In legislative drafting, Mr. Carrier, the word “person” may be used to designate a corporation, an individual or an association. The word encompasses virtually everything.
In the case of subsection (2), which mentions that the minister may designate a body, that can be a person, but the intention of course is to designate a government body that is independent and objective, such as the National Research Council of Canada or the Transportation Safety Board.
Where it states that a person may report a contravention, it refers to any “person”, which could be an individual or a corporation, that is to say any person that has a legal entity, and that could also be a non-profit association. It is in that sense that the word “person” is used.
Consequently, the word is correct in both cases.