Part 8 — Garnishment
81.1 Registered plan payments
(a) "registered plan" means
(i) a registered retirement sav ings plan as defined in section
146 of the Income Tax Act (Canada),
(ii) a registered retirement inc ome fund as defined in section
146.3 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), or
(iii) a deferred profit sharing plan as defined in section 147
of the Income Tax Act (Canada);
(b) "registered plan payment" means a payment out of a
registered plan.
(2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations
respecting the garnishing of an enforcement debtor's registered
plan payments, including, without limitation, regulations respecting
(a) the determination of the amount of a registered plan
payment that is attached by a garnishee summons, including
the determination of any registered plan payment
exemptions;
(b) when the amount that is att ached by a garnishee summons is
to be paid;
(c) information that must be provided by the garnishee to assist
in determining the amount of a registered plan payment that
is attached by a garnishee summons.
(3) Sections 79(3)(b) and 80 do not apply to a garnishee summons
issued against registered plan payments.
RSA 2000
(4) This section does not apply with respect to a maintenance order
enforced under the Maintenance Enforcement Act.
2009 c18 s2