British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Human Rights Code Amendment, 2018, s (O.C. 455/2020)

O.C. 455/2020

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, effective September 1, 2020, (

a) the following provisions of the Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018 , S.B.C. 2018, c. 48, are brought into force: (

i) section 2; (ii)

section 10, as it enacts

section 47.12 (1) (

l) of the Human Rights Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210; (iii)

section 11, as it enacts sections 47.14 to 47.22 of the Human Rights Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210; (iv) sections and 14, and (

b) the attached Human Rights Commiss ioner’s Inquiry Regulation is made. Attorney 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: Human Rights Code Amendment Act, 2018, S.B.C. 2018, c. 48, s. 20; Human Rights Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 210, s. 49 (2) Other: R10419630 August 4, 2020 HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER ’S INQUIRY REGULATION

Definitions In this regulation: “application” means an application to the commissioner under

section 47.16 [commissioner’s order powers for inquiries] of the Human Rights Code , for variance or rescission of an order; “order” means a written order made by the commissioner under

section 47.16 of the Human Rights Code. Service of order 2

(1) An order may be served on the person wh o is subject to the order as follows: (

a) by ordinary mail, regist ered mail or courier sent to the person’s last known address or to the address provided by the person for the purpose of receiving the order; (

b) by email sent to the email address provided by the person for the purpose of receiving the order; (

c) by email sent to the pers on’s last known email address.

(2) An order sent as contemplated by subs ection (1) (

c) is not effectively served unless the person who is subject to the order confirms, either verbally or by email, that the order was received.

(3) An order is deemed to have been received by the person who is subject to the order (a) 8 days after the order is mailed, if the order is sent by ordinary mail as contemplated by subsection (1) (a), or (b) 3 days after the order is sent, if th e order is sent by email as contemplated by subsection (1) (b).

(4) An order is conclusively deemed to have been received by the person who is subject to the order (a) 8 days after the order is mailed or received by the courier, unless the person actually received the order before that day, if the order is sent by registered mail or courier as contemplated by subsection (1) (a), or (

b) on the date the person who is subjec t to the order confirms, in accordance with subsection (2), that the order was received, if the order is sent by email as contemplated by subsection (1) (c). Application for variation or rescission An application must (

a) be made in writing, (

b) be sent by ordinary mail, regist ered mail, courier or email, and (

c) include the following information: (

i) the applicant’s name; (ii) the applicant’s address, phone number and email address; (iii) the reason why the order s hould be varied or rescinded; (iv) a description of the request ed variance, if applicable; (

v) any information required by the co mmissioner to decide the appli- cation.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 455/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0455 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	c3d5c5fcb22624ca90436b70eff648d2d83b267e

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