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1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament

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HONOURABLE JOY K. MacPHAIL

MINISTER OF FINANCE AND

CORPORATE RELATIONS

BILL 44 – 1998

REGULATORY STREAMLINING MISCELLANEOUS

STATUTES AMENDMENT ACT, 1998

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province

of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act

1 The Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 8, is repealed.

Boom Chain Brand Act

2 The Boom Chain Brand Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 31, is repealed.

Credit Union Incorporation Act

Section 70 (2) of the Credit Union Incorporation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 82, is repealed

and the following substituted:

(2) A member may vote by proxy only if

(

a) the member is voting as a holder of shares in a class of equity shares that are

not membership shares,

(

b) the rules of the credit union allow auxiliary members to vote by proxy as

holders of shares in the class referred to in paragraph (a), and

(

c) the vote is on a matter on which, under the rules referred to in paragraph (b),

members holding shares in the class referred to in paragraph (

a) are

permitted to vote by proxy.

Crown Proceeding Act

Section 14 (3) of the Crown Proceeding Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 89, is repealed.

Employee Investment Act

Section 40 (4) of the Employee Investment Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 112, is amended by

adding the following paragraph:

(c.1) increase the amount that may be released from the investment protection

account referred to in

section 23; .

Estate Administration Act

6 Sections 115 (2) and 118 (3) of the Estate Administration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 122, are

repealed.

Evidence Act

Section 51 (1) of the Evidence Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 124, is amended by repealing

paragraph (

d) of the definition of "health care professional" .

Farm Distress Assistance Act

8 The Farm Distress Assistance Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 129, is repealed.

Farm Product Industry Act

9 The Farm Product Industry Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 132, is repealed.

Financial Institutions Act

Section 71 of the Financial Institutions Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 141, is repealed.

Section 84 (2) is amended by striking out "an affidavit" and substituting "a certificate of

death, or certified copy of a certificate of death, as described in

section 38 of the Vital Statistics

Act or an affidavit" .

Section 173 (1) (c) (vii) is repealed and the following substituted:

(vii) if applying for an agent's licence for general insurance, will when

licensed

(

A) be given, or

(

B) be employed by an insurance agent that is given

by at least one insurer authorized to carry on general insurance

business the standard inclusive authority that is in use by that insurer

to bind that insurer under homeowners' and tenants' contracts of

insurance or other contracts of insurance approved by the council, .

Section 174 (3) is repealed.

Section 221 (1) (

a) is repealed and the following substituted:

(

a) licensed as an agent, salesperson or adjuster, is an officer or employee of a

licensed insurer or is an individual described in

section 220 (3) (f), and .

Section 228 (1) (

a) is repealed and the following substituted:

(

a) an insurance agent licensed in respect of general insurance business ceases

to meet the requirements of

section 173 (1) (c) (vii), .

Fisheries Act

Section 22 (4) of the Fisheries Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 149, is repealed.

Forest Land Reserve Act

17 The Forest Land Reserve Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 158, is amended by adding the following

section:

Forest reserve land on certificate of title

12.1

(1) In this

section "registrar" means the registrar defined in

section 1 of the Land

Title Act .

(2) This Act governs the use of forest reserve land whether or not notice under subsection

(3) is filed in the land title office.

(3) The chief officer may file a notice in the land title office stating that the forest

reserve land described in the notice is governed by this Act.

(4) A notice under subsection (3) must contain a description of the land that is sufficient

for the registrar to identify the land in the records.

(5) On receipt of a notice under subsection (3), the registrar must endorse, on the

title of the land affected, a notation stating that the title may be affected by this

Act.

(6) In the event of any delay, omission, mistake or misfeasance by the registrar, or an

employee described in

section 10 of the Land Title Act , in relation to making a

notation under subsection (5),

(

a) the registrar is not liable nor is the government liable vicariously, and

(

b) the assurance fund of the Attorney General as a nominal defendant is not

liable under

Part 20 of the Land Title Act

for any loss or damage sustained by any person because of this delay, omission,

mistake or misfeasance.

