British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Motor Vehicle Fees Regulation (O.C. 175/2020)

O.C. 175/2020

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 (

a) the Motor Vehicle Fees Re gulation, B.C. Reg. 334/91, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 1, and (

b) the Commercial Transport Fees Re gulation, B.C. Reg. 328/91, is amended as set out in the attached Appendix 2. 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: Motor Vehicle Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 318, s. 210; Commercial Transport Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 58, s. 11 Other: OICs 1573/91, 1567/91 R10412317 April 16, 2020 APPENDIX 1 The Motor Vehicle Fees Regulation, B.C. Reg. 334/91, is amended by adding the following section: Fees during COVID-19 emergency 3

(1) In this section: “COVID-19 emergency” means the emergency that is the subject of (

a) the notice provided on March 17, 2020 by the provincial health officer under

section 52 (2) of the Public Health Act, and (

b) the declaration of a state of em ergency made on March 18, 2020, and any extension of that declaratio n, under

section of the Emergency Program Act; “end of the COVID-19 emergency” means the later of the following: (

a) the date on which the provincial health officer provides notice under

section 59 (

b) of the Public Health Act that the COVID-19 emergency has passed; (

b) the date on which the last extension of the declaration of a state of emergency, referred to in paragraph (

b) of the definition of “COVID-19 emergency”, expires or is cancelled.

(2) This

section applies despite

section 2.

(3) The fee set out in item 4 (b) (i) [knowledge test] of the

Schedule does not apply in relation to a person who takes a knowle dge test for a learner’s licence before the date that is 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency if (

a) the learner’s licence is a Class 5L, 6L, 7L or 8L licence, and (

b) t he person (

i) held a learner’s licence of the same class that expired after March 16, 2020 and before the date that is 90 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (ii) has not previously taken a knowle dge test for a learner’s licence of the same class under this exemption.

(4) The fee set out in item 5 (i) [issuance of number plate] of the

Schedule does not apply in relation to a person who makes an application under

section 3 (7) of the Act before the date that is 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

(5) The fee set out in item 14 (a) [issuance of BC Parks number plate] of the

Schedule is reduced to $32 in relation to a person who makes an application under

section 3 (7) of the Act before the date that is 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

(6) This

section is repealed on the date that is 100 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency. APPENDIX 2 The Commercial Transport Fees Regulatio n, B.C. Reg. 328/91, is amended by adding the following section: Fees during COVID-19 emergency 2

(1) In this section: “COVID-19 emergency” means the emergency that is the subject of (

a) the notice provided on March 17, 2020 by the provincial health officer under

section 52 (2) of the Public Health Act, and (

b) the declaration of a state of em ergency made on March 18, 2020, and any extension of that declaratio n, under

section of the Emergency Program Act; “end of the COVID-19 emergency” means the later of the following: (

a) the date on which the provincial health officer provides notice under

section 59 (

b) of the Public Health Act that the COVID-19 emergency has passed; (

b) the date on which the last extension of the declaration of a state of emergency, referred to in paragraph (

b) of the definition of “COVID-19 emergency”, expires or is cancelled.

(2) This

section applies despite

section 1.

(3) The fee set out in item 3 (c) (i) [issuance of number plate] of the

Schedule does not apply in relation to a person who makes an application under

section 6 (5) of the Commercial Transport Act before the date that is 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

(4) The fee set out in item 3 (c) (ii) [issuance of BC Parks number plate] of the

Schedule is reduced to $32 in relation to a person who makes an application under

section 6 (5) of the Commercial Transport Act before the date that is 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

(5) This

section is repealed on the date that is 70 days after the end of the COVID-19 emergency.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 175/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0175 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	d8db9e504630bb1cfbb67697a7a8fa4afb7a46de

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