British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Administrative Penalties Regulation (O.C. 307/2021)

O.C. 307/2021

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 (

a) the Administrative Penalties Re gulation, B.C. Reg. 35/2011, is amended as set out in the attached

Schedule 1, and (

b) effective June 1, 2021, the Admini strative Penalties Regulation is am ended as set out in the attached

Schedule 2. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation 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: Oil and Gas Activities Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 36, s. 101 Other: OIC 52/2011 R10507503 May 25, 2021

SCHEDULE 1

Section of the Administrative Penaltie s Regulation, B.C. Reg. 35/2011, is amended (

a) in subsection (3) by striking out “

section 12 (2) or 14 (2)” and substituting “section 12 (1) or (2) or 14 (1) or (2)”, and (

b) in subsection (4) by striking out “

section 11, 12 (1), 13, 14 (1) or 15 (1)” and substi- tuting “section 11, 13 or 15 (1)”. 2

Section is repealed an d the following substituted: Oil and Gas Road Regulation 8

(1) A person who contravenes

section 11.1, 11.2, 15.3 (2) or of the Oil and Gas Road Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.

(2) A person who contravenes

section 6, 7 (2) (c ), 12, 13 (1) (a), (b), (

c) or (

d) or (2), 13.1, 15 (1), 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 (1) or of the Oil and Gas Road Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $250 000.

(3) A person who contravenes

section 4.1, 5, 7 (2) (a), 14 (1) (

a) or (2) (a), 16, 19.1 (1), 22 (1.1), (2) or (3) or 23 (1), (2.1) or (3) of the Oil and Gas Road Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $100 000.

(4) A person who contravenes

section 8, 13 (1) (

e) or 23 (5) of the Oil and Gas Road Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $50 000.

(5) A person who contravenes

section 4, 7 (2) (b), 9, 10, 11, 14 (1) (b), (2) (

b) or (3), 15 (2) or (3), 17 (1), 18, 19 (4), 20 (3), 21 (1) or (3), 23 (2), 26 or of the Oil and Gas Road Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $20 000.

SCHEDULE 2

Section of the Administrative Penalties Regulation, B.C. Reg. 35/2011, is repealed and the following substituted: Requirements for Consultation and Notification Regulation 4

(1) A person who contravenes any of secti ons to or of the Requirements for Consultation and Notification Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $100 000.

(2) A person who contravenes

section of the Requirements for Consultation and Notification Regulation by failing to provi de a notice is liable to an adminis- trative penalty not exceeding $50 000.

(3) A person who contravenes

section 21 (2 ) of the Requirements for Consultation and Notification Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $20 000.

(4) A person who contravenes

section 19, 20 , 21 (1) of the Requirements for Consul- tation and Notification Regulation is liab le to an administrative penalty not exceeding $5 000.

(5) A person who contravenes

section of the Requirements for Consultation and Notification Regulation by failing to provide any required information in a notice is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $5 000.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 307/2021
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0307 2021
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	718a8209174973ec0b114c80455b2b2e1387b26d

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