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

1 Part 5 of the Clean Energy Act, S.B.C. 2010, c. 22, is amended by adding the following section:

Zero‑emission vehicle equivalency

19.1 (1) In this section:

"converted zero‑emission vehicle" means a motor vehicle originally propelled by a gasoline or diesel powered engine that has been converted into a zero‑emission vehicle;

"motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Zero‑Emission Vehicles Act;

"zero‑emission vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Zero‑Emission Vehicles Act.

(2) To facilitate the achievement of British Columbia's energy objectives set out in section 2 (d), (g), (h) and (k), a converted zero‑emission vehicle is deemed to be equivalent to a new zero‑emission vehicle for the purposes of determining eligibility for an incentive or rebate related to the purchase of a zero‑emission vehicle.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.

Explanatory Note

CLAUSE 1: [Clean Energy Act, section 19.1]

• adds definitions;
• provides that a converted zero‑emission vehicle is deemed to be equivalent to a new zero‑emission vehicle for the purposes of determining eligibility for an incentive or rebate related to the purchase of a zero‑emission vehicle.