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The following electronic version is for informational purposes only.
The printed version remains the official version.
Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 21st day of November, 2019
Kate Ryan-Lloyd, Acting Clerk of the House
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:
Part 1 – Miscellaneous Statutes
(Minor Corrections) Amendments
Adoption Act
1 Section 91 (2) of the Adoption Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 5, is amended
(a) in paragraph (s) by striking out "(prohibiting payment for an adoption)" and substituting "[prohibiting payment for an adoption]", and
(b) in paragraph (t) by striking out "(prohibiting certain advertising)" and substituting "[prohibiting certain advertising]".
Adult Guardianship Act
2 Section 64 (1) (a) of the Adult Guardianship Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 6, is amended by striking out "section 46 (5)" and substituting "section 46 (4)".
Architects (Landscape) Act
3 Section 8 (1) (c) (i) of the Architects (Landscape) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 18, is amended by striking out "Kwantlen College" and substituting "Kwantlen Polytechnic University".
Budget Transparency and Accountability Act
4 Section 9 (2) (d) (v) of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 23, is repealed and the following substituted:
(v) information required by sections 25 (2) [amounts received by government], 26 (3) [liabilities in excess of appropriation], 70 (2) and (3) [borrowing transactions and leases] and 74 (3) [payments on guarantees and indemnities] of the Financial Administration Act, .
Coastal Ferry Act
5 Section 60 of the Coastal Ferry Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 14, is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:
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6 Section 61 (3) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:
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7 Section 61 (4) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:
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8 Section 62 (6) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:
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Community Care and Assisted Living Act
9 Section 1 (1) of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 75, is amended in the definition of "hospitality services" by striking out "24 hour" and substituting "24-hour".
Crown Proceeding Act
10 Section 11 of the Crown Proceeding Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 89, is amended
(a) in subsections (2) and (4) by striking out "the government;" and substituting "the government, and", and
(b) in subsection (6) by striking out "the property;" and substituting "the property, and".
Debtor Assistance Act
11 Section 2 (2) (c) of the Debtor Assistance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 93, is amended by striking out "may employ a person" and substituting "employ a person".
Gaming Control Act
12 Section 28 (1) of the Gaming Control Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 14, is amended by striking out "to directives," and substituting "to directives".
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act
13 Section 34 (2) (a) of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 181, is amended by striking out "paragraph (d)" and substituting "paragraph (e)".
Income Tax Act
14 Section 4.52 of the Income Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 215, is amended
(a) in subsection (1) (d) by striking out "descriptions of C and F" and substituting "descriptions of "C" and "F"",
(b) in subsection (1) (f) by striking out "description of deduction" and substituting "description of "deduction"",
(c) in subsection (2) (b) (ii) in the description of "B" by striking out "in the description of A" and substituting "in the description of "A"", and
(d) in subsection (7) (c) by striking out "the higher one thousandth" and substituting "the higher one-thousandth".
Insurance (Vehicle) Act
15 Section 46.2 (3) of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, is amended by striking out "Utilities Commissions Act" and substituting "Utilities Commission Act".
Legal Profession Act
16 Section 14 (3) of the Legal Profession Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 9, is amended by striking out ""Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia,"" and substituting ""Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia",".
Mineral Tenure Act
17 Section 6.5 of the Mineral Tenure Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 292, is amended by striking out "of a period" and substituting "of a period,".
Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act
18 Section 17 (1) of the Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act, S.B.C. 2018, c. 24, is amended by striking out "as if the person was an inspector" and substituting "as if the person were an inspector".
Property Transfer Tax Act
19 Section 1 (1) of the Property Transfer Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 378, is amended in the definition of "execution copy" by striking out "under 13.1 (3)" and substituting "under section 13.1 (3)".
Recall and Initiative Act
20 Section 133.04 (2) (b) of the Recall and Initiative Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 398, is amended by striking out "officer, and" and substituting "officer;".
21 Section 146.13 (1) (b) is amended by striking out "contribution" and substituting "contribution.".
Residential Tenancy Act
22 Section 45.1 (1) of the Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 78, is amended in the definition of "household violence" by striking out "affected a tenant" and substituting "affected a tenant's".
South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act
23 Section 1 (5) (a) of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 30, is amended by striking out "in the definition of "issuing entity" in section 34.29, 44, 46 (4) (f) and 149 (1)," and substituting "in the definition of "issuing entity" in section 34.29, in sections 44, 46 (4) (f) and 149 (1),".
Taxation (Rural Area) Act
24 Section 3.2 of the Taxation (Rural Area) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 448, is amended by adding "the" before "Property Transfer Tax Act".
Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
25 Section 1 of the Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 30, is amended
(a) by striking out "tobacco related" wherever it appears and substituting "tobacco-related",
(b) in subsection (1) in the definition of "cost of health care benefits" by striking out "be expected will be provided" and substituting "be expected to be provided", and
(c) in subsection (1) in the definitions of "tobacco related disease" and "tobacco related wrong" by striking out "tobacco related" and substituting "tobacco-related".
26 Sections 2, 4 to 8 and 10 are amended by striking out "tobacco related" wherever it appears and substituting "tobacco-related".
University Act
27 Section 67 (10) of the University Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 468, is amended by striking out "Degree Authorization Act" and substituting "Degree Authorization Act".
Witness Security Act
28 Section 58 (5) of the Witness Security Act, S.B.C. 2019, c. 21, is amended by striking out "section 45 (2) (c)" and substituting "section 45 (2) (d)".
Part 2 – Statute Revision Act Amendment
29 The Statute Revision Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 440, is amended by adding the following section:
9.1 (1) In relation to the limited revision of an Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, amend a regulation that refers to an Act that has been revised under this Act, for the purposes of
(a) updating references to provisions of the Act that has been revised, or
(b) changing terminology for consistency of terminology with the revised Act.
(2) The authority under subsection (1) applies to all regulations, including regulations made by a regulation-making authority other than the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
30 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 | Sections 10 and 11 | April 21, 1997 |
| 3 | Section 13 | On the date that the definition of "care facility", as enacted by section 6 (b) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2007, S.B.C. 2007, c. 19, comes into force |
| 4 | Section 19 | On the date that the definition of "execution copy", as enacted by section 30 (b) of the Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018, S.B.C. 2018, c. 37, comes into force |
| 5 | Section 22 | On the date that the definition of "household violence", as enacted by section 1 (a) of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019, S.B.C. 2019, c. 30, comes into force |
| 6 | Section 28 | On the date that section 58 (5) of the Witness Security Act, S.B.C. 2019, c. 21, comes into force |
