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HONOURABLE DAVID R. P. EBY
ATTORNEY GENERAL
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015
SECTIONS 1 TO 10: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
1 Section 70 (b) of the Administrative Tribunals Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, S.B.C. 2015, c. 10, as it amends section 12 (2) (d) of the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 131, is amended by striking out "purposes" and substituting "purpose".
Animal Health Act
2 Section 23 (1) (a) of the Animal Health Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 16, is amended by striking out "whom" and substituting "who".
Assessment Act
3 Section 20 (1) of the Assessment Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 20, is amended in paragraph (q) of the definition of "industrial improvement" by striking out "sea going" and substituting "sea-going".
British Columbia Railway Finance Act
4 Section 5 (a) of the British Columbia Railway Finance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 37, is amended by striking out "under the Canada Pension Plan" and substituting "under the Canada Pension Plan".
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
5 Section 1 (1) of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 23, is amended
(a) in paragraph (c) of the definition of "education and health sector organization" by striking out "Health Authorities Act," and substituting "Health Authorities Act, and", and
(b) in paragraph (e) of the definition of "government reporting entity" by striking out "section 24 (2) (d) (i)" and substituting "section 24 (2) (d) (i),".
Chartered Professional Accountants Act
6 Section 80 (2) (d) and (3) (d) of the Chartered Professional Accountants Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 1, is amended by striking out "paragraphs" and substituting "paragraph".
Civil Forfeiture Act
7 Section 14.01 (1) of the Civil Forfeiture Act, S.B.C. 2005, c. 29, is amended by renumbering the section as section 14.01.
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act
8 Section 48.1 (2) of the Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 25, is amended by striking out "section 3.6 (2) (e) to (g)" and substituting "section 3.6 (1) (e) to (g)".
Coroners Act
9 Section 23 (1) of the Coroners Act, S.B.C. 2007, c. 15, is amended by striking out "Jury Act" and substituting "Jury Act".
10 Section 73 (2) (a) is amended by striking out "section 2 (1) (g)" and substituting "section 2 (1) (f)".
Court Order Enforcement Act
SECTION 11: [Court Order Enforcement Act, Form F of Schedule 1] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
11 Form F of Schedule 1 of the Court Order Enforcement Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 78, is amended by striking out "Name)" in the third line under "To the Defendant(s):" and substituting "(Name)".
Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act
SECTION 12: [Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act, section 37] makes a housekeeping amendment.
12 Section 37 (2) (a) of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 35, is amended by striking out "company" and substituting "company,".
Financial Administration Act
SECTION 13: [Financial Administration Act, section 21] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
13 Section 21 (2) of the Financial Administration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 138, is amended by striking out "43 or 44," and substituting "43, 44,".
Fish and Seafood Act
SECTIONS 14 TO 24: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
14 Section 60 (1) (f) (iii) of the Fish and Seafood Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 14, is amended by striking out "license" and substituting "licence".
Forensic Psychiatry Act
15 Section 5 (c) of the Forensic Psychiatry Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 156, is amended by striking out "inpatient" and substituting "in-patient".
Forest Act
16 Section 157 (e) (ii) of the Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157, is amended by adding "and" after "section 152,".
Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act
17 Section 5 (2) (e) of the Great Bear Rainforest (Forest Management) Act, S.B.C. 2016, c. 16, is amended by striking out "new-non GBR" and substituting "new non-GBR".
Hospital Insurance Act
18 Section 1 of the Hospital Insurance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 204, is amended in paragraph (e) of the definition of "hospital" by striking out "out patient" in both places and substituting "outpatient".
19 Section 5 is amended
(a) in subsection (1) (c) by striking out "out patients" and substituting "outpatients" and by striking out "out patient" and substituting "outpatient", and
(b) in subsection (3) by striking out "out patient" and substituting "outpatient".
Hydro and Power Authority Act
20 Section 1 of the Hydro and Power Authority Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 212, is amended
(a) in the definition of "owner" by striking out ""owner"" and substituting ""owner",", and
(b) in the definition of "supply" by striking out "sale;" and substituting "sale,".
21 Section 22 (a) is amended by striking out "under the Canada Pension Plan" and substituting "under the Canada Pension Plan".
Income Tax Act
22 Section 79 (2) (b) (ii) of the Income Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 215, is amended by striking out "two" and substituting "2".
23 Section 126.1 is amended in the definition of "ship" by striking out "seagoing" and substituting "sea-going".
24 Section 132 is amended in paragraph (c) of the definition of "interactive digital media product" by striking out "two" and substituting "2".
