In respect of national licences -
| a) |
all reasonable costs incurred by a provincial licensing authority in investigating and probing an application for a licence or the renewal thereof shall be paid by the applicant in the manner prescribed in this regulation, provided that, in the case of an employment licence, all such fees shall be paid by the employer or proposed employer of such applicant; |
| b) |
the costs to be incurred during the course of probity investigations conducted by a provincial licensing authority in respect of an application for a licence or the renewal thereof must be estimated by the provincial licensing authority, which shall require the applicant to pay such deposit in respect of such costs as it may deem appropriate before commencing such investigation; |
| c) |
all costs incurred by a provincial licensing authority during the course of a probity investigation conducted by it shall be recouped by that authority from time to time from the deposit contemplated in sub-paragraph (b); |
| d) |
a provincial licensing authority may, at any stage during the investigation of an application, require the applicant to pay such additional deposits in respect of investigative costs as may be necessary; |
| e) |
upon completion of its investigation, a provincial licensing authority shall, upon request, supply the applicant with a detailed account of investigative costs incurred, and any balance standing to the credit of the account held on behalf of the applicant must be maintained in such account, or refunded, as the case may be; and |
| f) |
a provincial licensing authority shall not take final action on any application unless all investigative costs have been paid in full. |
Protection of Businesses Act, 1978
