Safety deposit boxes
9 (1) The Minister may transfer a safety deposit box at the Province of Ontario Savings Office and the contents of the safety deposit box and may assign any agreement between the lessee of the safety deposit box and the Crown to the transferee.  2002, c. 8, Sched. H, s. 9 (1). No consent required (2) A transfer and assignment under subsection (1) may be carried out without the consent of the lessee of the safety deposit box, but has no effect on the ownership of the contents of the safety deposit box.  2002, c. 8, Sched. H, s. 9 (2). Notice to lessee (3) The Ontario Financing Authority shall give the lessee of a safety deposit box not less than 30 days written notice before the transfer of the safety deposit box under subsection (1).  2002, c. 8, Sched. H, s. 9 (3). Unclaimed contents of safety deposit boxes (4) The following rules apply if, before this section comes into force, the rental of a safety deposit box at the Province of Ontario Savings Office was terminated for non-payment of the rental fee: 1.  If the contents of the safety deposit box were removed by the Crown more than five years before this section came into force, the Ontario Financing Authority may, without further notice to the lessee of the safety deposit box, dispose of the contents as it sees fit, including by destruction, sale at auction or by private sale, and shall remit the proceeds, if any, to the Consolidated Revenue Fund. 2.  If the contents of the safety deposit box were removed by the Crown not more than five years before this section came into force, i.  the Ontario Financing Authority shall send a notice by ordinary mail to the last address of the lessee of the safety deposit box in the books and records, specifying that the contents of the safety deposit box will be disposed of if the lessee fails to pay all outstanding safety deposit box rental fees and related charges and expenses on or before the 30th day after the date specified in the notice, and ii.  the Ontario Financing Authority may dispose of the contents as it sees fit, including by destruction, sale at auction or by private sale, and shall remit the proceeds, if any, to the Consolidated Revenue Fund, if the lessee of the safety deposit box fails to pay the outstanding safety deposit box rental fees and related charges and expenses on or before the 30th day after the date specified in the notice.  2002, c. 8, Sched. H, s. 9 (4). Crown not liable (5) Upon a transfer and assignment referred to in subsection (1) or a disposition of the contents of a safety deposit box under subsection (4), the Crown shall cease to be liable to any person in respect of the safety deposit box, its contents and the proceeds of disposition, if any.  2004, c. 31, Sched. 32, s. 1. No action against the Crown, etc. (6) No action or proceedings for damages or otherwise shall be commenced against the Crown, the Minister of Finance, the Ontario Financing Authority or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Crown or the Ontario Financing Authority in respect of, (a)  a transfer or assignment referred to in subsection (1); or (b)  a disposition of the contents of a safety deposit box under subsection (4) or the remittance of any contents, or the proceeds of disposition of any contents, of a safety deposit box to the Consolidated Revenue Fund.  2004, c. 31, Sched. 32, s. 1. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 31, Sched. 32, s. 1 - 16/12/2004 10 Repealed: 2017, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 9. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2017, c. 2, Sched. 3, s. 9 - 22/03/2017