ontario regulation 595/21

made under the

Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996

Made: August 26, 2021
Filed: August 27, 2021
Published on e-Laws: August 27, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 11, 2021

Amending O. Reg. 167/97

(GENERAL)

1. Section 3 of Ontario Regulation 167/97 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(2) For the purposes of clause 8 (2) (a.1) of the Act (termination by recipient), the recipient shall inform the Director in writing in a document signed by the recipient.

2. Subsection 4 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection 8 (4) of the Act (notice of termination)” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “subsections 8 (4) and (5) of the Act”.

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

5.1 The Director shall notify the payor on receiving notice under subsection 8 (5) of the Act from a recipient that a support obligation has terminated.

4. Section 6 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or” at the end of clause (b) and by adding the following clauses:

(b.1)  discontinue enforcement of the support order or support deduction order under subsection 8.1.1 (1) of the Act;

(b.2)  enforce a lesser amount of support under subsection 8.1.1 (1) of the Act;

(b.3)  resume enforcement of the support order or support deduction order, or reinstate the amount enforced before the reduction, under subsection 8.1.1 (2) of the Act; or

5. Section 23 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “available on the Internet through www.forms.ssb.gov.on.ca/mbs/ssb/forms/ssbforms.nsf” in the portion before paragraph 1 and substituting “available on a Website of the Government of Ontario”.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.