Natural Health Products Regulations

39 (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may suspend a site licence if the Minister has reasonable grounds to believe that

• (a) the licensee has contravened any provision of the Act or these Regulations; or

• (b) the licensee has made a false or misleading statement in the application submitted under section 28 or the application for amendment under subsection 32(2).

(2) Subject to section 40, the Minister shall not suspend a site licence unless

• (a) the Minister has sent the licensee a notice that sets out the reason for the intended suspension; and

• (b) the licensee has not, within 90 days after the day on which the notice referred to in paragraph (a) is received, provided the Minister with information or documents demonstrating that the licence should not be suspended on the grounds that

  • (i) the situation giving rise to the intended suspension did not exist, or

  • (ii) the situation giving rise to the intended suspension has been corrected.