British Columbia Bill 227 (Private Member) — 42nd Parliament, 5th Session — Previous Version 1
42-5 Member Bill 227-1
British Columbia — Bills
5th Session, 42nd Parliament
(2024) FIRST READING
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MS. SONIA FURSTENAU
BILL M 227 – 2024
SOCIAL WORKERS AMENDMENT ACT, 2024
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
CLAUSE 1: [Social Workers Act,
section 4] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
Section 4 (5) of the Social Workers Act, S.B.C. 2008, c. 31, is amended by adding " or " at the end of paragraph (
a) and repealing paragraph (b).
CLAUSE 2: [Social Workers Act,
section 18] repeals
section 18 (2) of the Act, which permits a person to use the title "social worker", or an abbreviation of that title, if that person is a social worker who is, or works for, a prescribed person.
Section 18 is repealed and the following substituted:
Title protection
18 No person other than a registrant may use
(
a) the title "social worker" or "registered social worker", or
(
b) a title prescribed under this Act.
CLAUSE 3: [Social Workers Act,
section 50] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
Section 50 (2) (
n) is repealed.
CLAUSE 4: [Social Workers Regulation,
section 4] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
Section 4 of the Social Workers Regulation, B.C. Reg. 211/2015, is repealed.
Commencement
5 This Act comes into force on the date of Royal Assent.
Explanatory Notes
CLAUSE 1: [Social Workers Act,
section 4] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
CLAUSE 2: [Social Workers Act,
section 18] repeals
section 18 (2) of the Act, which permits a person to use the title "social worker", or an abbreviation of that title, if that person is a social worker who is, or works for, a prescribed person.
CLAUSE 3: [Social Workers Act,
section 50] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
CLAUSE 4: [Social Workers Regulation,
section 4] is consequential to an amendment made by this Bill to the Act.
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