British Columbia Bill 39 (Government) — 4th Parliament, 41st Session — Previous Version 1

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2019 Legislative Session: 4th Session, 41st Parliament

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HONOURABLE DAVID R. P. EBY

ATTORNEY GENERAL

BILL 39 – 2019

MISCELLANEOUS STATUTES (MINOR CORRECTIONS) AND STATUTE REVISION AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Part 1 – Miscellaneous Statutes

(Minor Corrections) Amendments

Adoption Act

SECTION 1: [Adoption Act,

section 91] makes housekeeping amendments.

Section 91 (2) of the Adoption Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 5, is amended

(

a) in paragraph (

s) by striking out " (prohibiting payment for an adoption) " and substituting " [prohibiting payment for an adoption] ", and

(

b) in paragraph (

t) by striking out " (prohibiting certain advertising) " and substituting " [prohibiting certain advertising] ".

Adult Guardianship Act

SECTION 2: [Adult Guardianship Act,

section 64] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.

Section 64 (1) (

a) of the Adult Guardianship Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 6, is amended by striking out "

section 46 (5) " and substituting "

section 46 (4) ".

Architects (Landscape) Act

SECTIONS 3 TO 9: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.

Section 8 (1) (c) (

i) of the Architects (Landscape) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 18, is amended by striking out " Kwantlen College " and substituting " Kwantlen Polytechnic University ".

Budget Transparency and Accountability Act

Section 9 (2) (d) (

v) of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 23, is repealed and the following substituted:

(

v) information required by sections 25 (2) [amounts received by government] , 26 (3) [liabilities in excess of appropriation] , 70 (2) and (3) [borrowing transactions and leases] and 74 (3) [payments on guarantees and indemnities] of the Financial Administration Act , .

Coastal Ferry Act

Section 60 of the Coastal Ferry Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 14, is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:

Section 61 (3) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:

Section 61 (4) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:

Section 62 (6) is amended by striking out the formula and substituting the following:

Community Care and Assisted Living Act

Section 1 (1) of the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 75, is amended in the definition of "hospitality services" by striking out " 24 hour " and substituting " 24-hour ".

Crown Proceeding Act

SECTION 10: [Crown Proceeding Act,

section 11] corrects errors made in the 1996 general revision.

Section 11 of the Crown Proceeding Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 89, is amended

(

a) in subsections (2) and (4) by striking out " the government; " and substituting " the government, and ", and

(

b) in subsection (6) by striking out " the property; " and substituting " the property, and ".

Debtor Assistance Act

SECTION 11: [Debtor Assistance Act,

section 2] corrects an error made in the 1996 general revision.

Section 2 (2) (

c) of the Debtor Assistance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 93, is amended by striking out " may employ a person " and substituting " employ a person ".

Gaming Control Act

SECTIONS 12 TO 28: [Various statutes] make various housekeeping amendments.

Section 28 (1) of the Gaming Control Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 14, is amended by striking out " to directives, " and substituting " to directives ".

Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act

Section 34 (2) (

a) of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 181, is amended by striking out " paragraph (d) " and substituting " paragraph (e) ".

Income Tax Act

Section 4.52 of the Income Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 215, is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) (

d) by striking out " descriptions of C and F " and substituting " descriptions of "C" and "F" ",

(

b) in subsection (1) (

f) by striking out " description of deduction " and substituting " description of "deduction" ",

(

c) in subsection (2) (b) (ii) in the description of "B" by striking out " in the description of A " and substituting " in the description of "A" ", and

(

d) in subsection (7) (

c) by striking out " the higher one thousandth " and substituting " the higher one-thousandth ".

Insurance (Vehicle) Act

Section 46.2 (3) of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, is amended by striking out " Utilities Commissions Act " and substituting " Utilities Commission Act ".

Legal Profession Act

Section 14 (3) of the Legal Profession Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 9, is amended by striking out " "Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia," " and substituting " "Notary Public in and for the Province of British Columbia", ".

