O. Reg. 258/20: ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION 7.1 (2) OF THE ACT - LIMITATION PERIODS

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ontario regulation 258/20

made under the

Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act

Made: June 5, 2020 (6:30 pm)
Filed: June 5, 2020
Published on e-Laws: June 8, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: June 20, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 73/20

(ORDER UNDER SUBSECTION 7.1 (2) OF THE ACT - LIMITATION PERIODS)

1. Section 1 of Ontario Regulation 73/20 is amended by striking out “for the duration of the emergency”.

2. Section 2 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “for the duration of the emergency”.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Exercise of discretion

2.0.1 (1) For greater certainty, the discretion of a court or tribunal referred to in section 2 may be exercised by,

(a)  the person or persons who have jurisdiction to make orders in the proceeding;

(b)  the Chief Justice of Ontario, in respect of any or all of the proceedings before the Court of Appeal for Ontario;

(c)  the Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Justice, in respect of any or all of the proceedings before the Superior Court of Justice;

(d)  the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice, in respect of any or all of the proceedings before the Ontario Court of Justice; or

(e)  the chair of a tribunal, in respect of any or all of the proceedings before the tribunal.

(2) For greater certainty, the discretion of a decision-maker referred to in section 2 may be exercised in respect of any or all of the proceedings before the decision-maker.

4. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996

5. On and after June 8, 2020, sections 1 and 2 do not apply to provisions of Part V of the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996 if the provisions establish a limitation period or period of time within which any step must be taken in a proceeding, including an intended proceeding.

 

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