31.2. An authorized deposit institution must be able to restrict a deposit of money, in whole or in part, as well as any withdrawal or any margin transaction affecting such deposit.
It must be possible to apply any initial or subsequent restriction to a deposit of money independently of any other withholding applied by the authorized deposit institution as part of its operations.
Where deposits are partially restricted, the authorized deposit institution must be able to give the depositor access to the balance of his account, calculated as at the deadline, less the amount partially restricted or the amount withheld, whichever is higher.
It must be possible to apply a total or partial restriction to the account within 6 hours following receipt by the deposit institution of the instructions to restrict deposits.
M.O. 2015-06, s. 2; 2020-09M.O. 2020-09, s. 3312a.