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Volume 46, No. 12

B.C. Reg. 216/2003

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

June 17, 2003

B.C. Reg. 216/2003, deposited June 2, 2003, pursuant to the WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT [Section 25.3]. Regulation of the Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia, dated May 26, 2003.

CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ADJUSTMENTS — FATALITIES

WHEREAS sections 25.1 and 25.3 of the Workers Compensation Act (" Act ")

require the Board to determine as of July 1, 2003, a percentage change by comparing the Consumer Price Index for April 2003 with the Consumer Price Index for October 2002 and by applying that percentage change to adjust those periodic payments of compensation referred to in

section 25.1 (5), and to adjust dollar amounts in the Act referred to in

section 25.3 (1);

AND

WHEREAS the Board is advised that the Consumer Price Index for October 2002 was 120.5 and for April 2003 was 121.9, giving a percentage change of 1.161826 percent;

AND

WHEREAS B.C. Reg. 35/2003 amended dollar amounts described in

section 25.3 (1), as of January 30, 2003 as shown in column 1 below;

THE BOARD HEREBY DETERMINES that the percentage change applicable under sections 25.1 (1) (

b) and 25.3 (1) (

b) is 1.161826 percent;

AND THAT all periodic payments of compensation described in

section 25.1 (5) shall be adjusted by applying that percentage change as of July 1, 2003;

AND THAT the B.C. Reg. 324/2002 shall be repealed as of July 1, 2003;

AND THAT all dollar amounts referred to in

section 25.3 (1) of the Act , shall be adjusted by applying that percentage change as of July 1, 2003, as follows:

Section No.

Column 1

January 30, 2003

Amended Dollar

Amount

Change to

Column 2

July 1, 2003

Dollar Amount

17 (3) (a) (ii).......................................

$272.05

$275.21

17 (3) (c)............................................

$879.11

$889.32

17 (3) (d)............................................

$41,868.80

$42,355.25

$4,186.95

$4,235.60

$37,681.85

$38,119.65

17 (3) (f) (iii) (B).................................

$272.05

$275.21

17 (3) (g)............................................

$29,308.25

$29,648.76

17 (3) (h) (i)........................................

$481.48

$487.07

17 (3) (h) (ii).......................................

$481.48

$487.07

17 (3) (i).............................................

$481.48

$487.07

17 (13)...............................................

$2,093.52

$2,117.84

18 (1).................................................

$364.29

$368.52

$113.07

$114.38

SCHEDULE C...................................

$879.11

$889.32

AND pursuant to

section 25.3 (2), all sections containing such dollar amounts shall be deemed to be amended accordingly as of July 1, 2003. By the Board. — R. W. M c GINN, President.

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