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Volume 57, No. 7

66/2014

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

April 22, 2014

B.C. Reg. 66/2014 , deposited April 17, 2014, under the PUBLIC SERVICE ACT [sections 21 and 25]. Order in Council 210/2014, approved and ordered April 16, 2014.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

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a) the Public Service Oath Regulation, B.C. Reg. 228/2007, is amended as set out in the attached

Schedule A, and

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b) the Political Staff Oath Regulation set out in the attached

Schedule B is made.

— M. DE JONG, Minister of Finance ; S. CADIEUX, Presiding Member of the Executive Council .

Schedule A

1 The Public Service Oath Regulation, B.C. Reg. 228/2007, is amended by adding the following section:

Definition

0.1 In this regulation, “political staff member” means a person described in the

Schedule to the Standards of Conduct for Political Staff Regulation.

Section 1 is amended by adding “ , other than for a political staff member, ” after “

section 21 of the Public Service Act ”.

Schedule B

POLITICAL STAFF OATH REGULATION

Definition

1 In this regulation, “political staff member” means a person described in the

Schedule to the Standards of Conduct for Political Staff Regulation.

Form of oath

2 The prescribed form of oath for a political staff member for the purposes of

section 21 of the Public Service Act is as follows:

As an appointee under

section 15 (1) (

a) of the Public Service Act , I, ....................................... , [appointee name] do solemnly swear/affirm [circle one] that I will

1 loyally serve the people of British Columbia through their democratically elected government,

2 honour and faithfully abide by the Standards of Conduct for Political Staff, and

3 to the best of my ability,

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a) act with integrity, putting the interests of the public and the public service above my own personal interest and avoiding all conflicts of interest, whether real or perceived,

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b) safeguard confidential information, not divulging it unless I am either authorized to do so or required to do so by law,

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c) conduct myself honestly and ethically, in a manner that maintains and enhances the public’s trust and confidence in the Province of British Columbia and does not bring it into disrepute.

Sworn/Affirmed [circle one] by me, at ........................................................., this ................. day of ......................................, 20...... .

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Person administering

Oath or Affirmation

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Person giving

Oath or Affirmation

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