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Volume 45, No. 17

B.C. Reg. 258/2002

The British Columbia Gazette,

Part II

September 24, 2002

B.C. Reg. 258/2002, deposited September 20, 2002, pursuant to the ELECTRICAL SAFETY ACT [section 28 (4)]. Order in Council 859/2002, approved and ordered September 19, 2002.

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) effective September 30, 2002, the Canadian Electrical Code,

Part 1, Nineteenth Edition, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, Canadian Standards Association Standard C22.1-02, is adopted in whole, including any errata and with the changes set out in the

schedule to this order, as the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation 2002, and is in force and May be applied in the alternative to B.C. Reg. 330/98, the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation, between September 30, 2002 and November 30, 2002,

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b) effective December 1, 2002, B.C. Reg. 330/98, the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation, is repealed and the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation 2002, made under paragraph (

a) of this order, continues to apply, and

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c) despite paragraph (b), work covered by a permit issued before December 1, 2002, to which B.C. Reg. 330/98, the B.C. Electrical Code Regulation, applied on November 30, 2002, May be completed in conformity with B.C. Reg. 330/98 on or after December 1, 2002. — G. ABBOTT, Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services; G. CAMPBELL, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

Interpretation

1 In this schedule, "electrical code" means the Canadian Electrical Code,

Part 1, 19th Edition, Canadian Standards Association Standard C22.1-02.

Amendments

section 0 of the electrical code is amended

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a) by deleting the definition of "Electrical contractor" and substituting the following:

Electrical contractor includes a person, not being the worker of the contractor, who does electrical work for another person, and includes a utility corporation that does electrical work for another person;

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b) by deleting the definition of "Electrical equipment" and substituting the following:

Electrical equipment includes any machinery, plant, works, wires, pipes, poles, conduits, apparatus, appliance, and equipment used or designed or intended for use for or in connection with the generation, transmission, supply, distribution, or use of electrical energy for any purpose;

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c) by deleting the definition of "Inspection department" and substituting the following:

Inspection department means the regulatory authority;

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d) by deleting the definition of "Inspector" and substituting the following:

Inspector means an inspector as defined in the Electrical Safety Act ;

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e) by adding the following definition after "Multi-wire branch

circuit"

National Building Code of Canada means the British Columbia Building Code and local building bylaws;

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f) by deleting the definition of "Qualified person" and substituting the following:

Qualified person means a qualified person as defined in the Electrical Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 487/95;

section 2 is amended by deleting rules 2-000, 2-004, 2-006, 2-008, 2-012, 2-020, 2-022 and 2-028.

section 4 is amended by deleting subrules 4-004 (15) and (16).

section 6 is amended in rule 6-206 (2) by deleting paragraph (

c) and substituting the following:

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c) Locating the service box inside a separate building, room or enclosure, provided that in multiple occupancy buildings a main disconnecting means is provided at each occupancy panelboard, switchboard or distribution centre.

section 12 is amended by deleting the word "masonry" from rule 12-1500 (a).

section 14 is amended by deleting, from subrule (1) of rule 14-606, the words "Except as permitted by rule 14-100, or" and replacing them with "Except for panelboards".

section 20 is amended in rule 20-108 (2) by deleting "masonry" in the first line.

section 26 is amended in rule 26-700 by adding the following subrule:

(12) Where a receptacle, other than a ground fault circuit interrupter receptacle, is connected to a circuit that serves other outlets, the receptacle shall be installed in a manner that will permit it to be disconnected from the circuit conductors without interrupting their continuity.

section 30 is amended in 30-102 by deleting subrule (2) and replacing it with the following:

(2) In buildings or premises where a trained and qualified electrical maintenance person is retained, the voltage shall be permitted to exceed 150 volts to ground, but it shall not exceed the voltage to ground of a nominal system voltage of 347/600 Y.

section 34 is amended by adding the following:

PORTABLE OUTDOOR SIGNS

34-500 Location. A portable outdoor sign shall be permitted to be situated less than 2.2 m above grade if the location would normally prevent vehicles from coming into contact with either the sign or its connecting cord.

34-502 Power Supply. A receptacle supplying a portable outdoor sign shall be:

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a) a Class A ground fault circuit interrupter type; or

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b) if installed on a building, either a Class A ground fault circuit interrupter type or on a circuit protected by a Class A ground fault circuit interrupter.

34-504 Cord Connection. The flexible cord used to connect the receptacle to the sign plug cap attachment shall be of a type suitable for extra hard usage in wet locations as specified in Table 11.

section 60 is amended by deleting paragraph (

a) in rule 60-704.

section 62 is amended as follows:

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a) in rule 62-202, by numbering the present rule as subrule (1) and adding the following subrule (2):

(2) Manually operable controls for electric heaters in bathrooms shall be located at least 1 m from the bathtub or shower stall, this distance being measured horizontally between the control and the bathtub or shower stall, without piercing a wall, partition, or similar obstacle.

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b) in rule 62-208 by adding the following subrule (3):

(3) Each central unit shall be provided with a disconnecting means connected on the line side of the controller and unit, located within sight of and within 9 m of the controller and unit, provided that the disconnecting means shall be permitted to be omitted where the central unit is located in a dwelling unit and fed from within that dwelling unit.

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c) by deleting rule 62-210,

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d) be deleting subrule (2) of rule 62-214, and

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e) by deleting subrule 10 of rule 62-214.

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