Narcotic Control Regulations

Marginal note:Contraventions by practitioner

57 The Minister must provide in writing any factual information about a practitioner that has been obtained under the Act or these Regulations to the provincial professional licensing authority that is responsible for the registration and authorization of the person to practise their profession

• (a) in the province in which the practitioner is or was registered and entitled to practise if

  • (i) the authority submits to the Minister a written request that sets out the practitioner’s name and address, a description of the information being requested and a statement that the information is required for the purpose of assisting a lawful investigation by the authority, or

  • (ii) the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that the practitioner has

    • (A) contravened a rule of conduct established by the authority,

    • (B) been convicted of a designated substance offence, or

    • (C) contravened these Regulations; or

• (b) in a province in which the practitioner is not registered and entitled to practise, if the authority submits to the Minister

  • (i) a written request that sets out the practitioner’s name and address and a description of the information being requested, and

  • (ii) a document that shows that

    • (A) the practitioner has applied to that authority to practise in that province, or

    • (B) the authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the practitioner is practising in that province without being authorized to do so.