Fur Farm Act

Section 4 of the Fur Farm Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 167, is repealed.

Grasshopper Control Act

19 The Grasshopper Control Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 174, is repealed.

Hotel Room Tax Act

Section 10 of the Hotel Room Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 207, is renumbered as

section 10 (1) and the following subsection added:

(2) If the director is satisfied that an operator has remitted to the director an amount

as collected taxes that the operator neither collected nor was required to collect

under this Act, the director must refund the amount to the operator from the

consolidated revenue fund.

Labour Relations Code

Section 51 of the Labour Relations Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 244, is amended by striking

out "with the minister and" .

Land Surveyors Act

Section 11 (2) of the Land Surveyors Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 248, is amended by striking

out "or address in the last list published in the Gazette under

section 34 that contains the

member's name" .

Section 34 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) (

a) by striking out "with their last known addresses" , and

(

b) in subsection (2) (

a) by striking out "and address" .

Land Title Act

Section 151 of the Land Title Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 250, is repealed.

Law and Equity Act

Section 6 of the Law and Equity Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 253, is repealed.

Liquor Distribution Act

26 The Liquor Distribution Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 268, is amended by adding the following

section:

Delegation of powers, duties or functions

13.1 The general manager may authorize in writing any person referred to in

section 12 (3)

to carry out any of the powers, duties or functions of the general manager under this

Act or under regulations made under this Act.

Section 15 (1) is amended by striking out "minister" wherever it appears and substituting

"minister or person designated in writing by the minister for the purposes of this subsection"

Section 18 (5) is amended by striking out "minister" wherever it appears and substituting

"minister or person designated in writing by the minister for the purposes of this subsection"

29 The Supplement to the Liquor Distribution Act is repealed.

Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act

Section 7 (2) of the Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 307, is

amended by striking out "but, except with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in

Council, money must not be paid out that is not to be recovered" .

Motor Carrier Act

Section 2 of the Motor Carrier Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 315, is amended by adding the

following subsections:

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations exempting any person

or motor vehicle, or class of person or motor vehicle, from the application of any

provision of this Act respecting a requirement under

section 3, 11 (1) or 12 (1) to

carry a certificate or to display a licence plate, or limiting or varying the

application of the requirement in any manner, and the exemption, limitation or

variation is of the same force and effect as if set out in this Act.

(4) If there is a conflict between a regulation made under subsection (2) and a

regulation made under subsection (3), the regulation made under subsection (3)

applies.

Motor Fuel Tax Act

Section 20 of the Motor Fuel Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 317, is renumbered as

section 20 (1) and the following subsection added:

(2) If the director is satisfied that a collector has remitted to the director an amount

as collected taxes that the collector neither collected nor was required to collect

under this Act, the director must refund the amount to the collector from the

consolidated revenue fund.

Nurses (Registered) Act

Section 23 (3) of the Nurses (Registered) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 335, is amended by

striking out "under the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act or as" wherever it appears and

substituting "as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse or" .

Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act

34 The Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 336, is repealed.

Pension Benefits Standards Act

Section 1 of the Pension Benefits Standards Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 352, is amended by

adding the following subsection:

(3.1) Despite the definition of "multi-employer plan" in subsection (1), the superintendent

may exempt a pension plan from that definition if the superintendent

considers that an exemption is in the best interest of the plan members.

Section 8 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:

(4) If the plan contains a defined benefit provision, the administrator must

(

a) have the plan reviewed in accordance with the regulations, and

(

b) have the results of the review set out in the form of an actuarial valuation

report.

Section 9 is amended

(

a) by repealing subsection (3) (b) (ii),

(

b) in subsection (4) by striking out "or cost certificate" in both places, and

(

c) by repealing subsection (6).

Section 10 (4) (

f) is amended by striking out "cost certificate" and substituting "actuarial

valuation report" .

