any building, structure or object thereon in contravention of the zoning regulation in respect of which the notice was issued or continues to have a building, structure or object on lands in contravention of the zoning regulation, as the case may be, the Minister may, subject to subsection 8.7(4), enter on the lands and take such steps as may be reasonably necessary to prevent the continuation of the contravening use or to remove or alter the building, structure or object, as the case may require. Notices not statutory instruments (7) A notice under this