347 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of Part IX, 1. prescribing other residences for the purposes of paragraph 3 of the definition of “children’s residence” in section 243; 2. prescribing other places for the purposes of paragraph 12 of the definition of “children’s residence” in section 243; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 347 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2022, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 6) 2.1 governing the provision of customary care as described in subsection 243 (2), including, i. prescribing standards and procedures that persons or entities, including societies, must follow when placing a child in customary care or supervising a child receiving customary care, ii. establishing, for the purposes of clause 243 (2) (b), requirements for an agreement relating to the provision of customary care, including prescribing the persons or entities that must be a party to the agreement, prescribing specific terms of such an agreement or providing that it be prepared using a specific form, iii. prescribing requirements for declarations issued by a band or a First Nations, Inuit or Métis community for the purposes of clause 243 (2) (c), including prescribing specific content that a declaration must include or providing that it be prepared using a specific form, iv. prescribing conditions for the purposes of clause 243 (2) (d); 3. prescribing circumstances in which a licence is required to provide residential care for the purposes of subparagraph 2 ii of section 244; Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, subsection 347 (1) of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph: (See: 2022, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 6) 3.1 providing that the exemption set out in section 247.1 does not apply to prescribed categories of licensees; 4. prescribing circumstances for the purposes of section 251; 5. prescribing matters about which the Minister may issue directives for the purposes of subsection 252 (1); 6. governing reviews and appeals under section 260; 7. governing the issuance, renewal and expiry of licences and prescribing fees payable by an applicant for a licence or its renewal; 8. prescribing grounds for which the issuance of a licence may be refused for the purposes of clause 261 (f); 9. prescribing grounds for which a licence may be revoked or the renewal of a licence may be refused for the purposes of clause 262 (g); 10. prescribing other powers and duties of an inspector for the purposes of subsection 273 (3); 11. prescribing other powers of an inspector for the purposes of clause 276 (1) (i); 12. prescribing provisions of Part IX or the regulations for the purposes of clause 280 (1) (i); 13. prescribing provisions of Part IX or the regulations for the purposes of clause 280 (3) (c). Minister’s regulations (2) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of Part IX, 1. prescribing or otherwise providing for anything required or permitted by Part IX, except anything referred to in subsection (1) of this section, to be prescribed or otherwise provided for in the regulations, including governing anything required or permitted to be done in accordance with the regulations; 2. specifying and governing classes of licence that may be assigned for the purposes of section 258; 3. governing the amount or method of determining the amount that a licensee may charge for the provision of residential care under the authority of a licence for the purposes of section 268, including governing reviews and variation of the amount or method and circumstances in which a licensee may charge a different amount than the amount that could otherwise be charged; 4. governing the management and operation of, and the accommodation, facilities, equipment and services to be provided in, children’s residences and other places where residential care is provided under the authority of a licence; 5. specifying and governing performance standards and performance measures with respect to the provision of services in children’s residences or other places where residential care is provided under the authority of a licence, including standards with respect to quality of care and responsiveness to cultural needs; 6. prescribing the accounts and records to be kept by licensees; 7. prescribing the qualifications, powers and duties of persons supervising children in children’s residences or other places where residential care is provided under the authority of a licence; 8. prescribing screening measures to be conducted for licensees, applicants for a licence or renewal of a licence and other persons providing residential care to children in children’s residences or other places where residential care is provided under the authority of a licence; 9. governing procedures for the admission to and discharge of children from children’s residences or other places where residential care is provided under the authority of a licence; 10. 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. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2022, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 6 - not in force