British Columbia Gazette Part II — B.C. Reg. 190/2020
B.C. Reg. 190/2020
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Volume 63, No. 14
190/2020
The British Columbia Gazette,
Part II
July 28, 2020
B.C. Reg. 190/2020 , deposited July 23, 2020, under the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT [section 35] and the EMPLOYMENT AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT [section 26]. Order in Council 440/2020, approved and ordered July 23, 2020.
On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that
(
a) the Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended as
set out in the attached Appendix 1, and
(
b) the Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C. Reg. 265/2002,
is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2.
— S. SIMPSON, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction ; G. HEYMAN, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .
Appendix 1
1 The Employment and Assistance Regulation, B.C. Reg. 263/2002, is amended in
Part 1
by adding the following section:
Modifications in relation to COVID-19 emergency – reconsideration of decisions
2.5
(1) In this section:
"affected decision" means a decision
(
a) that may be reconsidered after a request made under
section 17 (1) of the
Act, and
(
b) that has a deadline for reconsideration that has been waived, suspended or
extended as a result of the COVID-19 emergency;
"COVID-19 emergency" means the emergency that is the subject of
(
a) the notice provided on March 17, 2020 by the provincial health officer under
section 52 (2) of the Public Health Act , and
(
b) the declaration of a state of emergency made on March 18, 2020, and any extension
of that declaration, under
section 9 of the Emergency Program Act ;
"requesting person" , in respect of an affected decision, means a person who makes a request for reconsideration
under
section 17 (1) of the Act.
(2) This
section applies in the case of an affected decision in respect of which
a requesting person has requested reconsideration under
section 17 (1) of the Act.
(3) Section 26 (2.01) is to be read as though the date a family unit became eligible
for a supplement referred to in that subsection were the earliest of the following:
(
a) the date referred to in
section 26 (2.01) (a);
(
b) the date referred to in
section 26 (2.01) (b);
(
c) the date that is 30 business days after the date the requesting person is
notified of the affected decision.
(4) Section 26 (3.01) is to be read as though the date a family unit became eligible
to receive the income assistance referred to in that subsection were the earliest
of the following:
(
a) the date referred to in
section 26 (3.01) (a);
(
b) the date referred to in
section 26 (3.01) (b);
(
c) the date that is 30 business days after the date the requesting person is
notified of the affected decision.
Appendix 2
1 The Employment and Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Regulation, B.C.
Reg. 265/2002, is amended in
Part 1 by adding the following section:
Modifications in relation to COVID-19 emergency – reconsideration of decisions
2.05
(1) In this section:
"affected decision" means a decision
(
a) that may be reconsidered after a request made under
section 16 (1) of the
Act, and
(
b) that has a deadline for reconsideration that has been waived, suspended or
extended as a result of the COVID-19 emergency;
"COVID-19 emergency" means the emergency that is the subject of
(
a) the notice provided on March 17, 2020 by the provincial health officer under
section 52 (2) of the Public Health Act , and
(
b) the declaration of a state of emergency made on March 18, 2020, and any extension
of that declaration, under
section 9 of the Emergency Program Act ;
"requesting person" , in respect of an affected decision, means a person who makes a request for reconsideration
under
section 16 (1) of the Act.
(2) This
section applies in the case of an affected decision in respect of which
a requesting person has requested reconsideration under
section 16 (1) of the Act.
(3) Section 23 (3.01) is to be read as though the date a family unit became eligible
for a supplement referred to in that subsection were the earliest of the following:
(
a) the date referred to in
section 23 (3.01) (a);
(
b) the date referred to in
section 23 (3.01) (b);
(
c) the date that is 30 business days after the date the requesting person is
notified of the affected decision.
(4) Section 23 (3.11) is to be read as though the date a family unit became eligible
to receive the disability assistance referred to in that subsection were the earliest
of the following:
(
a) the date referred to in
section 23 (3.11) (a);
(
b) the date referred to in
section 23 (3.11) (b);
(
c) the date that is 30 business days after the date the requesting person is
notified of the affected decision.
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