Registration Requirements for Business Entities
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O. Reg. 368/07: REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESS ENTITIES, Under: Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c. 34
Private Security and Investigative Services Act, 2005
Registration requirements for Business Entities
Consolidation Period: From July 1, 2021 to the e-Laws currency date.
Last amendment: 236/21.
Legislative History: 229/10, 152/20, 236/21.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Registration requirements
1. Every business entity that is required to register as an employer under clause 5 (a) of the Act shall, upon registration, provide the Registrar with,
(a) a list of all its employees who are private investigators or security guards; and
(b) the name, address and telephone number of a representative of the business entity. O. Reg. 368/07, s. 1.
Expiry of registration
2. (1) Every registration that is issued on or after July 1, 2021 expires three years after the date of registration. O. Reg. 236/21, s. 1.
(2) Every registration that was issued before July 1, 2021 expires one year after the date of registration. O. Reg. 236/21, s. 1.
Renewal of registration
3. Every business entity that is required to register as an employer under clause 5 (a) of the Act shall renew its registration before it would expire and provide the Registrar with,
(a) an updated list of all employees who are private investigators or security guards; and
(b) the name, address and telephone number of a representative of the business entity, if different from the information previously given. O. Reg. 236/21, s. 1.
4. Revoked: O. Reg. 229/10, s. 2.
5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 368/07, s. 5.