Consumer Protection Act s. 158

(1) If the Director is of the opinion that a person is not
complying or has not complied with an order of the Director under
section 157, the Director may apply to the Court of King's Bench
for an order directing that person to comply with the order.
(2) The Director may not bring an application under this section
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(a) until the time for appealing the Director's order has passed
without an appeal being made, or
(b) if an appeal has been made , the Director's order has been
confirmed by the appeal board.
(3) After receiving an application under subsection (1), the Court
of King's Bench may, if it considers it necessary in the
circumstances, make an interim order granting the relief that the
Court considers appropriate pending the determination of the
application.
(4) An interim order under subsection (3) may be made ex parte if
the Court of King's Bench considers it appropriate in the
circumstances.
(5) On hearing an application, the Court of King's Bench may,
(a) if it is of the opinion that there were insufficient grounds for
the Director to have issued an order under section 157,
quash the order;
(b) if it is of the opinion that the Director had sufficient grounds
for issuing the order and that the person is not complying or
has not complied with the Director's order, grant an order,
subject to any terms and conditions the Court considers
appropriate in the circumstances, doing one or more of the
following:
(i) directing the person to comply with the order of the
Director;
(ii) giving directions that th e Court considers necessary in
order to ensure that the order of the Director will be
complied with;
(iii) awarding costs in r espect of the matter.
RSA 2000 cF-2 s158;2009 c53 s64;AR 217/2022;2023 c9 s5

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158 Enforcement of Director's order