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Updated for 2010 Changes to the Professional Engineers Act

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One change to the Professional Engineers Act as a result of of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 was splitting of one subsection into two with some cleaning up. Changes include the replacement of "subject-matter" with "subject matter", the replacement of "and may, upon production of his or her appointment," with "and, upon production of his or her appointment, may". The last independent clause was moved to its own section, (2.1).

Powers of investigator (old)
(2) For purposes relevant to the subject-matter of an investigation under this section, the person appointed to make the investigation may inquire into and examine the practice of the member or holder of the certificate of authorization, temporary licence, provisional licence or limited licence in respect of whom the investigation is being made and may, upon production of his or her appointment, enter at any reasonable time the business premises of the member or holder and examine books, records, documents and things relevant to the subject-matter of the investigation and, for the purposes of the inquiry, the person making the investigation has the powers of a commission under Part II of the Public Inquiries Act, which Part applies to such inquiry as if it were an inquiry under that Act.

Powers of investigator
(2) For purposes relevant to the subject matter of an investigation under this section, the person appointed to make the investigation may inquire into and examine the practice of the member or holder of the certificate of authorization, temporary licence, provisional licence or limited licence in respect of whom the investigation is being made and, upon production of his or her appointment, may enter at any reasonable time the business premises of the member or holder and examine books, records, documents and things relevant to the subject matter of the investigation.

Application of Public Inquiries Act, 2009
(2.1) Section 33 of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 applies to the inquiry under subsection (2).