British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Administrative Penalties Regulation (O.C. 621/2022)

O.C. 621/2022

British Columbia — Orders in Council

621 November 25, 2022 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 the Administrative Penalties Regulation, B.C. Reg. 35/2011, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes 011/y and is 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 page I of Rl0631319

SCHEDULE

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

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "78 (1.1), (2) or (3)" and substituting "78 (1.1) or (3 )", (

b) in subsection (2) by adding "41.1 (5) or (6)," after "41 (3),", (

c) in subsection (4) by striking out "45 (1), 47 (a), (

d) or (g), 50 (l)" and substituting "41.1 (2), (3) or ( 4 ), 45 (1 ), 47 (a), (

d) or (g), 50 ( 1 ), 52.02 (I), 52.03 ( 1) or (2), 52.04 (2) or (6), 52.05 (2), (3) or (4 ), 52.06 (1 ), 52.07 (1 ), 52.08 ( 1) or (2), 52.09, 52.10, 52.11 ", (

d) in subsection (5) by adding "41.1 (7)," after "39 (3)," and by adding "52.02 (2), 52.03 (3), 52.04 (7), 52.05 (5), 52.06 (2), 52.07 (2), 52.08 (3), 52.12," after "51 (2), (3) or (6),", and (

e) in subsection (6) by striking out "or 52 (4)" and substituting", 52 (4) or 78 (4)". 2

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (1) by striking out "9 (

b) or 10 (I)" and substituting "9 (3) or (4) or 11 (2)", (

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "7 (I) (a), (

b) or (c)" and substituting "7 (2), (3) or(4)", (

c) by adding the following subsection:

(2.1) A person who contravenes

section 5 (4) of the Pipeline Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $100 000. , (

d) in subsection (3) by striking out " 7 (I) (d)" and substituting "7 (5) or (6)", (

e) in subsection (4) by adding", 4 (2) or (3)" after "section 3 (2)", and (

f) in subsection (5) by striking out "10 (2) (a)" and substituting "IO (1)". 3

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (2) by striking out "section 5 (I), 7 (2)" and substituting "section 4.1 (2), 4.2 (2), 5 (I)", (

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "8 or IO (2)" and substituting "4, 8, 10 (2) or 11 . l ", (

c) in subsection (4) by striking out "or 15 (2), (3) or ( 4 )" and substituting", 15 (2), (3) or ( 4) or 16 (2.1 )", and (

d) in subsection (5) by striking out "sectio n 13 (3)" and substituting "section 4.1 (5), 4.2 (3) or 13 (3)". 4 The following

section is added: Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation 12

(1) A person who contravenes

section 6, 7 (1 ), (2), (3) or (5), 8 (

I) or (2), 9 (2), 16 (1), 18 (1) or (2), 23 (1), 24 (1) or (3) or 31 (1) (

a) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 000.

(2) A person who contravenes

section 8 (3), 12, 13 (2) or (3) or 14 (

I) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $250 000.

(3) A person who contravenes

section 7 (4), 8 (4), 9 (3), 11 , 18 (3) (

b) or (

c) or (4), 19, 21 (1) or (2) or 31 (1) (

b) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $100 000.

(4) A person who contravenes

section 10 (1) or (3) (a), (

b) or (c), 14 (3) (

b) or (4), 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 or 31 (2) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $50 000.

(5) Apersonwhocontravenessection9(1), 10(2)or(3)(d), 14(2), 17,20or21 (3) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $20 000.

(6) A person who contravenes

section 23 (2) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $5 000.

(7) A person who contravenes

section or 18 (3) (

a) or (5) of the Oil and Gas Processing Facility Regulation is liable to an administrative penalty not exceeding $2 000.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 621/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0621 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	a9a1e7f548aa8033b584f96639230e86a87e02ac

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