British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Correction Act Regulation (O.C. 714/2021)

O.C. 714/2021

British Columbia — Orders in Council

714 December 13, 2021 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered 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, effective January 1, 2022, the Correction Act Regulation, B.C. Reg. 58/2005, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. 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 tire Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Correction Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 46, s. 33 Other: 0.C. 161/2005 page l of2 R20538730

SCHEDULE

Section of the Correction Act Regulation, B.C. Reg. 58/2005, is amended (

a) i1I the definition of "assistant deputy minister" by striking out "the Corrections Branch of the government" and substituting ''BC Corrections", and (

b) by adding the following

definitions: "BC Corrections" means the branch of government responsible for corrections; "quarantine unit" means an area designated by the person in charge to quarantine inmates;. 2 Section 2 (2) is amended (

a) in paragraph (

a) by striking out "privileges" and substituting "items or services", and (

b) in paragraph (

b) by striking out "privileges" and substituting "items or services referred to in subsection (1 )". 3 The following

section is added to Division of

Part 3: Quarantine units 20.1

(1) The person in charge may order that an inmate be housed in the quarantine unit if the person in charge believes on reasonable grounds that (

a) quarantine is necessary to mitigate the risk of transmitting a communicable disease, within the meaning of the Public Health Act, and (

b) the communicable disease presents a significant risk of causing serious illness or death to a person.

(2) The person in charge must review an order made under subsection (1) (

a) as soon as practicable if the circumstances that justified the order have changed or no longer exist, and (

b) at least every 30 days until the inmate is released from the quarantine unit.

(3) If, on a review under subsection (2), the person in charge determines that the circumstances that justified the order no longer exist, the person in charge must release the inmate from the quarantine unit. page of2

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 714/2021
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0714 2021
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	a81d6963ed16dff12ed49f59b90ad4c0c99c550c

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