British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Public Service Oath Regulation (O.C. 346/2020)

O.C. 346/2020

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 p a g e1o f3 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective July 1, 2020, (

a) the Office of the Legislature Staff Oath Regulation is made as set out in the attached

Schedule 1, and (

b) the Public Service Oath Regulation, B.C. Reg. 228/2007, is amended as set out in the attached

Schedule 2. Minister of Finance 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: Public Service Act , R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 385, ss. 21 and 25 (0.1) and (2) (

a) Other: OIC 436/2007 R20365203 June 22, 2020

SCHEDULE OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATURE STAFF OATH REGULATION Definition In this regulation, “office of the Legislature staff member” means a person who is employed in the office of any of the following: (

a) the Auditor General; (

b) the Chief Electoral Officer; (

c) the Human Rights Commissioner; (

d) the Information and Privacy Commissioner; (

e) the Merit Commissioner; (

f) the Ombudsperson; (

g) the Police Complaint Commissioner; (

h) the Representative for Children and Youth. Form of oath The prescribed form of oath for an office of the Legislature staff member for the purposes of

section of the Public Service Act is as follows: As a public service employee appointed to an office of the Legislature, I _________________ [employee name] do solemnly swear/affirm [circle one] that I will loyally serve the people of British Columbia through the office of the Legislature to which I am appointed by exercising powers and performing duties in accordance with the enactments applicable to that office, 2 honour and faithfully abide by the standards of conduct that apply to me, and to the best of my ability, (

a) act with integrity, putting the interests of the public and the office of the Legislature to which I am appointed above my own personal interest and avoiding all conflicts of interest, whether real or perceived, (

b) safeguard confidential information, not divulging it unless I am either authorized to do so or required to do so by law, (

c) base my advice, recommendations and decisions on the objective evidence that is available to me, (

d) serve impartially the office of the Legislature to which I am appointed, and (

e) conduct myself honestly and ethically, in a manner that maintains and enhances the public’s trust and confidence in the office of the Legislature to which I am appointed and does not bring that office into disrepute. Sworn/Affirmed [circle one] by me, at ........................................, this .................... day of ................................., 20....... .............................................................................. Person administering Oath or Affirmation .............................................................................. Person giving Oath or Affirmation

SCHEDULE

Section 0.1 of the Public Service Oath Regulation, B.C. Reg. 228/2007, is repealed and the following substituted: Definition 0.1 In this regulation: “office of the Legislature staff member” has the same meaning as in the Office of the Legislature Staff Oath Regulation; “political staff member” means a person described in the

Schedule to the Standards of Conduct for Political Staff Regulation. 2

Section is amended by adding “ an office of the Legislature staff member or ” before “a political staff member ”.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 346/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0346 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b2247c4b69c423d471d92b4c2fa7c9382db2eb2d

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