Bill 169 explained in plain English
Removing Red Tape for Homeowners (No More Pushy, High-Pressure HVAC Scams) Act, 2024
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Bill 169 amends the Personal Property Security Act to prohibit and remove registrations of security interests related to prescribed consumer goods against homeowners.
Bill 169, also known as the Removing Red Tape for Homeowners (No More Pushy, High-Pressure HVAC Scams) Act, 2024, amends the Personal Property Security Act. It prevents the registration of security interests against homeowners for certain 'prescribed consumer goods'. It also requires the registrar to remove existing registrations of this type. The bill allows for the designation of specific consumer goods for this purpose.
- Amends the Personal Property Security Act.
- Prevents the registration of notices of security interests or their extensions if the collateral is a 'prescribed consumer good'.
- Requires the registrar to discharge existing registrations of security interests where the collateral is a 'prescribed consumer good'.
- Adds the ability to prescribe specific consumer goods for the purposes of these new provisions.
- Homeowners
- Registrar (under the Personal Property Security Act)
- Individuals or entities registering security interests
- Minister (responsible for prescribing consumer goods)
- Homeowners have the right to have security interests for prescribed consumer goods not registered against them.
- Registrars have a duty to discharge existing registrations for prescribed consumer goods.
- The Minister has the authority to prescribe specific consumer goods.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
- The bill refers to 'prescribed consumer goods', but the specific list or criteria for these goods are not detailed in the provided text and would be set by regulation.
Modifies provisions related to the registration and discharge of security interests, specifically concerning consumer goods. Adds the ability to prescribe certain consumer goods as exceptions.
Source: Section 1, Section 2
Adds new subsections that prohibit the registration of security interests for 'prescribed consumer goods' and mandate the discharge of existing registrations for such goods.
Source: Section 1
Adds a clause that allows for the prescribing of consumer goods for the purposes of the new provisions in Section 54.
Source: Section 2
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