Mineral Tenure Act

Section 6.5 of the Mineral Tenure Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 292, is amended by striking out " of a period " and substituting " of a period, ".

Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act

Section 17 (1) of the Pill Press and Related Equipment Control Act, S.B.C. 2018, c. 24, is amended by striking out " as if the person was an inspector " and substituting " as if the person were an inspector ".

Property Transfer Tax Act

Section 1 (1) of the Property Transfer Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 378, is amended in the definition of "execution copy" by striking out " under 13.1 (3) " and substituting " under

section 13.1 (3) ".

Recall and Initiative Act

Section 133.04 (2) (

b) of the Recall and Initiative Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 398, is amended by striking out " officer, and " and substituting " officer; ".

Section 146.13 (1) (

b) is amended by striking out " contribution " and substituting " contribution. ".

Residential Tenancy Act

Section 45.1 (1) of the Residential Tenancy Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 78, is amended in the definition of "household violence" by striking out " affected a tenant " and substituting " affected a tenant's ".

South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act

Section 1 (5) (

a) of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. 30, is amended by striking out " in the definition of "issuing entity" in

section 34.29, 44, 46 (4) (

f) and 149 (1), " and substituting " in the definition of "issuing entity" in

section 34.29, in sections 44, 46 (4) (

f) and 149 (1), ".

Taxation (Rural Area) Act

Section 3.2 of the Taxation (Rural Area) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 448, is amended by adding " the " before " Property Transfer Tax Act ".

Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act

Section 1 of the Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, S.B.C. 2000, c. 30, is amended

(

a) by striking out " tobacco related " wherever it appears and substituting " tobacco-related ",

(

b) in subsection (1) in the definition of "cost of health care benefits" by striking out " be expected will be provided " and substituting " be expected to be provided ", and

(

c) in subsection (1) in the

definitions of "tobacco related disease" and "tobacco related wrong" by striking out " tobacco related " and substituting " tobacco-related ".

26 Sections 2, 4 to 8 and 10 are amended by striking out " tobacco related " wherever it appears and substituting " tobacco-related ".

University Act

Section 67 (10) of the University Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 468, is amended by striking out " Degree Authorization Ac t " and substituting " Degree Authorization Act ".

Witness Security Act

Section 58 (5) of the Witness Security Act, S.B.C. 2019, c. 21, is amended by striking out "

section 45 (2) (c) " and substituting "

section 45 (2) (d) ".

Part 2 – Statute Revision Act Amendment

SECTION 29: [Statute Revision Act,

section 9.1] adds a

section that allows cross-reference and terminology amendments to regulations made consequential to a statute revision to be made more efficiently.

29 The Statute Revision Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 440, is amended by adding the following section:

Consequential amendments to regulations

9.1

(1) In relation to the limited revision of

an Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, amend a regulation that refers to

an Act that has been revised under this Act, for the purposes of

(

a) updating references to provisions of the Act that has been revised, or

(

b) changing terminology for consistency of terminology with the revised Act.

(2) The authority under subsection (1) applies to all regulations, including regulations made by a regulation-making authority other than the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Commencement

30 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

Sections 10 and 11

April 21, 1997

Section 13

On the date that the definition of "care facility" , as enacted by

section 6 (

b) of the Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2007 , S.B.C. 2007, c. 19, comes into force

Section 19

On the date that the definition of "execution copy" , as enacted by

section 30 (

b) of the Land Statutes Amendment Act, 2018 , S.B.C. 2018, c. 37, comes into force

Section 22

On the date that the definition of "household violence" , as enacted by

section 1 (

a) of the Residential Tenancy Amendment Act, 2019 , S.B.C. 2019, c. 30, comes into force

Section 28

On the date that

section 58 (5) of the Witness Security Act , S.B.C. 2019, c. 21, comes into force

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