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2003 Legislative Session: 4th 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 27th day of November, 2003

Ian D. Izard, Law Clerk

HONOURABLE GRAHAM BRUCE

MINISTER OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

AND LABOUR

BILL 95 – 2003

RAILWAY AND FERRIES BARGAINING ASSISTANCE AMENDMENT ACT, 2003

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 Railway and Ferries Bargaining Assistance Act, S.B.C. 1976, c. 48, is amended

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a) by adding the following definition:

"Code" means the Labour Relations Code ; ,

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b) in the definition of "collective agreement" by striking out everything after "Part II," and substituting "means a collective agreement between an employer and a trade-union" , and

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c) by striking out the definition of "employer" and substituting the following:

"employer" means BC Rail Ltd. or British Columbia Ferry Services Inc.; .

2 Sections 4 (

a) and 18 (3) (

b) are amended by striking out "sections 7, 10 and 11 of the Public Inquiries Act ," and substituting "sections 12, 15 and 16 of the Inquiry Act, " .

Section 19 is amended

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a) by repealing subsections (1) and (2) and substituting the following:

(1) The Code and the regulations made under it apply in respect of the matters to which this Act applies, but if there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Act and those enactments, this Act applies. , and

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b) in subsection (3) by striking out " Labour Code of British Columbia or the Public Service Labour Relations Act , as the case may be." and substituting "Code."

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