37 (1) A person whose licence has been revoked for cause under this Act, or whose registration has been cancelled for cause under a predecessor of this Act, may apply in writing to the Registrar for the issuance of a licence, but the application shall not be made sooner than two years after the revocation or cancellation or one year after any prior application for issuance of the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (1). Removal of suspension (2) A person whose licence has been suspended for cause under this Act, or whose registration has been suspended for cause under a predecessor of this Act, for more than one year or for other than a specific period, may apply in writing to the Registrar for the removal of the suspension, but the application shall not be made sooner than one year after the commencement of the suspension or one year after any prior application for the removal of the suspension. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (2). Variation of licence restrictions (3) A person to whose licence terms, conditions or limitations have been attached for cause under this Act, or under a predecessor of this Act, may apply in writing to the Registrar for removal or alteration of the terms, conditions or limitations, but the application shall not be made sooner than one year after the commencement of the terms, conditions or limitations or one year after any prior application for removal or alteration of the terms, conditions or limitations. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (3). Exemptions (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to a person whose licence is the subject of conditions or limitations imposed as a result of a proposal or decision of the Registration Committee under clause 14 (6) (c). R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (4). Referral to committee (5) The Registrar shall refer an application under subsection (1), (2) or (3) to the committee that ordered the revocation, suspension, condition or limitation, as the case may be, and the committee shall hold a hearing respecting the application. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (5). Idem, orders under predecessor Act (6) Where the council of the Ontario Veterinary Association ordered the cancellation, suspension, term or condition under a predecessor of this Act, the Registrar shall refer the application under subsection (1), (2) or (3) to the committee which, under this Act, would have jurisdiction over the subject-matter that resulted in the cancellation, suspension, term or condition and the committee shall hold a hearing respecting the application. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (6). Hearing by Registration Committee (7) Subsections 28 (5) to (15) and 29 (1), (2), (3) and (5), which relate to hearings by the Discipline Committee, and subsection 33 (10), which relates to hearings by the Registration Committee into whether or not a member is impaired, apply with necessary modifications to proceedings of the Registration Committee under this section. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (7); 2021, c. 25, Sched. 27, s. 5 (3). Hearing by Discipline Committee (8) The provisions of this Act which relate to proceedings of the Discipline Committee apply to proceedings of the Discipline Committee under this section. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (8). Parties (9) The applicant and the College are parties to a hearing under subsection (5) or (6). R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (9). Powers of committee (10) The committee shall, after the hearing under subsection (5) or (6), report its decision and reasons to the parties and direct the Registrar, (a)  to issue the licence; (b)  to refuse to issue the licence; (c)  to issue the licence subject to the conditions and limitations the committee specifies; (d)  to remove the suspension of the licence; (e)  to refuse to remove the suspension of the licence; (f)  to remove or alter any of the terms, conditions or limitations attached to the licence; or (g)  to refuse to remove or alter any of the terms, conditions or limitations attached to the licence. R.S.O. 1990, c. V.3, s. 37 (10). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2021, c. 25, Sched. 27, s. 5 (3) - 03/06/2021