Land Survey Act
SECTION 25: [Land Survey Act, section 14] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
25 Section 14 (1) (c) of the Land Survey Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 247, is repealed and the following substituted:
(c) all those previously established and pertinent to the survey of a parcel of land
must be tied by survey to the nearest coordinate control monuments according to the procedures in rules made under section 75 of the Land Surveyors Act.
Land Surveyors Act
SECTION 26: [Land Surveyors Act, section 75] is consequential to the correction made to section 14 of the Land Survey Act by this Bill.
26 Section 75 (1) (c) of the Land Surveyors Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 248, is amended by striking out "14 (1) (c)" and substituting "14 (1)".
Local Elections Campaign Financing Act
SECTION 27: [Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, section 64] makes a housekeeping amendment.
27 Section 64 (4) (b) of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 18, is amended by striking out "subsection (4.1)" and substituting "subsection (4.1),".
Local Government Act
SECTION 28: [Local Government Act, section 66] corrects an error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
28 Section 66 (4) (a) of the Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 2015, c. 1, is amended by striking out "paragraphs" and substituting "paragraph".
SECTION 29: [Local Government Act, section 270] corrects a reference error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
29 Section 270 (a) is repealed and the following substituted:
(a) section 171 [how assent of the electors is obtained]; .
SECTION 30: [Local Government Act, section 311] makes a housekeeping amendment.
30 Section 311 is amended by striking out "water-course" and substituting "watercourse".
SECTION 31: [Local Government Act, section 579] corrects an error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
31 Section 579 (2) (a) is amended by adding "c. 323," after "Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,".
SECTION 32: [Local Government Act, section 738] corrects a reference error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
32 Section 738 (1) (e) is amended by striking out "section 263 (1) (f)" and substituting "section 263 (1) (g)".
Marriage Act
SECTIONS 33 TO 35: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
33 Section 22 of the Marriage Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 282, is amended by renumbering subsection (1.2) as subsection (1.1).
Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016
34 Section 11 (b) of the Miscellaneous Statutes (General) Amendment Act, 2016, S.B.C. 2016, c. 21, as it amends section 79 (2) (b) of the Income Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 215, is amended by striking out "section 82.1 to 82.3," and substituting "sections 82.1 to 82.3,".
Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016
35 Section 24 of the Motor Dealer Amendment Act, 2016, S.B.C. 2016, c. 6, as it enacts section 26.04 (1) (b) of the Motor Dealer Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 316, is amended by striking out "license" and substituting "licence".
Motor Vehicle Act
SECTION 36: [Motor Vehicle Act, section 209] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
36 Section 209 (1) (h) of the Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, is amended by striking out "must proceed." and substituting "must proceed;".
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 3)
SECTIONS 37 TO 39: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
37 Section 13 (1) (a) (ii) of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 3), S.B.C. 2001, c. 44, is amended by striking out "[exemptions for community ports and airports]" and substituting "[exemptions for community ports and airports]".
Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014
38 Section 19 (b) of the Natural Gas Development Statutes Amendment Act, 2014, S.B.C. 2014, c. 10, as it amends section 1 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 361, is amended by striking out ""cubic meter"" and substituting ""cubic metre"".
39 Section 33 (b), as it amends section 64 (1) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, is amended by striking out "issued," in both places and substituting "issued."
Offence Act
SECTION 40: [Offence Act, Form 19 of the Schedule] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
40 Form 19 of the Schedule to the Offence Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 338, is amended by striking out "the Offence Act" and substituting "the Offence Act".
Personal Property Security Act
SECTIONS 41 TO 51: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
41 Section 1 (1) of the Personal Property Security Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 359, is amended in the definition of "foreign registered ship" by striking out "self propelled, sea going" and substituting "self-propelled, sea-going".
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
42 Section 58 (2) of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 361, is amended by striking out "fifth" and substituting "5th".
Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act
43 Section 3 (2) of the Pooled Registered Pension Plans Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 17, is amended in Column 1 of the Table by striking out "subsection 2(1)" and substituting "subsection 2 (1)".
Private Managed Forest Land Act
44 Section 19 (4) of the Private Managed Forest Land Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 80, is amended by striking out "five years" and substituting "5 years".
45 Section 46 (2) and (3) is amended by striking out "six months" and substituting "6 months".
Property Transfer Tax Act
46 Section 38 of the Property Transfer Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 378, is amended by striking out ".1%" and substituting "0.1%".
Protected Areas of British Columbia Act
47 Schedule C of the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 17, is amended in the descriptions of Dixie Cove Marine Park and Sutherland River Park by striking out "License" wherever it appears and substituting "Licence".
