British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Business Practices and Consumer Protection Regulation (O.C. 362/2020)

O.C. 362/2020

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 the Business Practices and Cons umer Protection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 294/2004, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General 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: Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 2, ss. 139, 140 and Other: O.C. 656/2004 R10413496 June 26, 2020

SCHEDULE The Business Practices and Consumer Prot ection Regulation, B.C. Reg. 294/2004, is amended by adding the following Part:

PART 4 – C ONSUMER ADVANCEMENT FUND Prescribed additional sources of revenue For the purposes of

section 139 (2) (c) [establishment of C onsumer Advancement Fund] of the Act, the following additional sources of revenue are prescribed: (

a) a payment that is directed to be made into the Consumer Advancement Fund in accordance with an undertaking under

section 154 [undertakings] of the Act or

section 56 (2) (b) [application of Divisions to of

Part 10 – inspections and enforcement] of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act; (

b) a payment that is directed to be made into the Consumer Advancement Fund in accordance with a compliance order under

section 155 [compliance orders] of the Act or

section 56 (2) (

c) of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act. Prescribed purposes for expending Consumer Advancement Fund For the purposes of

section 140 (e) [payments from Consumer Advancement Fund] of the Act, the following purposes are prescribed: (

a) for the purpose of research related to consumer protection; (

b) for the purpose of paying grants to organizations for the delivery of services related to consumer protection; (

c) to pay the costs associated with pl anning or implementing programs related to consumer protection; (

d) to pay the costs associated with inspections or hearings that (

i) relate to a business, industry, trade, profession, occupation or employment that is not a designated activity as defined in

section 142 [definition] of the Act, and (ii) do not result in an undertaking, compliance order or administrative penalty; (

e) for the purpose of educating cons umers and suppliers about any matters relating to the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act; (

f) for the purpose of increasing compliance with the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act; (

g) to pay the costs associated with imposing an administrative penalty under the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 362/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0362 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	ae8d5cd56f3935bad8b5686126104df8bb8369a4

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