British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Cannabis Control Regulation (O.C. 56/2024)

O.C. 56/2024

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 Cannabis Control Regulation, B. C. Reg. 204/2018, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 1, and (

b) the Violation Ticket Administrati on and Fines Regulation, B.C. Reg. 89/97, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2. Attorney General Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier 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: Cannabis Control and Licensing Act, S.B.C. 2018, c. 29, s. 138; Offense Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 338, s. 132 Other: OIC 542/2018; OIC 262/97 R10737303 February 14, 2024 Offence Corrected April 22, 2024 redacted APPENDIX

Section of the Cannabis Control Regulation, B.C. Reg. 204/2018, is repealed and the following substituted: Smoking or vaping 19

(1) In this section: “e-cigarette” has the same meaning as in the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act; “law” means the following: (

a) a law of Canada or British Columbia; (

b) a law or bylaw of an Indigenous nation; (

c) a bylaw of a municipality or regional district; “public patio” means a patio that is a public place; “tobacco” has the same meaning as in the Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act.

(2) This

section applies for the pur poses of

section of the Act.

(3) If a law applies to the smoking or vaping of cannabis in or on a public patio, a person must not smoke or vape cannabis in or on the public patio contrary to that law.

(4) To the extent that no law applies to th e smoking or vaping of cannabis in or on a public patio, a person must not smoke or vape cannabis in or on the public patio contrary to any law that applies to the smoking of tobacco or to the use of e-cigarettes, as if that law applied to the smoking or vaping of cannabis. 2 Sections 28 (

e) and are repealed. APPENDIX

Schedule of the Violation Ticket Ad ministration and Fines Regulation, B.C. Reg. 89/97, is amended under the heading “Cannabis Control and Licensing Act” (

a) by repealing the following as indicated: 12 3 Victim SurchargeTicketed Provision Contravention Fine Levy Amount

section Smoke or hold lighted cannabis on public patio $200 $30 $230

section Vape cannabis or hold activated cannabis vapour device on public patio $50 $8 $58 , and (

b) by adding the following as indicated: 12 3 Victim SurchargeTicketed Provision Contravention Fine Levy Amount

section Unlawfully smoke or hold lighted cannabis $200 $30 $230 on public patio

section Unlawfully vape or hold activated cannabis vapour device on public patio $50 $8 $58

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 56/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0056 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	8d2ea01d347f40583b01af42153754699decf229

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