Benzodiazepines and Other Targeted Substances Regulations (SOR/2000-217)

Marginal note:Duration of dealer’s licence

23. A dealer’s licence expires on December 31 of the calendar year for which it is issued.

Marginal note:Renewal of dealer’s licence

• 24. (1) To apply to renew a dealer’s licence, the licensed dealer must submit to the Minister

  • (a) the information set out in paragraphs 20(1)(a) to (j); and

  • (b) the following documents:

    • (i) the documents referred to in paragraphs 20(3)(a), (b) and (d),

    • (ii) if applicable and if not previously submitted in respect of the dealer’s licence that is being renewed, the document referred to in paragraph 20(3)(e), and

    • (iii) the original dealer’s licence that is to be renewed.

• Marginal note:Statement by signatory

  (2) An application for renewal must

  • (a) be signed by the individual in charge of the premises to which the renewed dealer’s licence would apply; and

  • (b) include a statement signed by the individual in charge indicating that

    • (i) all information and documents submitted in support of the application are correct and complete to the best of their knowledge, and

    • (ii) the individual in charge has the authority to bind the applicant.

• Marginal note:Issuance of renewal

  (3) Subject to section 22, the Minister must, after examining the information and documents required under subsections (1) and (2) and section 11, issue a renewed dealer’s licence that contains the information set out in paragraphs 21(a) to (k).

Marginal note:Application for amendment

• 25. (1) To have the content of its dealer’s licence amended, a licensed dealer must submit to the Minister

  • (a) a written application setting out the amendment sought and, if applicable, the documents that support the amendment; and

  • (b) the original dealer’s licence that the licensed dealer seeks to have amended.

• Marginal note:Statement by signatory

  (2) An application for amendment must

  • (a) be signed by the qualified person in charge or, if applicable, the alternate qualified person in charge of the premises to which the amended dealer’s licence would apply; and

  • (b) indicate that all information and documents submitted in support of the application are correct and complete to the best of the signatory’s knowledge.

• Marginal note:Issuance

  (3) The Minister

  • (a) must, after examining the application for amendment and the supporting documentation, amend the dealer’s licence in accordance with the application, unless there exists a circumstance described in section 22; and

  • (b) may add any conditions that are necessary to

    • (i) comply with an international obligation,

    • (ii) provide for the level of security referred to in paragraph 21(f) or the new level applicable as a result of the amendment being implemented, or

    • (iii) reduce the potential security, public health or safety hazard, including the risk of the targeted substance being diverted to an illicit market or use.