36 (1) The Registrar may establish requirements, (a) respecting and governing the content, form, format and filing of declarations and other documents and information filed with or issued by the Registrar and the form, format and payment of fees; (b) respecting and governing the manner of completion, submission and acceptance of declarations and other documents and information filed with the Registrar, the payment of fees and the determination of the date of receipt; (c) specifying that declarations and other documents and information may be filed with the Registrar and fees may be paid only by a person authorized by the Registrar or who belongs to a class of persons authorized by the Registrar; (d) governing the authorization of persons described in clause (c), including, (i) establishing conditions and requirements to be an authorized person, (ii) imposing terms and conditions on an authorization, including terms and conditions governing the filing of declarations and other documents and information and the payment of fees, and (iii) requiring any person who applies for an authorization to enter into an agreement with the Registrar, or a person designated by the Registrar, governing the filing of declarations and other documents and information; (e) specifying whether and which declarations and other forms approved under section 35.3 and supporting documents must be signed, specifying requirements respecting their signing, and governing the form and format of signatures, including establishing rules respecting electronic signatures; (f) specifying and governing methods of executing declarations, other forms approved under section 35.3 and supporting documents, other than by signing them, and establishing rules respecting those methods; (g) specifying requirements for limited partnerships or other persons filing declarations and other forms approved under section 35.3, whether electronically or by another method, (i) to keep a properly executed version of them, including records related to an electronic signature if signed by electronic signature, in paper or electronic format at, (A) the limited partnership’s principal place of business in Ontario, or (B) the address of the limited partnership’s attorney and representative set out in the declaration filed under subsection 25 (1) and stated in the power of attorney executed under subsection 25 (4), if the limited partnership is an extra-provincial limited partnership that does not have a principal place of business in Ontario, and (ii) if required by notice from the Registrar, to provide a copy of the executed version, including records related to an electronic signature, to the Registrar within the time period set out in the notice; (h) if this Act specifies requirements respecting the signing of declarations or other documents filed with the Registrar, specifying and governing alternative requirements for their signing or providing that signing is not required; (i) establishing the time and circumstances when declarations and other documents and information are considered to be sent to or received by the Registrar, and the place where they are considered to have been sent or received; (j) establishing technology standards and requirements for filing declarations and other documents and information in electronic format with the Registrar and for paying fees in electronic format; (k) specifying and governing a type of copy, including a type of copy of a court order or other document issued by the court, that may be filed with the Registrar; (l) respecting and governing the issuance of declarations and other documents by the Registrar, including rules respecting the issuance by electronic means; (m) governing the assignment of corporation numbers under section 1.1 of the Business Names Act for the purposes of this Act; (n) governing searches and search methods of records that are maintained by the Registrar for the purposes of this Act, pursuant to subsection 1.1 (4) of the Business Names Act. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 127; 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 5. Classes (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (c), a class may be defined, (a) in terms of any attribute or combination of attributes; or (b) as consisting of, including or excluding a specified member. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 127. Non-application of Legislation Act, 2006 (3) Part III (Regulations) of the Legislation Act, 2006 does not apply to a requirement established by the Registrar under subsection (1). 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 127. Conflict (4) If there is a conflict between a requirement established under this section and a regulation made under this Act, the regulation prevails to the extent of the conflict. 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 127. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 27, s. 87 (9) - 01/03/1995; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 165 (1-3) - 01/03/1999 2004, c. 19, s. 15 (2, 3) - 01/06/2005 2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 6 (3) - 30/03/2011 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 127 - 19/10/2021; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 128 - 14/11/2017 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 5 (1, 2) - 19/10/2021 37 Repealed: 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 6. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1990, c. L.16, s. 37 (5) - see 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 6 - 19/10/2021 2020, c. 7, Sched. 11, s. 6 - 12/05/2020 ______________  Français