(1) Where the Director certifies in writing that the services of a person is or was needed by NEMO, for the performance of tasks related to recovery from an emergency during a specified period, the employer of that person shall be obliged to pay the salary and all benefits to which the employee was entitled for the period specified.
(2) The period the Director may specify under subsection (1) shall in no case exceed a continuous period of 2 weeks.
(3) An employer who fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence and upon summary conviction is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to both.