22 (1) If a toll and the related fees and interest are not paid within 90 days of the day a person receives a notice of failure to pay under section 16, the owner may, (a) charge an enforcement fee; and (b) notify the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the failure to pay. 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (1). Method of giving notice (2) Any notice to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under this section may be given in writing, by direct electronic transmission or by any other prescribed method.  1998, c. 28, s. 22 (2). Notification (3) The owner shall promptly inform the person who received a notice of failure to pay that the enforcement fee was charged or that notice has been given to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under subsection (1), or both, as the case may be. 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (2). Dispute of enforcement fee (3.1) Subsection 15 (3) and sections 17 to 21 apply with respect to the enforcement fee. 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (2). Registrar’s action (4) If the Registrar of Motor Vehicles receives notice under subsection (1), he or she shall, at the next opportunity, refuse to validate the vehicle permit issued to the person who received the notice of failure to pay under section 16 and refuse to issue a vehicle permit to that person.  1998, c. 28, s. 22 (4). Same, if dispute (5) The Registrar of Motor Vehicles may act under subsection (4) even though the person who received the notice of failure to pay under section 16 has disputed his or her obligation to pay under section 17 or has appealed a decision of the owner under section 19.  1998, c. 28, s. 22 (5). When toll is paid (6) If notice has been given to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles under subsection (1) and the toll and related fees and interest and any enforcement fee are subsequently paid, the owner shall immediately notify the Registrar of the payment.  1998, c. 28, s. 22 (6); 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (3). Same (7) If the Registrar of Motor Vehicles is notified by the owner that the toll, fees and interest and any enforcement fee have been paid or is notified by the dispute arbitrator that the person is not responsible for paying the toll, fees and interest and any enforcement fee, the Registrar shall, (a) validate any vehicle permit that he or she refused to validate under subsection (4); (b) issue a vehicle permit to a person if it was refused under subsection (4).  1998, c. 28, s. 22 (7); 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (4). Transition — enforcement fee (8) The owner may charge an enforcement fee under clause (1) (a) only if the owner sent the notice of failure to pay under section 16 on or after the day the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 received Royal Assent. 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (5). Same — notice sent earlier (9) If the owner sent the notice earlier than the day the Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019
received Royal Assent, this Act, as it read immediately before that day, applies with respect to a fee charged by the owner for the purposes of recovering costs associated with a person’s failure to pay a toll or fee. 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (5). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2019, c. 14, Sched. 16, s. 5 (1-5) - 10/12/2019