272 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations respecting any matter the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary for the purposes of this Act including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, regulations, 1.  respecting the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions or conditions attaching to shares or classes of shares of corporations, or any other matter pertaining to articles or the filing of them; 2.  Repealed:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (1). 3.  Repealed:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (1). 4.  Repealed:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (1). Note:  Despite the repeal of paragraph 2, regulations made under paragraph 2, as that paragraph read immediately before March 1, 1999, continue until the Minister makes an order under subsection 271.1 (2), as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 30, that is inconsistent with those regulations.  See:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (2). Note:  Despite the repeal of paragraph 2, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation revoke regulations made under paragraph 2, as that paragraph read immediately before March 1, 1999, if the Minister makes an order under subsection 271.1 (2), as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 30, that is inconsistent with those regulations.  See:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (3). Note:  Despite the repeal of paragraphs 3 and 4, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation revoke regulations made under paragraph 3 or 4, as those paragraphs read immediately before March 1, 1999, if the Minister makes a regulation under subsection 271.1 (1), as enacted by the Statutes of Ontario, 1998, chapter 18, Schedule E, section 30, that is inconsistent with those regulations.  See:  1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (4). 5.  Repealed:  2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4). 6.  prescribing the form and content of information circulars and proxies required by Part VIII and the discretionary authority that may be conferred in proxies; 7.  prescribing requirements with respect to applications to the Director or the Commission for exemptions permitted by this Act and the practice and procedure thereon; 8.-13. Repealed: 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 41 (2). 14., 15.  Repealed:  2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4). 15.1  prescribing conditions for the purposes of subsections 29 (9) and (10); 15.2  prescribing consequences for the purposes of subsection 29 (11); 15.3  prescribing conditions, notices, the manner for making determinations and laws for the purposes of subsection 45 (1); 15.4  prescribing the maximum number of words for the purposes of subsection 99 (3.1); 15.4.1 prescribing a different period for the purpose of subclause 99 (5) (d) (ii); 15.4.2 prescribing a different number of days for the purpose of clauses 99 (5.1) (a) and (b); 15.4.3 prescribing a different percentage for the purpose of paragraph 1 of subsection 99 (5.4), a different percentage for the purpose of paragraph 2 of subsection 99 (5.4) and a different percentage for the purpose of paragraph 3 of subsection 99 (5.4); 15.5  prescribing public announcements and circumstances for the purposes of clauses (i) and (j) of the definition of ““solicit” and  “solicitation”” in section 109; 15.6  prescribing circumstances for the purpose of clause 112 (1.2); 16.  prescribing the form of the statutory declarations under subsection 52 (1) and subsection 146 (1); 16.1  Repealed: 2011, c. 1, Sched. 2, s. 1 (19). 17.  prescribing the form and content of financial statements and interim financial statements required under this Act; 18.  prescribing that, for the purposes of Part XII of this Act, the standards, as they exist from time to time, of a prescribed accounting body shall be followed; 19.  prescribing standards to be used by an auditor in making an examination of financial statements required under this Act and the manner in which the auditor shall report thereon; 20.  Repealed:  2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4). 21.  prescribing the manner in which notice may be sent under subsection 190 (3); 22.  Repealed:  2009, c. 33, Sched. 17, s. 1 (1). 23.  prescribing Acts of Canada or a province or ordinances of a territory for purposes of sections 29, 42, 45 and 56 and prescribing the notice required under subsection 45 (1); 24.  prescribing the manner in which the directors of corporations may determine that restricted shares are owned contrary to restrictions under subsection 45 (1); 25.  prescribing the manner in which funds may be invested under subsection 45 (5); 26.  prescribing, with respect to a corporation that has imposed restrictions on the issue, transfer or ownership of its shares for a purpose under subsection 42 (2), i.  the disclosure required of the restrictions in documents issued or published by the corporation, ii.  the duties and powers of the directors to refuse to issue or register transfers of shares in accordance with the articles of the corporation, iii.  the limitations on voting rights of any shares held contrary to the articles of the corporation, and iv.  the powers of the directors to require disclosure of beneficial ownership of shares of the corporation and the rights of the corporation and its directors, employees or agents to rely on the disclosure and the effects of the reliance; 27.  prescribing persons or classes of persons for the purpose of clause 42 (2) (c) and prescribing the manner of computing the ownership of shares of a corporation by persons for such purpose; 28.  Repealed:  2009, c. 33, Sched. 17, s. 1 (1). 29.  prescribing classes of persons for the purposes of clause (b) of the definition of “resident Canadian” in subsection 1 (1); Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 29 of section 272 of the Act is repealed. (See: 2020, c. 34, Sched. 1, s. 10) 29.1-29.3 Repealed:  2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4). 29.4  Repealed: 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 41 (2). 29.5  respecting the register of individuals with significant control over a corporation, including requests for disclosure of the register, for the purposes of sections 1.1, 140.2 and 140.3; 29.6  respecting the treatment, after the dissolution of a corporation, of the register of individuals with significant control over the corporation and any personal information it contains, including modifying the application of section 236 in connection with the disposal of and responsibility for records contained in the register; 30.  prescribing any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed by the regulations for which a specific power is not otherwise provided.  R.S.O. 1990, c. B.16, s. 272; 1994, c. 27, s. 71 (37); 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (1); 2006, c. 34, Sched. B, s. 41; 2009, c. 33, Sched. 17, s. 1 (1); 2011, c. 1, Sched. 2, s. 1 (19); 2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4, 5); 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 41; 2021, c. 40, Sched. 2, s. 6. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1994, c. 27, s. 71 (37) - 01/03/1995; 1998, c. 18, Sched. E, s. 31 (1) - 01/03/1999 2006, c. 34, Sched. B, s. 41 - 01/08/2007 2009, c. 33, Sched. 17, s. 1 (1) - 15/12/2009 2011, c. 1, Sched. 2, s. 1 (19) - 31/12/2015; 2011, c. 1, Sched. 5, s. 1 (4, 5) - 30/03/2011 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 41 (1, 2) - 19/10/2021; 2017, c. 20, Sched. 6, s. 41 (3) - 14/11/2017 2020, c. 34, Sched. 1, s. 10 - not in force 2021, c. 40, Sched. 2, s. 6 - 01/01/2023