346 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of Part VIII, 1. designating a person or body to exercise powers and perform duties with respect to adoption; 2. governing the person or body designated under paragraph 1, including prescribing the powers and duties of the person or body; 3. prescribing criteria for the purposes of the definition of “birth parent” in subsection 179 (1); 4. prescribing matters for the purposes of clause 180 (4) (b); 5. prescribing special circumstances for the purposes of subsection 188 (9) (placement outside Canada); 6. governing applications for review under subsection 192 (3); 7. prescribing additional practices and procedures for the purposes of subsection 192 (7); 8. prescribing the qualifications or experience a member of the Board is required to have for the purpose of subsection 192 (8); 9. governing procedures to be followed by a Director in making a review under subsection 193 (3), what types of decisions and directions the Director is authorized to make after conducting a review, and any consequences following as a result of a decision or direction; 10. prescribing an alternative dispute resolution method for the purposes of subsections 198 (8) and 207 (9); 11. governing the placement of children for adoption; 12. prescribing rules and standards governing the placement of children for adoption by licensees; 13. governing openness orders under Part VIII; 14. prescribing persons for the purposes of clause 222 (3) (d); 15. prescribing the powers and duties of a designated custodian under section 223 and governing the fees that the designated custodian may charge in connection with the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties; 16. governing the disclosure of information under section 224 to a designated custodian; 17. governing the disclosure of information under section 225 by the Minister, a society, a licensee or a designated custodian; 18. establishing and governing a mechanism for the review or appeal of a decision made by the Minister, a society, a licensee or a designated custodian concerning the disclosure of information under section 224 or 225; 19. governing the fees that a society, licensee or designated custodian may charge for the disclosure of information under section 224 or 225; 20. governing the inspection, removal or alteration of information related to an adoption for the purposes of clause 227 (1) (b); 21. exempting a licensee or class of licensees from any or all provisions or requirements of Part VIII or the regulations under it, either indefinitely or for a specified period; 22. governing the issuing, renewal and expiry of licences and prescribing fees payable by an applicant for a licence or its renewal; 23. prescribing grounds for which the issuance of a licence may be refused for the purposes of clause 231 (c); 24. prescribing grounds for which a licence may be revoked or the renewal of a licence may be refused for the purposes of clause 232 (e); 25. prescribing expenses that may be charged under clause 240 (d) and the conditions under which such expenses may be charged. Functions of Central Authority (2) In subsection (3), “Central Authority” means the Central Authority designated under clause 24 (a) of the Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998; (“Autorité centrale”) “Convention” means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in respect of Intercountry Adoption, set out in the Schedule to the Intercountry Adoption Act, 1998. (“Convention”) Same (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations assigning functions of the Central Authority under Part VIII to public authorities, accredited bodies or persons in accordance with Article 22 of the Convention. Minister’s regulations (4) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of Part VIII, 1. prescribing the form of an affidavit of execution for the purposes of subsection 180 (12); 2. prescribing the manner in which placements are to be registered under subsection 183 (7); 3. prescribing persons for the purposes of subclause 188 (3) (b) (ii); 4. prescribing persons and entities and timing requirements for the purposes of clause 238 (b); 5. prescribing the accounts and records to be kept by licensees; 6. requiring licensees and applicants for a licence or renewal of a licence to provide information, returns and reports, and respecting the manner in which the information, returns and reports must be provided; 7. providing for the inspection of the records of licensees; 8. governing the qualifications of persons employed by licensees; 9. requiring licensees to be bonded or to submit letters of credit in the prescribed form and terms and with the prescribed collateral security, prescribing the form, terms and collateral security and providing for the forfeiture of bonds and letters of credit and the disposition of the proceeds. Regulations: Part IX (Residential Licensing)