PART V REGULATION OF ELECTRICITY
Inspections and inquiries
79.8 (1) The Finance Minister may appoint one or more inspectors who are authorized to exercise any of the powers and perform any of the duties of a person authorized by the Minister under subsection 31 (1) of the Retail Sales Tax Act
for any purpose related to the administration and enforcement of sections 79, 79.2, 79.3 and 79.4 of this Act. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Same (2) Subsections 31 (1), (2), (2.1) and (2.2) of the
Retail Sales Tax Act apply, with necessary modifications, with respect to the administration and enforcement of sections 79, 79.2, 79.3 and 79.4 of this Act. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Admission of evidence (3) The Finance Minister, or a person authorized by the Finance Minister, may, for any purpose related to the administration of sections 79, 79.2, 79.3 and 79.4 or the regulations made in association with them, reproduce from original data stored electronically any information previously submitted as required under those sections or regulations in any form by any person, and the electronically reproduced document shall be admissible in evidence and shall have the same probative force as the original document would have had if it had been proved in the ordinary way. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Inquiry (4) The Finance Minister may, for any purpose related to the administration of sections 79, 79.2, 79.3 and 79.4 of this Act or the regulations made in association with them, authorize any person, whether or not the person is an employee in the Ministry of the Finance Minister, to make such inquiry as the Finance Minister considers necessary with reference to anything relating to the administration of this Act or the regulations. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Copies (5) If a book, record or other document is examined or produced under this section, the person by whom it is examined or to whom it is produced or any officer of the Ministry may make, or cause to be made, one or more copies of it, and a document purporting to be certified by the person to be a copy made pursuant to this section is admissible in evidence and has the same probative force as the original document would have if proved in the ordinary way. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Compliance (6) No person shall hinder or molest or interfere with any person doing anything that the person is authorized by this section to do or prevent or attempt to prevent any person doing any such thing. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Same (7) Despite any other law to the contrary, every person shall, unless the person is unable to do so, do everything the person is required by this section to do. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Administration of oaths (8) Declarations or affidavits in connection with statements of information submitted pursuant to this section may be taken before any person having authority to administer an oath or before any person specially authorized for that purpose by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, but any person so specially authorized shall not charge any fee for doing so. 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Application of Public Inquiries Act, 2009 (9) Section 33 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 applies to an inquiry under subsection (4). 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1998, c. 15, Sched. B, s. 79.11 (1) - 01/01/2005 2002, c. 23, s. 4 (11) - 09/12/2002 2003, c. 8, s. 8 - 01/04/2004 2017, c. 16, Sched. 2, s. 4 - 01/06/2017 Recovery of overpayments