British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation (O.C. 120/2020)

O.C. 120/2020

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 447/83, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix. Attorney General Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, s. 45 Other: OIC 1897/83 R20350843 March 5, 2020 APPENDIX

Section 49 (1.1) of the Insurance (Vehicle) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 447/83, is repealed and the following substituted:

(1.1) In respect of a TNS-only vehicle operated under a transportation network services authorization, the corporation’s exemption under subsection (1) (f.1) applies only if injury or death of another, or loss or damage to property of another, arises out of the operation of the TNS-only vehicle when (

a) the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (

b) the insured is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers. 2

Section 65 (2.1) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2.1) In respect of a TNS-only vehicle operated under a transportation network services authorization, the corporation’s exemption under subsection (2) (c.1) applies only if injury or death of another, or loss or damage to property of another, arises out of the operation of the TNS-only vehicle when (

a) the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (

b) the insured is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers. 3

Section 148.4 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) An owner’s certificate issued in respect of a vehicle operated as a TNS-only vehicle under a transportation network services authorization does not provide coverage under this Division to an insured who is an occupant of the vehicle if death or injury is caused by an accident that occurs when (

a) the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (

b) a person is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers. 4

Section 154.4 is repealed and the following substituted: When coverage provided by TNS blanket certificate applies 154.4 Coverage provided by a TNS blanket certificate ap plies in respect of a TNS vehicle operated under a transportation network services authorization, instead of the coverage provided by another certificate, when (

a) the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (

b) a person is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers. 5

Section 181 (c) (ii) is repealed and the following substituted: (ii) the loss or damage arises when (

A) the vehicle has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (

B) a person is operating the vehicle for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers; . 6

Section 1 (5) (

b) of

Schedule is repealed and the following substituted: (b) $1 million, in the case of claims made in re spect of an accident that occurs when a TNS-only vehicle operated under a transportation network services authorization (

i) has been hailed by or for passengers through the use of the online platform to which the transportation network services authorization relates, and (ii) is being operated for the purposes of picking up, transporting or dropping off those passengers, .

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 120/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0120 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	2c1059e203110e26955af0dbe4d57c7167f9cf1e

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