Referral of a compulsory trade
 2. (1) This section sets out the process that shall apply to a referral of a trade to the Classification Roster under subsection 63.5 (1) of the Act for, (a) a determination under paragraph 2 of subsection 63.6 (3) of the Act as to whether a compulsory trade should be reclassified as a voluntary trade; and (b) a determination under paragraph 3 of subsection 63.6 (3) of the Act as to whether or not engaging in any practices within the scope of practice of a compulsory trade should constitute engaging in the practice of the trade for the purposes of sections 2 and 4 of the Act. (2) If a trade’s scope of practice is reviewed under the Board’s policy regarding the establishment and review of scopes of practice for trades, the trade board for the trade, within the timelines specified in subsection (3), may submit a request for a referral described in subsection (1) on the form published on the College’s website, (a) to the divisional board for the sector to which the trade belongs; or (b) if the current members of the divisional board do not, because of vacancies, constitute a quorum as established in the by-laws, to the Board. (3) The request under subsection (2) must be made, (a) if, after the scope of practice was reviewed, no change to the scope of practice is made, within one year after the completion of the review; and (b) if, after the scope of practice was reviewed, a Board regulation is made prescribing changes to the scope of practice, within one year after the changes come into force. (4) Upon receiving a referral request under subsection (2), the divisional board or the Board shall, (a) within 10 days after receiving the request, or as soon as practicable, notify all divisional boards and trade boards in writing of the request; and (b) within 85 days after receiving the request, determine whether the request is complete. (5) If the divisional board or Board determines under clause (4) (b) that the referral request is incomplete, it shall notify the trade board in writing and identify any incomplete elements within 15 days after making the determination. (6) A trade board that receives notice of an incomplete referral request may submit a new request, in which case the process described in subsections (2) to (5) apply. (7) If the divisional board determines under clause (4) (b) that the referral request is complete, (a) it may, within the 85 days specified in clause (4) (b), develop a recommendation for the Board as to whether or not the Board should refer the trade to the Classification Roster and may, in doing so, consult such persons as it considers appropriate; and (b) it shall forward the request, along with any recommendation developed under clause (a), to the Board within 10 days after making the determination under clause (4) (b), or as soon as practicable. (8) If the Board determines under clause (4) (b) that the referral request is complete, or if it receives a request from the divisional board under subsection (7), the Board shall, (a) within 10 days after making the determination or receiving the request, or as soon as practicable, post notice of the request on the College’s website; and (b) within 45 days after making the determination or receiving the request, (i) review the request and the divisional board recommendation, if any, (ii) decide whether to refer the trade to the Classification Roster, and (iii) notify all trade boards and divisional boards in writing of its decision whether or not to refer the trade to the Classification Roster. (9) Within 10 days after deciding whether or not to refer the trade to the Classification Roster, or as soon as practicable, the Board shall, (a) post a notice of its decision and any recommendation made by the divisional board respecting the referral on the College’s website; and (b) if it decided to refer the trade, make the referral, forward the referral request to the Classification Roster and post notice of the referral on the College’s website (10) A trade board that has made a referral request under this section may withdraw the request at any time before the Board has referred the trade to the Classification Roster, on the form published on the College’s website. (11) The Board shall, within 10 days after a withdrawal, or as soon as practicable, notify all trade boards and divisional boards in writing of the withdrawal.