Transfer of licences
 10. (1) Except as provided in this section, a licence is subject to the condition that it is not transferable.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (1). (2) If a licensee who carries on business as a sole proprietor transfers the business to a corporation, of which the person is the only officer, director and shareholder, the corporation is entitled to have the licence transferred to it.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (2). (3) If a licensee who carries on business as a sole proprietor transfers the business to a related person or a group of related persons, the related person or the group as a partnership, as the case may be, are entitled to have the licence transferred to them.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (3). (4) In subsection (3), “related person”, with respect to a licensee, means a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild of the licensee.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (4). (5) If a licensee that carries on business as a partnership transfers the business to a corporation, of which the partners are the only officers, directors and shareholders, the corporation is entitled to have the licence transferred to it.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (5). (6) If a licensee that carries on business as a partnership transfers the business to one of the partners who carries it on as a sole proprietorship, the sole proprietor is entitled to have the licence transferred to him or her.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (6). (7) If a licensee that is a corporation transfers its business to another corporation and the officers, directors and shareholders of the licensee are the only officers, directors and shareholders of the new corporation, the new corporation is entitled to have the licence transferred to it.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (7). (8) If a licensee that is a corporation, of which the only officer, director and shareholder is the same person, and the licensee transfers its business to that person who carries it on a sole proprietorship, the sole proprietor is entitled to have the licence transferred to him or her.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (8). (9) If a licensee that is a corporation transfers its business to a partnership and the officers, directors and shareholders of the licensee are the only partners, the partnership is entitled to have the licence transferred to it.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (9). (10) Despite anything in this section, an applicant is not entitled to the transfer of a licence if the applicant would not be entitled to the issuance of a licence for any ground under section 5 of the Act and the regulations.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (10). (11) To apply for a transfer of a licence, an applicant shall submit an application to a director in a form approved by the director.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (11). (12) The director shall consider the application and, (a) approve it if the applicant is not disentitled to the transfer of the licence and pays the fee, if any, required by a regulation made by the Minister under clause 52 (a) of the Act; or (b) refuse it if the applicant is not entitled to the transfer of the licence and serve a written notice of refusal on the applicant.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (12). (13) A licence transferred under this section is subject to whatever conditions the regulations prescribe or a director imposes and a director may impose those conditions.  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (13). (14) Sections 9 and 10 of the Act apply to the conditions that a director imposes under subsection (13).  O. Reg. 31/05, s. 10 (14).