British Columbia Bill 4 (Government) — 2nd Parliament, 41st Session — Previous Version 1
2-41 Gov Bill 4-1
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2017 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 41st Parliament
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HONOURABLE JINNY SIMS
MINISTER OF CITIZENS' SERVICES
BILL 4 – 2017
ACTING INFORMATION AND PRIVACY COMMISSIONER CONTINUATION ACT
Contents
Provision of Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not apply
Repeal
Commencement
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
This Bill disapplies a provision of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act that causes an acting Information and Privacy Commissioner to cease to hold office when the Legislative Assembly has sat for 20 days after the date of the acting commissioner's appointment.
Provision of Freedom of Information and
Protection of Privacy Act does not apply
(1) In this section, "commissioner" has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act .
(2) Section 39 (2) (
c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act does not apply in respect of an acting commissioner appointed on or after March 17, 2017 under
section 39 (1) of that Act.
Repeal
2 This Act is repealed on March 31, 2018 or on an earlier date prescribed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Commencement
3 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
Anything not elsewhere covered by this table
The date of Royal Assent
Section 1
June 22, 2017
Explanatory Note
This Bill disapplies a provision of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act that causes an acting Information and Privacy Commissioner to cease to hold office when the Legislative Assembly has sat for 20 days after the date of the acting commissioner's appointment.
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