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2.1 (1) The rate of interest payable on money deposited in short term deposits in the Province of Ontario Savings Office for periods of not less than 30 days and not more than 364 days shall be calculated annually, determined on the date of purchase of the deposit and payable on the maturity of the deposit.  O. Reg. 97/95, s. 1. (2) The rates of interest payable by the Province of Ontario Savings Office on the types of deposits referred to in subsection (1) shall not exceed by more than ¼ of 1 per cent the rates of interest being paid on similar short term instruments by trust corporations carrying on business in Ontario.  O. Reg. 97/95, s. 1. (3) The holder of a short term deposit may request the immediate payment of the deposit at any time prior to the maturity of the deposit, but the rate of interest paid by the Province of Ontario Savings Office on the deposit, calculated annually, shall be reduced to not less than one half of the rate of interest specified at the date of purchase of the deposit, as may be determined at the date of purchase by the Province of Ontario Savings Office for payment of the deposit before maturity.  O. Reg. 97/95, s. 1. (4) The Province of Ontario Savings Office may establish the minimum and the maximum amounts that may be deposited in short term deposit accounts.  O. Reg. 97/95, s. 1. (5) Repayment of deposits, as authorized under this section, is guaranteed by the Minister of Finance on behalf of Her Majesty in right of the Province of Ontario.  O. Reg. 97/95, s. 1.
3. In special cases where the nature or amount of a deposit makes it expedient and advisable, the Minister of Finance may authorize interest to be paid and computed on deposits otherwise than semi-annually or on the minimum monthly balance of an account, but the rate of interest so authorized shall not exceed the annual rate of interest from time to time applicable in accordance with subsection 1 (2).  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 942, s. 3
4. Where the annual rate of interest is changed, the change shall be prominently posted in each Province of Ontario Savings Office and shall set forth the new rate of interest and the day that the new rate of interest is effective.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 942, s. 4.
5. Subject to subsection 2 (8) and section 6, repayment on deposits, guaranteed by the Minister of Finance on behalf of Her Majesty in right of the Province of Ontario, shall be made from the office known as “The Province of Ontario Savings Office” to the depositor in person on demand or to the order of the depositor.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 942, s. 5.
6. Where money deposited in one or more accounts in the Province of Ontario Savings Office form part or all of the assets of an Ontario home ownership savings plan of which the Province of Ontario Savings Office is the depositary under the Ontario Home Ownership Savings Plan Act, any repayment, payment, release or transfer of the money shall be in compliance with that Act and shall be net of any amount required to be deducted, withheld and remitted to the Minister of Finance under that Act.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 942, s. 6.