British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Motor Vehicle Act Regulations (O.C. 209/2020)

O.C. 209/2020

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 Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58, are amended as set out in the attached Schedule. 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: Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, ss. 210 (3) (

o) and

(9) Other: OIC 1004/58 R10414127 May 1, 2020

SCHEDULE The Motor Vehicle Act Regulations, B.C. Reg. 26/58, are amended by adding the following Division: DIVISION 30F – D RIVERS’ LICENCES – EXEMPTIONS DUE TO COVID-19 E MERGENCY

Definitions 30F.01 In this Division: “COVID-19 emergency” means the emergency that is the subject of (

a) the notice provided on March 17, 2020 by the provincial health officer under

section 52 (2) of the Public Health Act, and (

b) the declaration of a state of em ergency made on March 18, 2020, and any extension of that declaratio n, under

section of the Emergency Program Act; “end of the COVID-19 emergency” means the later of the following: (

a) the date on which the provincial health officer provides notice under

section 59 (

b) of the Public Health Act that the COVID-19 emergency has passed; (

b) the date on which the last extension of the declaration of a state of emergency, referred to in paragraph (

b) of the definition of “COVID-19 emergency”, expires or is cancelled. Exemptions 30F.02

(1) Subject to subsection (3), the corpor ation may exempt the following persons from the requirements under the Act respec ting the holding of a driver’s licence issued to the person under the Act, the ex emption to expire on a date that is not later than 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency: (

a) a person who was exempt under secti on 34 (1.1) (

a) of the Act and whose exemption ended after March 16, 2020 and before the date that is 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency, but only if the exemption ended solely because it is more than 6 months from the date the person last entered British Columbia; (

b) a person who was exempt under sect ion 34 (1.1) (

b) of the Act but whose exemption ended after March 16, 2020 and before the date that is 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency, but only if the exemption ended solely because it was more than da ys after the date the person became ordinarily resident in British Columbia; (

c) a person who was exempt under secti on 34 (1.1) (

c) of the Act but whose exemption ended after March 16, 2020 and before the date that is 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency because the person, as a result of the COVID-19 emergency, ceased to be registered as a full-time student at or attend any of the educational institutions listed in

section 21 (2) (

b) of the Act.

(2) If the corporation provides an exempti on to a person under subsection (1), the person is also exempt as described in

section 34 (2) of the Act for the same period as specified by the corporation under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The corporation may provide an exempt ion to a person under subsection (1) only on the condition that the person compli es with all other requirements of

section of the Act. Repeal 30F.03 This Division is repealed on the date that is 100 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 209/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0209 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	6caafd07bcff4abceb901aa0dfd01dd446bbd610

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