177 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations, 0.1  requiring the condominium authority to collect and publish statistics on its activities and financial affairs in accordance with the requirements specified in the regulations; 0.1.1  exempting services from the application of section 1.25; 0.2  providing that sections 1.36 to 1.47 apply only in respect of a property located in the geographic area specified in the regulations; 1.  classifying corporations, properties or persons for the purposes of the regulations; 2.  specifying prohibitions, restrictions and other requirements that apply to the registration of a declaration and description in respect of any type of corporation; 2.1  governing the form and content of a declaration or a description; 2.2  specifying provisions that are deemed to be included in declarations and descriptions registered before May 5, 2001; 2.3  governing what constitutes and what does not constitute an inconsistent provision for the purposes of subsection 7 (5), 56 (8) or 58 (4); 3.  specifying requirements for the construction of the buildings described in a description for the purpose of a certificate mentioned in clause 8 (1) (e) or 157 (1) (c); 3.1  for the purposes of clause 22 (2) (a), governing what constitutes a network upgrade or an agreement for a network upgrade; 3.2  governing what constitutes an interest or a right mentioned in subsection 26.1 (1) or 78 (1.1); 3.3  governing the training that a person must complete for the purposes of clause 29 (2) (e), including, i.  authorizing the board of the condominium authority or the Minister to designate training courses, ii.  authorizing the board of the condominium authority or the Minister to designate organizations that are authorized to provide the courses designated in subparagraph i, and iii.  requiring the condominium authority or the Minister to keep records relating to training; 4.  specifying material to be included in a declaration, a description, a report of a performance audit mentioned in subsection 44 (8), a table of contents, a disclosure statement, a budget statement, a status certificate, an agreement described in clause 98 (1) (b) or a notice of meeting mentioned in subsection 120 (3); Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 4 of subsection 177 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “a table of contents” and substituting “a summary”. (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (2)) 4.1  governing material that is to be made available on a website that a declarant or declarant affiliate maintains or makes use of in relation to a property or proposed property; 4.2  governing when a person shall be deemed to be acting on behalf of or for the benefit of a declarant in respect of the purchase of a unit or a proposed unit under this Act or shall be deemed not to be so acting; 5.  specifying deficiencies for the purpose of a performance audit under section 44 and governing the obligations of the person who conducts the audit; 6.  requiring corporations to keep books, accounts and records and governing the books, accounts and records that corporations are required to keep; 6.1  setting out provisions that are deemed to be included in the declaration, the by-laws or the rules unless they are amended or repealed in accordance with this Act; 6.2  restricting provisions of the declaration, the by-laws or the rules of a corporation that a board, other than a board of the corporation described in subsection 11 (8), may approve, make, amend or repeal and governing the remedies available to persons affected by non-compliance with a regulation made under this paragraph; 6.3  if a regulation made under paragraph 6.2 restricts a board of a corporation to which that paragraph applies from approving, making, amending or repealing a provision of the declaration, the by-laws or the rules of the corporation, governing the circumstances where a decision of a board of a corporation described in subsection 11 (8) to approve, make, amend or repeal such a provision is not valid and governing the remedies available to persons affected by that decision; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 177 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (4)) 6.4  governing the quorum required for the transaction of business at a meeting of owners to which clause 45.1 (1) (a.1) applies; 6.5  governing the giving of a notice under clause 47 (4) (c) or (5) (c), including limiting the types of notices that may be given by one or more methods of electronic communication described in those clauses; 7.  governing the determination of occupancy standards under section 57; 8.  specifying the form and content of financial statements and audit reports; 8.1  specifying the manner of requesting or delivering statements and other material mentioned in section 26.3, 51, 72, 72.1, 74, 76, 77, 81, 82, 83.1, 115, 143, 147, 149, 150, 152, 161 or 169, requiring the person to whom the statements and material are delivered to provide an acknowledgment of the delivery and governing the acknowledgement; 8.2  for the purposes of subsection 11 (7) and sections 26.1 and 26.2, governing the circumstances where the decision of a board of a corporation under those provisions is not valid and governing the remedies available to persons affected by that decision; 8.3  for the purposes of subsection 51 (3) or 51.1 (2), governing the circumstances when two or more owners of a unit are deemed to be evenly divided on how to exercise the right to vote or consent in respect of the unit under that subsection; 8.4  governing the remedies available to a person who is or was a purchaser under section 72.1 if a declarant does not comply with that section; 9.  prescribing rates of interest payable under this Act, including rates of interest that shall be paid on money required to be held in trust under this Act; 10.  governing funds intended for the payment of common expenses; 10.1  for the purposes of subsection 92 (1), (2) or (3), governing what constitutes work necessary to carry out the obligation mentioned in that subsection; 11.  classifying reserve fund studies for the purposes of section 94; 12.  governing the contents of any or all classes of reserve fund studies, the standards that shall be observed in conducting them and the times at which they shall be conducted; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 12 of subsection 177 (1) of the Act is amended by striking out “conducted” at the end and substituting “obtained”. (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (7)) 13.  prescribing the persons who may conduct any or all classes of reserve fund studies and specifying the qualifications of the persons and the affiliations for the purposes of subsection 94 (6) that disentitle the persons from conducting the reserve fund studies; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 13 of subsection 177 (1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (8)) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 177 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (10)) 13.  governing the manner in which the current fiscal year mentioned in clause 97 (5) (c) or 97 (9) (a) is to be determined; 14.  governing the cost mentioned in clause 97 (2) (c); Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 14 of subsection 177 (1) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (9)) Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 177 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (11)) 14.  