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Refusal or Cancellation of Licences for Payors in Default of Maintenance Regulations
made under Sections 60B and 61 of the
Maintenance Enforcement Act
S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 6
O.I.C. 2009-168 (March 31, 2009), N.S. Reg. 183/2009
Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Refusal or Cancellation of Licences for Payors in Default of Maintenance Regulations.
Minister may refuse or cancel licence, permit or certificate
2 If the Director advises the Minister responsible for issuing a licence, permit or certificate under the Wildlife Act or its regulations that a payor is in default under a maintenance order, the Minister may do any of the following:
(a) refuse to issue the payor a licence, permit or certificate under the Wildlife Act or its regulations;
(b) cancel the payor’s licence, permit or certificate under the Wildlife Act or its regulations.
Notice of cancellation and notice of refusal to issue
3 (1) The Minister must serve a notice of cancellation to any payor whose licence, permit or certificate is cancelled under these regulations and a notice of refusal to issue to any payor who is refused a licence, permit or certificate under these regulations.
(2) A notice of cancellation or a notice of refusal to issue must be served by 1 of the following methods:
(a) causing the notice to be served personally on the payor;
(b) sending the notice by registered mail to the address of the payor as noted on the licence, permit or certificate or as shown in the records of the Director.
(3) A cancellation of or refusal to issue a licence, permit or certificate under these regulations is effective as follows:
(a) if the notice of cancellation or notice of refusal to issue is served personally, on the date the notice is delivered;
(b) if the notice of cancellation or notice of refusal to issue is sent by registered mail, 5 business days after the notice is mailed.
Cancelled licence, permit or certificate is void
4 A licence, permit or certificate cancelled under these regulations or obtained when a notice of refusal to issue under these regulations is in effect is void and of no effect as if it were cancelled under the Wildlife Act and the payor is subject to all provisions and offences respecting cancelled licences, permits and certificates under the Wildlife Act and its regulations.
Reinstatement of licence, permit or certificate
5 (1) The Director must notify the Minister who issued a notice of refusal to issue to a payor or cancelled a payor’s licence, permit or certificate under these regulations as soon as practicable if any of the following occur:
(a) the payor is no longer in default under the maintenance order and has satisfied all costs and fees owing to the Director under the Act;
(b) the payor is in compliance with a maintenance payment arrangement accepted by the Director.
(2) On receiving notification under subsection (1), the Minister may reinstate a payor’s licence, permit or certificate.