British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation (O.C. 158/2020)

O.C. 158/2020

British Columbia — Orders in Council

158 April 1, 2020 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered 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 Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulation, B.C. Reg. 249/2015, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy 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: Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act, S.B.C. 2014, c. 29, ss. 47 (g), 49 (d), 53 Other: OIC 805/2015 RI0402977 page I of

SCHEDULE

Section is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as

section 13 (1), and (

b) by adding the following subsection:

(2) Despite subsection (1) (

a) and sections 14, 28 (1) and (3) [requirement for verifi cation of emission reports], 29 (1) and (3) [requirement for verification of supple mentary emission reports], 35 (1) [requirement for verification of reports] and 36 (1) [ requirement for verification of supplementary reports], in relation to an emission report for the reporting period ending December 31, 2019 and an emission report to which

section 28 (3) applies, (

a) the director may (

i) accept submission of an emission report that does not include information required under

section or a verification statement in accordance with

section 28 (1) or (3), 29 (1) or (3), 35 (1) or 36 (1), and (ii) extend the date for submission of the information or the verification statement that was not included in the emission report accepted under subparagraph (

i) by up to 6 months, or (

b) the director may extend the date an emission report must be submitted to the director by up to 6 months. 2

Section is amended (

a) by renumbering the

section as

section 19 (1), and (

b) by adding the following subsection:

(2) Despite subsection (1) (

a) and sections 23 [content of compliance reports}, 35 (1) [ requirement for verification of reports] and 36 (1) [verification of supple mentary reports], in relation to a compliance report for the compliance period ending December 31, 2019, (

a) the director may (

i) accept submission of a compliance report that does not include information required under

section or a verification statement in accordance with

section 35 (1) or 36 (1), and (ii) extend the date for submission of the information or the verification statement that was not included in the compliance report accepted under subparagraph (

i) by up to 6 months, or (

b) the director may extend the date a compliance report must be submitted to the director by up to 6 months. 3

Section is amended (

a) in subsection (2) (

d) by striking out "as described in subsection (3)" and substi tuting "as described in subsections (3) and (4), as applicable", page of3 (

b) in subsection (3) by striking out "Site visits" and substituting "Subject to subsec tion (4), site visits", and (

c) by adding the following subsection: ( 4) In relation to the reporting period and compliance period ending December 31, 2019 and an emission report to which

section 28 (3) [ requirement for verification of emission reports} applies, the director may authorize a site visit required under subsection (2) (

d) to be conducted virtually and in accordance with the directions of the director. page of3

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 158/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0158 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d33e6b2db8730404705328121ee464d1609aae95

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