27 (1) Where the Director or a provincial officer is of the opinion, upon reasonable and probable grounds, that an emergency exists by reason of, (a) danger to the health or safety of any person; (b) impairment or immediate risk of impairment of the quality of the environment for any use that is being or is likely to be made of it; (c) injury or damage or immediate risk of injury or damage to any property or to any plant or animal life; or (d) the rendering or the immediate risk of rendering directly or indirectly any property or plant or animal life unfit for use by humans, consequent upon the handling, storage, use, disposal, transportation or display of a pesticide or a substance or thing containing a pesticide, the Director or provincial officer, as the case may be, may make an oral or written stop order directed to the person responsible for the pesticide or the substance or thing containing the pesticide ordering such person to stop immediately the handling, storage, use, disposal, transportation or display of the pesticide or the substance or thing containing the pesticide either permanently or for a specific period of time.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (1). Immediate appeal (2) A person who is affected by a stop order made by a provincial officer under subsection (1) may appeal therefrom in person or by a person authorized under the Law Society Act
to represent the person affected and by telephone or otherwise to the Director and the Director, after receiving the submissions of the person and of the provincial officer, shall vary, rescind or confirm the stop order of the provincial officer.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (2); 2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 129 (2). Written reasons for order (3) Where the Director makes a stop order or varies or confirms a stop order under subsection (2), the Director shall forthwith thereafter serve or cause to be served a written copy of the stop order or a written copy of the stop order as varied or confirmed, as the case requires, together with written reasons therefor, upon the person to whom the stop order or the stop order as varied or confirmed is directed.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (3). Public notice (4) The Director shall give notice of the stop order or the varied or confirmed stop order, together with written reasons therefor, to the municipality in which the emergency exists and to the public in such manner as the Director considers appropriate.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (4). Notice (5) A stop order, or a stop order as varied or confirmed under subsection (3) shall state that the person to whom it is directed is entitled to a hearing by the Tribunal if the person mails or delivers to the Director and the Tribunal, within fifteen days after a copy of the stop order, or the stop order as varied or confirmed, under subsection (3), is served on the person, notice in writing requiring a hearing.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (5); 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 14 (4). Effect of stop order (6) Even if an appeal is taken against a stop order, the stop order is effective at and from the time it is communicated to the person to whom it is directed until confirmed, varied or rescinded on appeal and such person shall comply with the stop order immediately.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (6). Appeal to Tribunal (7) Where the Director has made a stop order or has varied or confirmed upon appeal to the Director a stop order made by a provincial officer, any person to whom the order is directed may, by written notice mailed to or served upon the Director and the Tribunal within fifteen days after service upon the person of a copy of the stop order or of the stop order as varied or confirmed, as the case requires, require a hearing by the Tribunal.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (7); 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 14 (4). Powers of Tribunal where hearing (8) Where a person to whom a stop order is directed requires a hearing by the Tribunal in accordance with subsection (7), the Tribunal shall appoint a time and place for and hold the hearing and the Tribunal may by order confirm, alter or rescind the order of the Director and for such purposes the Tribunal may substitute its opinion for that of the Director.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (8); 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 14 (4). Parties (9) The Director, the person who has required the hearing and such other persons as the Tribunal may specify are parties to proceedings before the Tribunal under this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (9); 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 14 (4). Procedure (10) Subsection 13 (5), subsections 14 (2), (3), (4), (6) and (8) and section 15 apply with necessary modifications to proceedings under this section.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (10); 2001, c. 9, Sched. G, s. 7 (5). Revocation of stop order (11) The Director, by an order, may rescind a stop order and in such case shall serve or cause to be served a copy of the rescinding order upon the person to whom the stop order was directed and shall give notice of the rescinding order to the municipality referred to in subsection (4) and to the public in such manner as the Director considers appropriate.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.11, s. 27 (11). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2000, c. 26, Sched. F, s. 14 (4) - 06/12/2000 2001, c. 9, Sched. G, s. 7 (5) - 29/06/2001 2006, c. 21, Sched. C, s. 129 (2) - 01/05/2007