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The printed version remains the official version.
DARLENE ROTCHFORD
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| 1 | Definition | |
| 2 | Disqualification | |
| 3 | Regulations | |
| 4 | Commencement | |
This Bill provides that a person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly is disqualified from holding a local elected office.
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
1 In this Act, "local elected office" means
(a) the office of
(i) a mayor or councillor of a municipality, within the meaning of the Local Government Act,
(ii) an electoral area director of a regional district, within the meaning of the Local Government Act,
(iii) a member of the park board, within the meaning of the Vancouver Charter,
(iv) a school trustee, within the meaning of the School Act, or
(v) a local trust area trustee, within the meaning of the Islands Trust Act, or
(b) any other prescribed elected public office.
2 (1) A person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly is disqualified from holding a local elected office.
(2) For certainty, any holder of a local elected office who is disqualified under subsection (1) is deemed to have resigned that office as of the date of disqualification.
3 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations referred to in section 41 of the Interpretation Act.
4 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
This Bill provides that a person who is a member of the Legislative Assembly is disqualified from holding a local elected office.