C-26 - Professional Code

Section 14 Disposition versions

2017-06-08

14. The Office, on its own initiative or at the Minister’s request, may inquire into the affairs of any order which shows a deficit or has insufficient income to fulfill its duties and of any order which does not fulfill the duties imposed on it by this Code or, as the case may be, by the Act constituting it as a professional order.

The Office informs the order’s board of directors of the inquiry and the reasons for it. If the Office conducts an inquiry on its own initiative, it also informs the Minister.

The Office may designate a person to carry out the inquiry on its behalf.

1973, c. 43, s. 14; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1994, c. 40, s. 10; 2017, c. 11, s. 7.

1994-10-15

14. The Office, after obtaining the authorization of the Minister or at the Minister’s request, may inquire into the affairs of any order which shows a deficit or has insufficient income to fulfill its duties and of any order which does not fulfill the duties imposed on it by this Code or, as the case may be, by the Act constituting it as a professional order.

In its request to the Minister for authorization to conduct an inquiry, the Office shall specify the reasons therefor. It shall also inform the order that it has made such a request, indicating the reasons therefor.

The Office may designate a person to carry out the inquiry on its behalf.

1973, c. 43, s. 14; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1994, c. 40, s. 10.

1977-12-31

14. The Government may place under the control of the Office, to the extent and on the terms and conditions it fixes, those corporations which, according to a report by the Office, show a deficit or have insufficient income to meet their obligations.

1973, c. 43, s. 14; 1974, c. 65, s. 109.