Duties of Registrar General
14(1)On application on a form provided by the Registrar General and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Registrar General shall issue a duplicate of a certificate of change of registered name referred to in paragraph 10(1)(
d) to any person whose registered name has been changed under this Act.
14(2)Subject to subsections (3) and (4), on application on a form provided by the Registrar General and on payment of the prescribed fee, the Registrar General shall
(a)
conduct a search of the index referred to in subsection 17(4) for a change of the registered name of any person specified by the applicant, and
(b)
if the change of name specified is located, issue a certified statement in respect of the change of name.
14(3)The Registrar General shall not disclose to any person other than the person whose name has been changed any information in respect of a change of the registered name of a person made under this Act other than the certified statement referred to in paragraph (2)(
b).
14(4)If a change of the registered name of a person is made for the purpose of protecting the personal safety of the person, the Attorney General may direct the Registrar General to seal all records concerning the change of name and not to disclose any information in respect of the change of name, and the Registrar General shall comply with the direction.
14(5)If this section is inconsistent with or in conflict with a provision of the
Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, this section prevails.
1987, c.C-2.001, s.14; 1994, c.77, s.10; 1995, c.11, s.5; 1998, c.18, s.12; 2013, c.34, s.4