jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Definitions
1. In this Act, “Deputy Minister” means the Deputy Minister of Energy; (“sous-ministre”) “prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations; (“prescrit”) “regulations” means regulations made under this Act. (“règlements”) R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 1.
Application
2. This Act applies to the following appliances and products: 1. Central air conditioners. 2. Clothes dryers. 3. Clothes washers. 4. Dishwashers. 5. Freezers. 6. Furnaces. 7. Heat pumps. 8. Ovens. 9. Ranges. 10. Refrigerators. 11. Room air conditioners. 12. Pool heaters. 13. Water heaters. 14. Prescribed appliances and products. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 2.
Appliances and products, efficiency standards
3. (1) No person shall offer for sale, sell or lease an appliance or product to which this Act applies unless, (a) the appliance or product meets the prescribed efficiency standard with respect to the appliance or product; and (b) a prescribed label that sets out the efficiency standard of the appliance or product is affixed to the appliance or product. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 3 (1). Labels (2) No person shall affix a prescribed label to an appliance or product to which this Act applies unless the appliance or product meets the prescribed efficiency standard with respect to the appliance or product. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 3 (2). Application of subs. (1) (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to, (a) an appliance or product that is manufactured on or before a prescribed date and that is sold or leased on or before a prescribed date; or (b) a person who is not in the business of offering for sale, selling or leasing appliances or products to which this Act applies. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 3 (3).
Penalty
5. (1) Every person who contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of not more than $10,000 or, if the person is a body corporate, to a fine of not more than $25,000. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 5 (1). Idem (2) Where a body corporate contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations, every director or officer of the body corporate who authorizes, permits or acquiesces in the contravention is a party to and guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to the penalty provided for the offence whether or not the body corporate has been prosecuted or convicted. R.S.O. 1990, c. E.17, s. 5 (2).