Public Agency Accommodation Act
48 Section 6 (3) of the Public Agency Accommodation Act, S.B.C. 2006, c. 7, is amended by striking out "those provisions" and substituting "the provision".
Real Estate Services Act
49 Section 57 (1) of the Real Estate Services Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 42, is amended by striking out "subsection (2)" and substituting "subsection (1) (b)".
50 Section 89.1 (1) (b) is amended by striking out "subsection (4) (a)" and substituting "subsection (3) (a)".
51 Section 91 (1) is amended by striking out "1 member" wherever it appears and substituting "one member".
Resort Municipality of Whistler Act
SECTIONS 52 AND 53: [Resort Municipality of Whistler Act, section 10 and Schedule A] correct errors made in the 1996 general revision.
52 Section 10 (1) (c) to (e) of the Resort Municipality of Whistler Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 407, is repealed and the following substituted:
(c) prescribing additional works and services which may be undertaken by the municipality under section 8 (2);
(d) respecting the imposition and collection of rates and charges referred to in section 8;
(e) enacting or amending an official community plan under section 9; .
53 Schedule A is amended by striking out "Lot 3363 to the northEast corner thereof;" and substituting "Lot 3363 to the northeast corner thereof;" and by striking out "general Southerly direction" and substituting "general southerly direction".
Small Business Venture Capital Act
SECTION 54: [Small Business Venture Capital Act, section 29.1] makes a housekeeping amendment.
54 Section 29.1 (3) (g) of the Small Business Venture Capital Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 429, is amended by striking out "Income Tax Act," and substituting "Income Tax Act".
Weed Control Act
SECTION 55: [Weed Control Act, section 3] corrects errors made in the 1996 general revision.
55 Section 3 of the Weed Control Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 487, is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "the minister" and substituting "The minister", and
(b) in subsection (3) by striking out "subsection (2)may" and substituting "subsection (2) may".
Wildlife Act
SECTIONS 56 TO 63: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
56 Section 1 (1) of the Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 488, is amended
(a) in the definition of "non resident" by striking out ""non resident"" and substituting ""non-resident"",
(b) in the definition of "non resident alien" by striking out ""non resident alien"" and substituting ""non-resident alien"", and
(c) in the definition of "non-resident alien" by striking out "non resident" and substituting "non-resident".
57 Sections 17 (2), 20 (2) and 70 are amended by striking out "non resident" wherever it appears and substituting "non-resident".
Youth Justice Act
58 Section 10 (1) (a) (i) of the Youth Justice Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 85, is amended by striking out "behavior" and substituting "behaviour".
59 Section 23 (1) is amended by striking out "Offence Act" and substituting "Offence Act" and by striking out "in Part XXVIII" and substituting "Part XXVIII".
Schedules to this Act
60 The Acts listed in Column 1 of Schedule 1 are amended in the provisions listed opposite them in Column 2 by striking out "in so far" wherever it appears and substituting "insofar".
61 The Acts listed in Column 1 of Schedule 2 are amended in the provisions listed opposite them in Column 2 by striking out "mail box" wherever it appears and substituting "mailbox".
62 The Acts listed in Column 1 of Schedule 3 are amended in the provisions listed opposite them in Column 2 by striking out "merit based process" wherever it appears and substituting "merit-based process".
63 The Acts listed in Column 1 of Schedule 4 are amended in the provisions listed opposite them in Column 2 by striking out "self propelled" wherever it appears and substituting "self-propelled".
