Exemption, non-gaming-related supplier
 12. (1) A person described in subsection (2) is exempt from the requirement to register as a non-gaming-related supplier if, (a) the person satisfies the Registrar that, (i) the person’s business is not regulated as described in clause (b), (ii) the value of the goods or services that the person has provided or will provide to the Corporation or operators in a 12-month period starting April 1 and ending March 31 of the next year is or will be less than $750,000, and (iii) the Corporation has carried out a due diligence investigation of the person that satisfies the Registrar that the person would meet the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services if the person were registered; (b) the person satisfies the Registrar that, (i) the person’s business is regulated by the Government of Ontario or Canada or an agency of either of them, and (ii) the regulating body has carried out a due diligence investigation of the person that satisfies the Registrar that the person would meet the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services if the person were registered; or (c) the Registrar is of the opinion that, (i) the goods or services that the person provides are not integral to the operation of the lottery scheme or the other business, as the case may be, taking into account the industry sector for which they are provided, their nature and their value, and (ii) the person would meet the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services if the person were registered.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (1). (2) Subsection (1) applies to a person who provides goods or services for, (a) a lottery scheme conducted and managed by the Corporation or any other business operated by, or on behalf of, or under contract with the Corporation in conjunction with such a lottery scheme; or (b) a lottery scheme conducted and managed by a charitable organization under the authority of a licence issued by a municipality or by the Registrar or any other business operated by, or on behalf of, or under contract with the charitable organization in conjunction with such a lottery scheme.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (2). (3) A person who, immediately before this Regulation comes into force, holds a certificate of exemption issued under subclause 5 (2) (a) (i) of Ontario Regulation 385/99 (Games of Chance Conducted and Managed by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation) made under the Act shall be deemed to be exempt from registration under clause (1) (a) of this section.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (3). (4) A person who, immediately before this Regulation comes into force, holds a certificate of exemption issued under subclause 5 (2) (a) (ii) of Ontario Regulation 385/99 shall be deemed to be exempt from registration under clause (1) (b) of this section.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (4). (5) A person who is exempt from registration under clause (1) (a) ceases to be exempt if, (a) the value of the goods or services exceeds $750,000 in the 12-month period described in that clause; or (b) the Registrar has determined that the person has failed to comply with the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services by the person if the person were registered.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (5). (6) A person who is exempt from registration under clause (1) (b) ceases to be exempt if the Registrar has determined that the person has failed to comply with the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services by the person if the person were registered.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (6). (7) A person who is exempt from registration under clause (1) (c) ceases to be exempt if the Registrar is no longer of the opinion that, (a) the goods or services that the person provides are not integral to the operation of the lottery scheme or the other business, as the case may be, taking into account the industry sector for which they are provided, their nature and their value; or (b) the person would meet the standards and requirements that would apply to the providing of the goods or services if the person were registered.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (7). (8) A person who is exempt from registration under subsection (1) shall comply with section 20 as if the person were registered as a non-gaming-related supplier.  O. Reg. 78/12, s. 12 (8).