B-2Appellant's Additional Submissions - Redacted
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- 20 Accès accordé aux vérificateurs accrédités et aux inspecteurs 21 Assistance to inspector or accredited meter verifier 21 Aide fournie à l'inspecteur ou au vérificateur accrédité 22 Direction to take meter out of service 22 Ordre de me...
AI summary The text outlines procedures related to the access of accredited meter verifiers and inspectors, including dispute resolution, voltage testing, administrative processes, and penalties for violations under the relevant regulations.
Accredited meter verifiers Vérificateur accrédité - 10 Subject to the regulations, any person - (a) may, on making application in prescribed manner, be accredited by the director for purposes of the verification, sealing, reverification an...
AI summary This section outlines the process for accrediting meter verifiers, including the application process, conditions for accreditation, and the authority of the director and minister to revoke permissions or accreditations for non-compliance with regulations.
Accès accordé aux vérificateurs accrédités et aux inspecteurs - 20 Peuvent entrer dans tout lieu à des heures convenables, s'ils le jugent nécessaire en se fondant sur des motifs raisonnables : - a) les inspecteurs, aux fins d'exercer les...
AI summary The text outlines the rights and responsibilities of accredited meter verifiers and inspectors under the relevant legislation. It specifies their authority to access premises, the obligation of premises owners to assist them, and the director's power to withdraw meters from service if necessary.
Compliance with direction Observation de la directive (2) An owner to whom notice is given under subsection (1) shall forthwith take all reasonable steps to comply therewith. 1980-81-82-83, c. 87, s. 22. 23 (1) At the request of a contract...
AI summary This section outlines requirements for owners to comply with notices regarding meter conditions and registration. It also specifies procedures for inspectors to address complaints from contractors or purchasers, including issuing certificates detailing inspection findings.
Incorrect connection, etc. Raccord incorrect, etc. - (3) Subject to subsection (4), where, on a proceeding in the matter of any request pursuant to section 23, it is found that - (a) a meter has been incorrectly connected, - (b) there has...
AI summary The text outlines provisions for determining the existence of errors in meter connections, use of prescribed apparatus, or multipliers, and deems such errors to have existed from the time of installation or from the period the incorrect apparatus or multiplier was in use.
Designation to perform inspector's functions Désignation par le ministre (3) Despite anything in this Act, except as provided in subsections (5) and (5.1), any functions that pertain to an inspector's office may be performed by any person...
AI summary This section allows the Minister to designate any person as an inspector, granting them the same privileges and immunities as official inspectors, despite other provisions in the Act, except as specified in subsections (5) and (5.1).
Other restrictions Autres restrictions (5.1) La personne désignée au titre du paragraphe (3) ne peut exercer les pouvoirs prévus au paragraphe 29.12(1). (6) Sous réserve du paragraphe (7), l'inspecteur a accès, à des heures convenables et...
AI summary This section outlines restrictions on the powers of designated individuals and inspectors under the law, including limitations on entry into residential properties without proper authorization or a court-issued warrant based on sworn complaints.
Alternatives to payment Option - (2) Instead of paying the penalty or, if applicable, the lesser amount that may be paid as complete satisfaction of the penalty, the person who is named in the notice may, within the prescribed time and in...
AI summary The text outlines alternatives to paying a penalty, including entering into a compliance agreement with the Minister or requesting a review of the alleged violation or penalty amount. Failure to pay or request a review may result in legal proceedings.
Compliance agreements Conclusion d'une transaction - 29.14 (1) After considering a request made under paragraph 29.13(2)(a), the Minister may enter into a compliance agreement, as described in that paragraph, with the person making the req...
AI summary The regulation outlines the process for entering into a compliance agreement following a request under section 29.13(2)(a). The Minister may impose conditions, including security requirements and penalty reductions, and entering such an agreement is deemed acceptance of the violation, ending related proceedings.
If compliance agreement complied with Exécution de la transaction (3) If the Minister is of the opinion that a person who has entered into a compliance agreement has complied with it, the Minister shall cause the person to be provided with...
AI summary This section outlines the process by which the Minister notifies a person who has fulfilled a compliance agreement, resulting in the return of any security provided under that agreement.
If compliance agreement not complied with Inexécution de la transaction - (4) If the Minister is of the opinion that a person who has entered into a compliance agreement has not complied with it, the Minister shall cause the person to be p...
AI summary This section outlines the consequences if a compliance agreement is not followed. If the Minister believes a party has not complied, they must be notified of a default, which may involve paying double the penalty or forfeiting any security provided. It also allows the Minister to negotiate a transaction with the alleged violator, potentially reducing the penalty if a reasonable deposit is provided.