British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation (O.C. 210/2022)

O.C. 210/2022

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 Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 241/2016, 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 the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Liquor Control and Licensing Act, S.B.C. 2015, c. 19, s. 11 (

a) Other: OIC 724/2016 R10579940 April 11, 2022

SCHEDULE The Liquor Control and Licensing Regu lation, B.C. Reg. 241/2016, is amended by adding the following section: Managed alcohol programs 192.1

(1) In this section: “health authority” means (

a) a regional health board de signated under

section of the Health Authorities Act, (

b) the First Nations Health Authority, or (

c) the Provincial Health Services Authority; “managed alcohol program” means a program for dispensing doses of liquor to individuals who experience harms related to their consumption of alcohol.

(2) A health authority may, without a lice nce or permit, purchase liquor for use in a managed alcohol program.

(3) A person who administers a managed al cohol program may, without a licence or permit, serve and sell liquor in a pub lic or private place to individuals participating in the program if the program is approved by a health authority.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), a person wh o is authorized to serve and sell liquor under subsection (3) may (

a) deliver the liquor in unopened containe rs to individuals participating in a managed alcohol program, and (

b) enclose the liquor in containers and deliver the liquor to individuals participating in a managed alcohol program.

(5) A person may deliver containers of liquor under subsection (4) only to (

a) a place referred to in section 73 (1) (a), (

b) or (

f) of the Act, or (

b) a dwelling place of an individua l participating in a managed alcohol program, including a shelter for individuals experiencing homelessness.

(6) An individual participating in a manage d alcohol program may, without a licence or permit, (

a) purchase liquor from a person who is authorized to sell liquor under subsection (3), and (

b) for the purposes of section 73 (1) (

d) of the Act, consume doses of liquor, or possess liquor in an open container, in a place where the doses are served, sold or delivered under this section.

(7) A person may, without a licence or pe rmit, manufacture beer or wine for the purposes of a managed alcohol program if (

a) the program is approved by a health authority, (

b) the person’s manufacture of the beer or wine is not in contravention of the Excise Act (Canada) or the Excise Act, 2001 (Canada), and (

c) the beer or wine that is manufactured is (

i) consumed by individuals

part icipating in the program, or (ii) disposed of as waste.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 210/2022
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0210 2022
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	b5a448127362622045569a483db6b3e097446bb5

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