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2002 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 37th Parliament

THIRD READING

The following electronic version is for informational

purposes only.

The printed version remains the official version.

Certified correct as passed Third Reading on the 9th day of

October, 2002

Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk

HONOURABLE COLIN HANSEN

MINISTER OF HEALTH SERVICES

BILL 60 – 2002

HEALTH AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2002

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

Section 1 of the Health Authorities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,

c. 180, is amended

(

a) by repealing the

definitions of "community" , "community

health plan" and "council" , and

(

b) in the definition of "specified services" by striking

out "region or community," and substituting "region," .

Section 3 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "region or community."

and substituting "region." , and

(

b) in subsection (5) by striking out "board or council"

in both places and substituting "board" .

3 The heading to

Part 2 is repealed and the following substituted:

Part 2 – Regional Health Boards .

Section 5 (1) (

e) is repealed.

5 Sections 6 and 7 are repealed.

6 Sections 7.1, 8 and 9 are amended by striking out "board

or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board" .

Section 10 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "council and board"

and substituting "board" ,

(

b) in subsections (2) to (5) and (8) by striking out "board

or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board" ,

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out "Minister of Finance and

Corporate Relations" and substituting "minister charged with the

administration of the Financial Administration Act" , and

(

d) in subsection (7) by striking out "board and council"

and substituting "board" .

8 Sections 11 and 14 are amended by striking out "board

or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board" .

Section 15 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a community health services

society designated by the minister for purposes of this section, board or council"

and substituting "a board" ,

(

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "A community health services

society designated by the minister for purposes of this section, board or council

is exempt" and substituting "A board is exempt" , and

(

c) in subsection (3) by striking out everything after "the

purposes of this Act" and substituting "between the board and

a public body or a board" .

Section 15.1 is amended

(

a) by striking out "sections 15.2 to 15.5:" and substituting

"sections 15.2 and 15.5:" ,

(

b) in the definition of "designated area" by striking

out "or 6 (1) (b)" , and

(

c) by repealing the

definitions of "new council" and

"old council" .

11 Sections 15.3 and 15.4 are repealed.

Section 15.5 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "15.2, 15.3 or 15.4,"

and substituting "15.2," and by striking out "board, the

new council" in both places and substituting "board" , and

(

b) by striking out "Officer, Ministry of Health," wherever

it appears and substituting "Officer of the minister's ministry" .

13 Sections 16, 16.2, 17, 18 and 19 are amended by striking out

"board or council" wherever it appears and substituting

"board" .

Section 19.1 is amended in the definition of "facilities

subsector" by striking out "the Tilbury Regional Hospital Laundry

Society (Tilbury Laundry)," .

Section 21 is amended

(

a) in subsection (2) (

d) by striking out "and 6 (4)" ,

(

b) in subsections (2) (

j) to (m), (3) (

c) and (

d) and (4) by striking

out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board" ,

(

c) in subsection (2) (

n) by striking out ", or under

section

7 for councils" ,

(

d) by repealing subsection (2) (

o) and substituting the following:

(

o) the exemption of boards from the obligation under

an enactment to pay a fee or tax. ,

(

e) in subsection (3) (

a) by striking out "boards and councils"

and substituting "boards" , and

(

f) in subsection (4) by striking out "boards or councils"

wherever it appears and substituting "boards" .

Consequential Amendments

Criminal Records Review Act

Section 1 of the Criminal Records Review Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,

c. 86, is amended in paragraph (

d) of the definition of "employer"

by striking out "or community health council" .

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of

Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165, is amended in the definition of "health

care body" by adding "or" at the end of paragraph (f), by striking

out "or" at the end of paragraph (

g) and by repealing paragraph

(h).

Ombudsman Act

Section 28 of the

Schedule to the Ombudsman Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,

c. 340, is amended by striking out "and Community Health Councils" .

Property Transfer Tax Act

Section 14 (4) (

a) of the Property Transfer Tax Act, R.S.B.C.

1996, c. 378, is amended by striking out "or council" .

Commencement

20 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

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