Section 14 (2) is amended

(

a) by adding "and" at the end of paragraph (a) (iii),

(

b) by repealing paragraph (a) (iv),

(

c) in paragraph (a) (

v) by striking out "that relates to the administration of the plan" , and

(

d) in paragraph (b) (

i) by striking out "and cost certificate" .

Section 15 is amended

(

a) in subsection (1) (

b) by striking out "section 14 (2) (a) (ii) to (v)," and substituting

"section 14 (2) (a) (ii), (iii) or (v)," , and

(

b) in subsection (2) by striking out "section 14 (2) (a) (ii) to (v)" and substituting

"section 14 (2) (a) (ii) or (v)" .

Section 41 (3) is amended by striking out "and cost certificates" .

Private Post-Secondary Education Act

Section 5 of the Private Post-Secondary Education Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 375, is amended

by adding the following subsection:

(3) If the registration of an institution is suspended under

section 7 (3) or (4) (d) (ii),

the institution, during the period of the suspension,

(

a) may continue to provide post-secondary education, subject to the conditions

the executive director may specify under

section 7 (4) (d) (ii), to students

enrolled and in good standing at the institution on the date the suspension is

issued, and

(

b) must not enroll, provide post-secondary education to, or offer to enroll or

provide post-secondary education to, students other than those described in

paragraph (a).

Public Service Labour Relations Act

Section 4 (

a) of the Public Service Labour Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 388, is

amended by striking out "the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act or" and substituting "the

Health Professions Act as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse or under" .

Real Estate Act

Section 17 of the Real Estate Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 397, is amended by adding the

following paragraph:

(b.1) money paid into the consolidated revenue fund under

section 17.2.

45 The following

section is added:

Unclaimed money in a trust account

17.2

(1) Money in a trust account maintained in British Columbia by an agent is deemed

to be unclaimed money deposits for the purposes of this

section if

(

a) the money has been unclaimed for 5 or more years,

(

b) the identity of the person entitled to claim the money is known and is not in

dispute, and

(

c) the agent has made all reasonable efforts to contact the person entitled to

claim the money in order to have that money claimed but those efforts have

not succeeded.

(2) Unclaimed money deposits may be paid into the consolidated revenue fund in a

manner satisfactory to the Comptroller General and, on being so paid,

(

a) the unclaimed money deposits form part of the consolidated revenue fund

as provided in the Unclaimed Money Act , and

(

b) sections 2 to 4 of the Unclaimed Money Act apply to the unclaimed money

deposits.

Section 63 (3) is amended by striking out "must hold" and substituting "must hold in

trust" .

Securities Act

Section 9 (

c) of the Securities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 418, is amended by striking out

"subject to the prior approval of the Treasury Board," .

Small Business Venture Capital Act

48 Sections 3 (2), 9 (2) and 20 (8) of the Small Business Venture Capital Act, R.S.B.C. 1996,

c. 429, are repealed.

Section 29 is amended by striking out "in the prescribed manner" .

Social Service Tax Act

Section 77 (e) (ii) of the Social Service Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 431, is amended by

striking out "under Division 1 of

Part 2, except

section 11 (3), on that purchase" and substituting

"under this Act, other than under

section 12, 13 or 15" .

Section 82 is amended by adding the following subsection:

(1.1) If the commissioner is satisfied that a person has remitted to the commissioner an

amount as collected taxes that the person neither collected nor was required to

collect under this Act, the commissioner must refund the amount to the person

from the consolidated revenue fund.

Section 87 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:

(2) On application by a person who paid tax respecting tangible personal property

that the person purchased in British Columbia, brought or sent into British

Columbia or took delivery of in British Columbia, the commissioner must refund

to that person out of the consolidated revenue fund the tax paid if

(

a) that person is a manufacturer of portable buildings within the meaning of

the regulations,

(

b) the tangible personal property was processed, fabricated or manufactured

into, attached to or incorporated into a portable building within the meaning

of the regulations, and

(

c) the portable building referred to in paragraph (

b) is shipped by the manufacturer

for delivery and use outside British Columbia.

