Minister " means the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, or other Minister of the Crown charged for the time being with the administration of this Act;. For the purposes of this Act (a) an inspector shall make such investigation and inquiry as may be necessary be to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act have been or are being complied with and question any person for that purpose and require such person to put the questions, and to sign a declaration of the truth of his answers;. This section is not applicable until the expiry of the period of three months following the c o ~ m ~ n c e m e n t of this Part.
5) The Commissioner, in connection with an application for the renewal of a license, may waive an investigation under subsection (3) of section 9 of this Act. 6) A license shall be in or to the effect of the prescribed form and (a) in the case of a license issued to a person other than a corporation, the license shall specify the name, place or places of business and place of residence of the person receiving the license; IO) On the refusal or withdrawal of an application for a license or for the renewal of a licence, such part of the fees paid by the applicant after the submission of the request, as may be determined.
Unauthorized disclosure. Any person who knowingly provides information concerning a consumer from the records of a credit report in^
Any person who knowingly provides information concerning a consumer from the records of a credit report in^. 3) ~ o t h i n g in this section applies to information regarding the conviction of a person for an offense involving fraud or dishonesty. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring any licensed subagent in so far as he performs, and duly authorized to perform, any of the functions of a private investigative agent for any licensed private investigation agent. is. by the private inquiry agent, to hold a private inquiry agent licence, or if any licensed private inquiry agent is required to hold a sub-agent license under this Part. INVASION OF PRIVACY ACT 1971-1976 B. 30-32 15 is not carried on in his or her own name) the name under which he or it or the firm in which he or it is a partner is registered or deemed to be registered under any Act in force for the time being in relation to the registration of business names. a) who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of subsection (1) of this section; or. b) who, not being the holder of a private investigative agent's licence, keeps or exhibits at or near his office, home or place of business any sign, writing, painting or other mark, implying remain unaware that such office, house or place of business is that of a person licensed to carry on the business of or to act as a private investigative agent, I am guilty of an offense against this Act. 30, Certain presses must not be employed by licensees.
Any private solicitation agent who by any willful false, misleading or deceptive statement, representation or promise or by any willful concealment of material fact induces or attempts to induce any person to enter into an agreement or contract in connection with his or its business as a private solicitor is guilty of a violation of this Act. This section does not apply to any service performed or performed by a private inquiry agent or subagent where such service was performed or performed before the expiration of two months after the commencement of this Part. In any action brought by a private investigation agent for the recovery of money under an agreement by a private investigation agent to recover money under an agreement for services performed in his capacity as such, or in any action brought in according to subsection ) of this section, if it appears to the court that the amount directly or indirectly charged under the agreement by the private requester for the services he has rendered, or it is too high, the court may reopen the transaction.
3) If it does not prejudice the generality of the powers of the court under subsection (2) of this article, the court in the exercise of these powers shall take into account any service performed or continuing service to be performed under any agreement or contract between the licensed agent of private research and its or its client, and for any series of services requested or undertaken, by or under any such agreement or contract. be made or performed by the licensed private investigation agent. In any such proceeding, the court shall have and exercise all or any of the powers conferred by subsections (1) and (2) of this section. License Production Any licensed credit reporting agent, licensed private investigative agent and licensed subagent will be required upon request.
Any licensed credit reference agent, licensed private inquiry agent or licensed sub-agent who leases, agent, licensed private inquiry agent or licensed sub-agent who leases, rents or lends his license or who allows any other person to hold himself out as the holder of the license issued to the said credit reference agent, private inquiry agent or sub-agent, as the case may be, is guilty of an offense under this Act, and on conviction of such offence, and in addition to any penalty therefor, his license shall thereupon be absolutely void and shall be surrendered to the Commissioner and be cancelled.
PART IV-LISTENIXG DEVICES
- Part binds Crown. Except where otherwise provided, this Part binds the Crown
- Reference to ltistening devices and private conversations. (1) A reference in this Part to a listening device does not include a reference
- Prohibition on communication or publication of private conversations by parties thereto. (1) A person who, having been a party to q private
- Regulatioas. The Governor in Council may make reg~lations (a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act and the
Surrender of licence, (1) Where the holder of a license wishes to surrender the license held by him, he may give notice in writing to the missionary that he wishes to surrender the license and deliver the license to the Commissioner. Any person who in any application or other statement made under or for the person who in any application or other statement made under or for the purposes of this Part or the regulations knowingly makes any decision that is incorrect or knowingly fails to give any particulars required by this Part or the Regulations to be given is guilty of an offense against this Act. In considering any request for approval for the use of a hearing aid pursuant to subparagraph (i) of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section, the judge of the Superior Court shall have regard to—. a) weight of the issues being investigated;.
No notice or report relating to the application shall be published, and no record of the application or of any approval or order given or made thereon shall be open to the search of any person except by direction of a judge of the Supreme Court. The Chief Constable shall, as soon as practicable after it is made, cause to be destroyed so much of any record, whether written or otherwise, of any information obtained by the use of a listening device pursuant to an authorization under s. s u b ~ ~ r a g r a p h (i) in section 43, subsection of this Act. (1) (a) Any person who enters a dwelling-house without the consent of the person in lawful occupation or, where there is no person in lawful occupation, without the consent of the owner, is guilty of an offense and liable to damages. to a fine of not more than $1,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve.
If the offender gains access to the home: (i) by force; ii) by threats or intimidation of any kind; iv} by some strange trick or device; v) by false and fraudulent representations as to why he is guilty of an offense, whether or not he has the consent of the person exercising the lawful profession or of the owner, as mentioned above, and is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,500 or imprisonment not exceeding eighteen months. In any prosecution under subsection (l), the court may, in addition to any fine or order which it cannot impose, order the offender to pay to the registrar of the court for payment to the person appointed for the purpose in the judgment of a sum of money determined by it for any damage to the home in question or for any destruction. IO> (a} Where the holder of a private investigation agent license or a subagent license is disqualified from committing an offense under this section, the court may order that, from the date of the order, the offender's license be revoked or suspended for a period specified in the order, and the license shall be revoked or, as the case may be, suspended for the specified period accordingly.
Preservation of Remedies Subject to Article 23 of this Law, no proceeding or conviction for any offense against this Law shall affect any civil right or remedy for which any person injured by a criminal offense may be entitled. The Governor in Council may make regulations (a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act and (a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act and. the data to be contained therein and the respective purposes for which these forms or similar forms will be used; INVASION OF PRIVACY ACT 1971-1976 s.53 27 (d) be presented to the Legislative Assembly within fourteen sessions. days after such publication if the Assembly is in session, and if not, then within fourteen days of the session after the beginning of the next session of the Assembly.
