Under the Canadian constitution, criminal law is within the realm of federal authority and anyone violating this provincial statute is therefore subject to quasi-criminal (not full criminal) enforcement under the Provincial Offences Act. The Act is an attempt to codify what was formerly a matter of common law.
In Canada's legal system, criminal law is managed federally, and breaches of provincial statutes are addressed through the Provincial Offences Act in a quasi-criminal manner. This act seeks to codify rules that were traditionally governed by common law.