Threshers' Lien Act

53 The Threshers' Lien Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, c. 379, is repealed.

Tobacco Tax Act

Section 17 of the Tobacco Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 452, is renumbered as

section 17 (1)

and the following subsection added:

(2) If the director is satisfied that a collector has remitted to the director an amount

as collected taxes that the collector neither collected nor was required to collect

under this Act, the director must refund the amount to the collector from the

consolidated revenue fund.

Transitional – Fisheries Act

55 A licence under

section 22 of the Fisheries Act that is in effect on the date

section 16

of this Act comes into force expires on March 31 next following that date.

Transitional – Fur Farm Act

56 A licence under

section 2 of the Fur Farm Act that is in effect on the date

section 18

of this Act comes into force expires on March 31 next following that date.

Transitional – Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act

(1) If a health profession for persons registered or formerly registered under the

Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) A ct is designated under

section 12 of the Health

Professions Act ,

section 36 of the

Interpretation Act applies and the Nurses

(Registered Psychiatric) Act is deemed to be the "former enactment" and the

Health Professions Act is deemed to be the "new enactment" for the purposes of

this section.

(2) For the purposes of this section,

section 36 of the

Interpretation Act applies

(

a) to the board established under

section 17 of the Health Professions Act for

the health profession as though the board were, for the purposes of the

health profession, the board defined in

section 1 of the Nurses (Registered

Psychiatric) Act ,

(

b) to, as circumstances require, the discipline committee or the inquiry

committee as defined in

section 1 of the Health Professions Act for the

health profession as though the discipline committee or the inquiry

committee were, for the purposes of the health profession, the board as

defined in

section 1 of the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act , or a professional

conduct committee established under

section 11 of that Act,

(

c) to bylaws and rules made under the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act as

though they were bylaws made under the Health Professions Act ,

(

d) to regulations made under the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act , and

(

e) to a proceeding commenced under the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act

to investigate or discipline a member of the health profession.

(3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations to facilitate the

transition from the former enactment to the new enactment for a health

profession.

Commencement

58 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

Explanatory Notes

SECTION 1: [Agricultural and Rural Development (BC) Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act

that is no longer in active use.

SECTION 2: [Boom Chain Brand Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act that is no longer

required.

SECTION 3: [Credit Union Incorporation Act, repeals and replaces

section 70 (2)] enables

a credit union to allow its members to vote by proxy in certain circumstances.

SECTION 4: [Crown Proceeding Act, repeals

section 14 (3)] removes a requirement that the

Attorney General obtain the approval of Treasury Board before issuing a certificate

authorizing payment of $100 000 or more into court in a proceeding.

Treasury Board can establish appropriate review procedures under the

Financial Administration Act .

SECTION 5: [Employee Investment Act, amends

section 40 (4)] broadens the capacity of

the administrator to act under

section 40 (4) of the Act.

SECTION 6: [Estate Administration Act, repeals sections 115 (2) and 118 (3)] removes a

requirement that original wills and copies of the inventories of deceased

persons' safety deposit boxes must be sent to the Victoria registry of the

Supreme Court.

SECTION 7: [Evidence Act, amends

section 51 (1)] repeals paragraph (

d) of the definition

of "health care professional" consequential to the repeal of the Nurses (Registered

Psychiatric) Act by this Bill. Paragraph (

e) of that definition will cover

Registered Psychiatric Nurses.

SECTION 8: [Farm Distress Assistance Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act that is no longer in

active use.

SECTION 9: [Farm Product Industry Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act that is no longer in

active use.

SECTION 10: [Financial Institutions Act, repeals

section 71] repeals a redundant provision

as the Act does not apply to a corporation described in

section 71 of the Act in

any case.

SECTION 11: [Financial Institutions Act, amends

section 84 (2)] allows a death certificate

to be used as an alternative to an affidavit for the purposes of

section 84 (2) of

the Act.

SECTION 12: [Financial Institutions Act, repeals and replaces

section 173 (1) (c) (vii)]

recognizes that many insurance agents are employees of insurance agents.

