HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 38.06 (3) of the Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 367, is repealed and the following substituted:

(3) The chief civilian director may not appoint a person under subsection (2) if the person is currently a member of

(a) a police force in British Columbia,

(b) a police force or law enforcement agency outside British Columbia, or

(c) the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

2 Section 38.06 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:

(3) The chief civilian director may not appoint a person under subsection (2) if the person

(a) is currently a member of a police force or law enforcement agency outside British Columbia,

(b) is currently a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or

(c) was a member of a police force in British Columbia at any time during the 5-year period immediately preceding the appointment.

3 Section 38.11 is amended

(a) by striking out "the chief civilian director considers that an officer may have committed an offence" and substituting "the chief civilian director considers that there are reasonable grounds to believe that an officer may have committed an offence", and

(b) by striking out "must report" and substituting "may report".

Commencement

4  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: