55 (1) An owner of property designated under this Part may apply to the Minister to have the designation revoked.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (1). Decision of Minister (2) The Minister after consultation with the Trust shall consider an application under subsection (1) and may consult with the council of the municipality in which the designated property is situate and within ninety days of receipt thereof shall, (a)  refuse the application and cause notice of the decision to be given to the owner; or (b)  consent to the application and order the designation of the property to be revoked, and shall cause, (i)  a copy of the order to be served on the owner and the clerk of the municipality in which the property is situate, (ii)  reference to the property to be deleted from the Register referred to in section 23, (iii)  notice of such revocation of the designation of the property to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality in which the property is situate, and (iv)  a copy of the order to be registered against the property affected in the proper land registry office.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (2); 2005, c. 6, s. 1. Extension of time (3) The applicant and the Minister may agree to extend the time under subsection (2) and, where the Minister fails to notify the applicant of the decision within ninety days after receipt of the application or within such extended time as may be agreed upon, the Minister shall be deemed to have consented to the application.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (3). Application for hearing (4) Where the Minister refuses an application under subsection (2), the owner may, within thirty days after receipt of the notice under subsection (2), apply to the Minister for a hearing before the Tribunal.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (4); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). Referral to Tribunal (5) The Minister shall, upon receipt of a notice under subsection (4), refer the matter to the Tribunal for a hearing and report, and shall publish a notice of the hearing in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality in which the designated property is situate at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (5); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). Hearing (6) The Tribunal shall, as soon as is practicable, hold a hearing open to the public to review the application and the Minister and the owner and such other persons as the Tribunal may specify are parties to the hearing.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (6); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). (7) Repealed: 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (10). (8) Repealed:  2005, c. 6, s. 39. Report (9) Within thirty days after the conclusion of a hearing under subsection (6), the Tribunal shall make a report to the Minister setting out its findings of fact, its recommendations as to whether or not the application should be approved, and any information or knowledge used by it in reaching its recommendations, and shall send a copy of its report to the other parties to the hearing.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (9); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). Failure to report (10) Where the Tribunal fails to make a report within the time limited by subsection (9), such failure does not invalidate the procedure.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (10); 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). Decision of Minister (11) After considering the report under subsection (9), the Minister without a further hearing shall, (a)  refuse the application and cause notice of the decision to be given to the owner; or (b)  consent to the application and order the designation of the property revoked, and cause, (i)  a copy of the order to be served on the owner and the clerk of the municipality in which the property is situate, (ii)  reference to the property to be deleted from the Register referred to in section 23, (iii)  notice of the revocation to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality in which the property is situate, and (iv)  a copy of the order to be registered against the property affected in the proper land registry office, and the decision is final.  R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, s. 55 (11). Withdrawal of application (12) The owner may withdraw an application made under subsection (4) at any time before the conclusion of a hearing into the matter by serving a notice of withdrawal on the Minister and on the Tribunal and, upon receipt of the notice of withdrawal, the Tribunal shall not hold a hearing into the matter or, if a hearing into the matter is in progress, shall discontinue the hearing and the Minister shall act in accordance with subsection (2) as if no application had been made under subsection (4).  1996, c. 4, s. 62; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1996, c. 4, s. 62 - 03/04/1996 2005, c. 6, s. 1, 39 - 28/04/2005 2021, c. 4, Sched. 6, s. 74 (1, 10) - 01/06/2021