SECTION 13: [Financial Institutions Act, repeals

section 174 (3)] removes the requirement

that a licence for general insurance only be issued to a resident or prospective

resident of British Columbia.

SECTION 14: [Financial Institutions Act, repeals and replaces

section 221 (1) (a)] recognizes

that

section 220 (3) (

f) of the Act allows for the appointment of up to 2

lay members of the Insurance Council of British Columbia.

SECTION 15: [Financial Institutions Act, repeals and replaces

section 228 (1) (a)] is consequential

to the amendment being made by this Bill to

section 173 (1) (c) (vii)

of the Act.

SECTION 16: [Fisheries Act, repeals

section 22 (4)] removes the requirement that a licence

issued under

section 22 of the Act must expire on March 31 next following the

date on which the licence became effective.

SECTION 17: [Forest Land Reserve Act, enacts

section 12.1] adds the requirement that

certificates under the Land Title Act for forest reserve land reflect the fact that

the land may be affected by the Forest Land Reserve Act .

SECTION 18: [Fur Farm Act, repeals

section 4] removes the requirement that a licence

issued under

section 4 of the Act must expire on March 31 next following the

date on which the licence was issued.

SECTION 19: [Grasshopper Control Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act that is no longer in

active use.

SECTION 20: [Hotel Room Tax Act, amends

section 10] clarifies that refunds can be made

for over-remissions.

SECTION 21: [Labour Relations Code, amends

section 51] removes the requirement that a

copy of a collective agreement be filed with the minister within 30 days after

the agreement is executed.

SECTION 22: [Land Surveyors Act, amends

section 11 (2)] is consequential to the

amendment of

section 34 of the Act by this Bill.

SECTION 23: [Land Surveyors Act, amends

section 34] removes the requirement that the

addresses of members in good standing of the Corporation of Land Surveyors

of the Province of British Columbia be published in the BC Gazette.

SECTION 24: [Land Title Act, repeals

section 151] removes a requirement that citizenship

statements must be prepared and submitted with an application to register title

or a charge.

SECTION 25: [Law and Equity Act, repeals

section 6] repeals a provision that is now

redundant as the Supreme Court Rules and the Small Claims Rules deal with

the same matters.

SECTION 26: [Liquor Distribution Act, enacts

section 13.1] clarifies the capacity of the

general manager to delegate powers, duties or functions.

SECTION 27: [Liquor Distribution Act, amends

section 15 (1)] clarifies the capacity of the

minister to delegate powers, duties or functions.

SECTION 28: [Liquor Distribution Act, amends

section 18 (5)] clarifies the capacity of the

minister to delegate powers, duties or functions.

SECTION 29: [Liquor Distribution Act, repeals Supplement] repeals an amendment that is

not in force to

section 29 of the Act.

SECTION 30: [Ministry of Lands, Parks and Housing Act, amends

section 7 (2)] removes

the requirement that the Lieutenant Governor in Council must give approval

before money required for the purpose of an enactment administered by the

minister responsible for

section 7 of the Act may be paid out of the consolidated

revenue fund if that money is not to be recovered.

SECTION 31: [Motor Carrier Act, adds

section 2 (3) and (4)] allows the Lieutenant

Governor in Council to make regulations exempting, limiting or varying the

application of any provision of the Act respecting a requirement under

section 3, 11 (1) or 12 (1) of the Act to carry a certificate or to display a licence

plate.

SECTION 32: [Motor Fuel Tax Act, amends

section 20] clarifies that refunds can be made

for over-remissions.

SECTION 33: [Nurses (Registered) Act, amends

section 23 (3)] is consequential to the repeal

of the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act by this Bill.

SECTION 34: [Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act, repeals Act] repeals the Nurses (Registered

Psychiatric) Act to facilitate designation of the Registered Psychiatric

Nurses Association of British Columbia under the Health Professions Act .

SECTION 35: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 1] empowers the Superintendent

of Pensions to exempt a pension plan from the definition of "multi-employer plan".