governing what constitutes a condition or activity mentioned in section 117; 15.  specifying restrictions on the right of corporations to amalgamate under section 120 and requirements for corporations to fulfill in order to amalgamate; 15.1  specifying the qualifications that a person must have to be appointed as an administrator under section 131 and specifying the conditions or requirements that a person must fulfil to be so appointed; 15.2  for the purposes of sections 82.1, 82.2, 124 and 125, governing what constitutes the net proceeds of a sale mentioned in the applicable section; 15.3  requiring an applicant who makes an application under subsection 128 (1) to give notice of the application and governing the contents of the notice and the time required for giving it; 15.4  for the purposes of subsections 135.1 (3) and (4), governing what constitutes any additional actual costs that a corporation or an owner incurs in obtaining an order described in either of those subsections; 16.  specifying restrictions on the right of a declarant to register a declaration and description to create a common elements condominium corporation, a vacant land condominium corporation or a leasehold condominium corporation and specifying requirements for the declarant to fulfill in order to make the registrations, including requirements for the purpose of section 157; 17.  respecting the manner in which a common interest attaches to an owner’s parcel of land for the purpose of subsection 139 (3); 18.  specifying restrictions on the right of a declarant to register an amendment to a declaration and description required for creating a phase in a phased condominium corporation and specifying requirements for the declarant to fulfill in order to make the registrations; 18.1  governing the manner in which section 75 applies to a phased condominium corporation; 19.  governing the manner in which sections 89, 90, 91 and 92 apply to a vacant land condominium corporation; 19.1  for the purposes of subsection 162 (5), governing what constitutes work necessary to carry out the obligation mentioned in that subsection; 20.  prescribing the amounts of fees that are payable or chargeable under this Act; 21.  prescribing forms, other than forms mentioned in this Act as forms prescribed by the Minister, and providing for their use; 22.  prescribing any matter mentioned in this Act as prescribed, other than forms mentioned in this Act as forms prescribed by the Minister; 23.  respecting any matter that this Act mentions may be or shall be dealt with in the regulations; 24.  exempting any class of corporations, properties or persons from any provision of this Act or the regulations; 24.1  defining any word or expression used in this Act that has not already been expressly defined in this Act; 25.  respecting any matter necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purpose of this Act; 26.  providing for any transitional matter necessary for the effective implementation of this Act or the regulations. 1998, c. 19, s. 177 (1); 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (1, 3, 5, 6, 12); 2020, c. 14, Sched. 1, s. 20; 2023, c. 9, Sched. 7, s. 11 (1). Minister’s regulations (2) The Minister may make regulations, 1.  respecting the registration and recording of declarations, descriptions, amendments to declarations or descriptions, by-laws, notices of termination and other instruments; 2.  governing the method of describing land or any interest in land in instruments affecting a property or part of a property; 3.  governing surveys, plans, specifications, certificates, descriptions and diagrams, and prescribing procedures for their registration and amendment; 4.  prescribing the duties of officers appointed under the Land Titles Act or the Registry Act for the purpose of this Act; 5.  requiring the payment of fees to officers appointed under the Land Titles Act or the Registry Act and prescribing the amounts of the fees; 6.  respecting the names of corporations and requiring that the name of a corporation indicate whether the corporation is a freehold, leasehold, common elements, phased or vacant land condominium corporation; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 6 of subsection 177 (2) of the Act is amended by striking out “phased”. (See: 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (13)) 7.  governing the circumstances and the manner in which the Corporations Information Act is to apply to corporations, including the time at which that Act is to apply; 7.1  governing any return or notice required to be filed under Part II.1, including governing their form, the manner of accepting them, the determination and confirmation of the date of their receipt and their period of retention and destruction; 7.2  specifying alternative methods of filing returns and notices under Part II.1 and governing their filing by each method, including governing the manner of accepting them and the determination and confirmation of the date of their receipt; 8.  requiring that a description in respect of any class of properties contain a survey of the properties showing the units and common elements, in lieu of or in addition to the requirements of section 8; 9.  prescribing the material required to be contained in the certificate as to the status of an amalgamating corporation for the purpose of clause 120 (3) (c); 10.  prescribing forms described in this Act as forms prescribed by the Minister and providing for their use. 11.  governing transitional matters as the Minister considers necessary or advisable to facilitate the implementation of amendments to this Act made by Schedule 7 to the Less Red Tape, Stronger Economy Act, 2023. 1998, c. 19, s. 177 (2); 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (14); 2023, c. 9, Sched. 7, s. 11 (2). Application of regulations (3) A provision of a regulation may be made to apply to, (a)  all corporations or any class or type of corporations; (b)  all properties or any class of properties; or (c)  all persons or any class of persons. 1998, c. 19, s. 177 (3). Incorporation by reference (4) A regulation made under subsection (1) that prescribes any of the following things may adopt by reference, with the changes, if any, that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers advisable, any principle, standard, code or formula, as it reads at the time the regulation is made or as it is amended from time to time, whether before or after the time at which the regulation is made: 1.  The manner in which financial statements of a corporation are to be prepared or generally accepted accounting principles for the purpose of those statements. 2.  The manner in which the auditor’s report described in subsection 67 (1) is to be prepared or generally accepted auditing standards for the purpose of that report. 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 3 (4). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2001, c. 9, Sched. D, s. 3 (4) - 29/06/2001 2012, c. 8, Sched. 9, s. 5 - See: Table of Public Statute Provisions Repealed Under Section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 - 31/12/2022 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (1, 3, 6, 12, 14) - 01/09/2017; 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (2, 4, 7-11, 13) - not in force; 2015, c. 28, Sched. 1, s. 144 (5) - 03/12/2015 2020, c. 14, Sched. 1, s. 20 - 14/07/2020 2023, c. 9, Sched. 7, s. 11 (1, 2) - 01/10/2023