64 The provisions of this Act referred to in column 1 of the following table come into force as set out in column 2 of the table:
| Item | Column 1 Provisions of Act |
Column 2 Commencement |
| 1 | Anything not elsewhere covered by this table | The date of Royal Assent |
| 2 | Section 11 | April 21, 1997 |
| 3 | Section 13 | April 21, 1997 |
| 4 | Section 25 | April 21, 1997 |
| 5 | Sections 28 and 29 | January 1, 2016 |
| 6 | Sections 31 and 32 | January 1, 2016 |
| 7 | Section 36 | April 21, 1997 |
| 8 | Section 40 | April 21, 1997 |
| 9 | Sections 52 and 53 | April 21, 1997 |
| 10 | Section 55 | April 21, 1997 |
(Section 60)
"in so far" corrected to "insofar"
| Item | Column 1 Act being amended |
Column 2 Section or other provision |
| 1 | Arbitration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 55 | 44 |
| 2 | Cooperative Association Act, S.B.C. 1999, c. 28 | 217 (1) |
| 3 | Creston Valley Wildlife Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 84 | 21 (1) |
| 4 | Frustrated Contract Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 166 | 5 (3) 7 (1) |
| 5 | Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238 | 5 (1) 36 (1) (e) |
| 6 | Labour Relations Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 244 | 27 (2) |
| 7 | Land Title Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 250 | 115 (6) 385 (2) (c) |
| 8 | Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 309 | 2 (1) |
| 9 | Offence Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 338 | 26 (2) (b) |
| 10 | Railway Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 395 | 2 (1) |
| 11 | Securities Transfer Act, S.B.C. 2007, c. 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Trustee Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 464 | 14 (5) |
(Section 61)
"mail box" corrected to "mailbox"
| Item | Column 1 Act being amended |
Column 2 Section or other provision |
| 1 | Athletic Commissioner Act, S.B.C. 2012, c. 29 | 43 (b) (iii) 44 (b) |
| 2 | Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 2 | 183 (2) (b) (iii) and (c) (iv) 184 (c) |
| 3 | Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 35 | 65 (b) (iii) 66 (b) |
| 4 | Fire Safety Act, S.B.C. 2016, c. 19 | 45 (1) (b) (iii) |
| 5 | Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 29 | 41 (1) (b) (ii) and (c) (ii) |
| 6 | Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238 | 29, in the definition of "deliver" |
| 7 | Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 77 | 81 (f) 83 (d) |
| 8 | Motor Dealer Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 316 | 30 (b) (iv) and (c) (iv) 30.1 (c) |
| 9 | Oil and Gas Activities Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 36 | 79 (1) (b) (iv) and (2) (c) |
| 10 | Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78 | 88 (f) 90 (d) |
| 11 | Societies Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 18 | 30 (b) |
| 12 | Strata Property Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 43 | 61 (1) (b) (v) and (3) 63 (1) (d) and (2) |
| 13 | Water Sustainability Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 15 | 117 (1) (d) |
(Section 62)
"merit based process" corrected to "merit-based process"
| Item | Column 1 Act being amended |
Column 2 Section or other provision |
| 1 | Administrative Tribunals Appointment and Administration Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 47 | 2 (1) 3 (1) 67 (4) |
| 2 | Employment Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113 | 102 (a) and (b) |
| 3 | Fire Services Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 144 | 2 (1) (a) |
| 4 | Forest and Range Practices Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 69 | 136 (2) |
(Section 63)
"self propelled" corrected to "self-propelled"
| Item | Column 1 Act being amended |
Column 2 Section or other provision |
| 1 | Carbon Tax Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 40 | 1 (1), in the definitions of "motor vehicle" and "ship" |
| 2 | Commercial Transport Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58 | 1, in the definition of "motor vehicle" 6 (10) (a) |
| 3 | Industrial Roads Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 189 | 1, in paragraph (a) of the definition of "motor vehicle" |
| 4 | Motor Dealer Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 316 | 1 (1), in the definition of "motor vehicle" |
| 5 | Motor Fuel Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 317 | 1, in the definitions of "motor vehicle" and "ship" |
| 6 | Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318 | 1, in the definition of "motor vehicle" |
SECTIONS 1 TO 10: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
SECTION 11: [Court Order Enforcement Act, Form F of Schedule 1] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTION 12: [Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act, section 37] makes a housekeeping amendment.
SECTION 13: [Financial Administration Act, section 21] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTIONS 14 TO 24: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
SECTION 25: [Land Survey Act, section 14] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTION 26: [Land Surveyors Act, section 75] is consequential to the correction made to section 14 of the Land Survey Act by this Bill.
SECTION 27: [Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, section 64] makes a housekeeping amendment.
SECTION 28: [Local Government Act, section 66] corrects an error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
SECTION 29: [Local Government Act, section 270] corrects a reference error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
SECTION 30: [Local Government Act, section 311] makes a housekeeping amendment.
SECTION 31: [Local Government Act, section 579] corrects an error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
SECTION 32: [Local Government Act, section 738] corrects a reference error made in the 2015 revision of the Act.
SECTIONS 33 TO 35: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
SECTION 36: [Motor Vehicle Act, section 209] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTIONS 37 TO 39: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
SECTION 40: [Offence Act, Form 19 of the Schedule] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTIONS 41 TO 51: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.
SECTIONS 52 AND 53: [Resort Municipality of Whistler Act, section 10 and Schedule A] correct errors made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTION 54: [Small Business Venture Capital Act, section 29.1] makes a housekeeping amendment.
SECTION 55: [Weed Control Act, section 3] corrects errors made in the 1996 general revision.
SECTIONS 56 TO 63: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.