SECTION 36: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, repeals and replaces

section 8 (4)] repeals

a requirement that an administrator must have the results of a pension plan

review set out in a cost certificate.

SECTION 37: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 9]

(

a) repeals a requirement that an administrator file cost certificates with the superintendent;

(

b) and (

c) is consequential to the repeal of

section 9 (3) (b) (ii) of the Act.

SECTION 38: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 10 (4) (f)] requires the filing

of the most recent actuarial valuation report instead of a cost certificate.

SECTION 39: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 14 (2)]

(

a) is consequential to the repeal of

section 14 (2) (a) (iv) of the Act;

(

b) repeals a requirement that an application to register a pension plan must

include a copy of any agreement relating to the investment of the pension fund;

(

c) requires the filing of any prescribed document;

(

d) is consequential to the repeal of

section 9 (3) (b) (ii) of the Act.

SECTION 40: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 15] reduces the number of

documents that an administrator must file and certify when making an

amendment to a pension plan or when submitting new documents.

SECTION 41: [Pension Benefits Standards Act, amends

section 41 (3)] is consequential to

the repeal of

section 9 (3) (b) (ii) of the Act.

SECTION 42: [Private Post-Secondary Education Act, adds

section 5 (3)] clarifies what

activities an institution may carry out while its registration is under suspension.

SECTION 43: [Public Service Labour Relations Act, amends

section 4 (a)] is consequential

to the repeal of the Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act by this Bill.

SECTION 44: [Real Estate Act, amends

section 17] is consequential to the addition of

section 17.2 to the Act by this Bill.

SECTION 45: [Real Estate Act, enacts

section 17.2] allows an agent under the Act to pay

unclaimed money deposits the agent holds in trust into the consolidated

revenue fund in certain circumstances to be dealt with under the Unclaimed

Money Act .

SECTION 46: [Real Estate Act, amends

section 63 (3)] clarifies the intent that money held

under this

section of the Act is held in trust.

SECTION 47: [Securities Act, amends

section 9 (c)] removes the requirement that the British

Columbia Securities Commission requires the approval of the Treasury Board

before determining the remuneration and classification of the commission's

officers and employees.

SECTION 48: [Small Business Venture Capital Act, repeals sections 3 (2), 9 (2) and 20 (8)]

removes the requirement, in each

section in which a subsection being repealed

appears, that the administrator must act within 45 days as provided for under

that

section or be deemed to have refused to so act.

SECTION 49: [Small Business Venture Capital Act, amends

section 29] removes the

requirement that the form of a return under

section 29 of the Act be prescribed

by regulation.

SECTION 50: [Social Service Tax Act, amends

section 77 (e) (ii)] allows the exemption

under

section 77 (

e) of the Act if the tax is paid at a time other than the time of

sale.

SECTION 51: [Social Service Tax Act, adds

section 82 (1.1)] clarifies that refunds can be

made for over-remissions.

SECTION 52: [Social Service Tax Act, repeals and replaces

section 87 (2)] broadens

section

87 of the Act so that its benefit is not restricted to purchases made in British

Columbia.

SECTION 53: [Threshers' Lien Act, repeals Act] repeals

an Act that is no longer in active

use.

SECTION 54: [Tobacco Tax Act, amends

section 17] clarifies that refunds can be made for

over-remissions.

SECTION 55: [Transitional – Fisheries Act] preserves the March 31 termination for licences

in force under

section 22 of the Act when the repeal of

section 22 (4) of the Act

comes into force. A licence issued under

section 22 of the Act after its subsection

(4) is repealed will be for the term set by the minister issuing the licence.

SECTION 56: [Transitional – Fur Farm Act] preserves the March 31 termination for licences

in force under

section 2 of the Act when the repeal of

section 4 of the Act

comes into force. A licence issued under

section 2 of the Act after its

section 4

of that Act is repealed will be for the term set by the minister issuing the

licence.

SECTION 57 [Transitional – Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Act] facilitates the transition

of the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of British Columbia from

operation under the Act to operation under the Health Professions Act .

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