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S-4.1.1 - Educational Childcare Act
Section 28
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28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to establish, with respect to themselves or to a director or a shareholder of the permit holder, that no impediment exists under Division I of Chapter VI.1;
(3.1) the permit holder fails or neglects to inform the Minister that, since the last time the permit holder was issued an attestation establishing that no impediment exists, the permit holder has been charged with or found guilty of a criminal offence related to the elements referred to in the second paragraph of section 81.2.4 or that a director or shareholder of the permit holder has notified the latter that they have been so charged or found guilty;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of a permit, in a document required by the Minister, when communicating information to the Minister or with a view to being granted a subsidy by the Minister;
(4.1) the permit holder acts in such a way as to falsely suggest that the childcare services the permit holder provides are subsidized;
(5) the permit holder contravenes section 5.2;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65 or 74 or with an evacuation order made under section 81.0.3;
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister;
(9) the permit holder fails to establish that they, or a director or a shareholder of the permit holder are not lending their name to a person whose application for a permit would be refused; or
(10) the permit holder fails to show that a person who is selected for the office of chief officer of a childcare centre or day care centre or who holds that office has the integrity required to manage subsidies paid out of public funds, where the educational childcare services provided are subsidized.
The Minister may attach conditions to the suspension of a permit as well as time limits to be complied with to have the suspension lifted.
In the case of a childcare centre permit, the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew the permit may concern one or more facilities indicated on the permit.
28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to show that no impediment exists under paragraph 2 or 3 of section 26;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of a permit, in a document required by the Minister, when communicating information to the Minister or with a view to being granted a subsidy by the Minister;
(4.1) the permit holder acts in such a way as to falsely suggest that the childcare services the permit holder provides are subsidized;
(5) the permit holder contravenes section 5.2;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65 or 74 or with an evacuation order made under section 81.0.3;
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister;
(9) the permit holder fails to establish that they, or a director or a shareholder of the permit holder are not lending their name to a person whose application for a permit would be refused; or
(10) the permit holder fails to show that a person who is selected for the office of chief officer of a childcare centre or day care centre or who holds that office has the integrity required to manage subsidies paid out of public funds, where the educational childcare services provided are subsidized.
The Minister may attach conditions to the suspension of a permit as well as time limits to be complied with to have the suspension lifted.
In the case of a childcare centre permit, the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew the permit may concern one or more facilities indicated on the permit.
28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to show that no impediment exists under paragraph 2 or 3 of section 26;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of the permit, or in a document or information required by the Minister;
(4.1) the permit holder acts in such a way as to falsely suggest that the childcare services the permit holder provides are subsidized;
(5) the permit holder contravenes section 5.2;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65;
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister;
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(9) the permit holder fails to establish that they, or a director or a shareholder of the permit holder are not lending their name to a person whose application for a permit would be refused; or(10) the permit holder fails to show that a person who is selected for the office of chief officer of a childcare centre or day care centre or who holds that office has the integrity required to manage subsidies paid out of public funds, where the educational childcare services provided are subsidized.
The Minister may attach conditions to the suspension of a permit as well as time limits to be complied with to have the suspension lifted.
In the case of a childcare centre permit, the suspension, revocation or refusal to renew the permit may concern one or more facilities indicated on the permit.
28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to show that no impediment exists under paragraph 2 or 3 of section 26;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of the permit, or in a document or information required by the Minister;
(5) the permit holder contravenes section 5.2;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65; or
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister.
28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to show that no impediment exists under paragraph 2 or 3 of section 26;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of the permit, or in a document or information required by the Minister;
(5) the permit holder contravenes section 5.2;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate without first complying with section 30;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65; or
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister.
28. The Minister may suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a permit if
(1) the permit holder commits or authorizes, consents to or participates in the commission of an offence under this Act;
(2) the permit holder no longer meets the requirements for the issue of a permit;
(3) the permit holder fails to show that no impediment exists under paragraph 2 or 3 of section 26;
(4) the permit holder makes a false declaration or distorts a material fact in the application for the issue or renewal of the permit, or in a document or information required by the Minister;
(5) the permit holder engages in practices or tolerates a situation which could endanger the health, safety or well-being of the children to whom the permit holder provides childcare;
(6) the permit holder ceases to operate without first complying with section 30;
(7) the permit holder refuses or neglects to comply with a notice of non-compliance issued under section 65; or
(8) the permit holder refuses or neglects to pay a sum owed to the Minister.
