British Columbia Bill 224 (Private Member) — 43rd Parliament, 1st Session — Previous Version 1
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1st Session, 43rd Parliament
(2025) FIRST READING
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SHELDON CLARE
BILL M 224 – 2025
INSURANCE (VEHICLE) AMENDMENT ACT, 2025
HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Insurance (Vehicle) Act
CLAUSE 1: [Insurance (Vehicle) Act,
section 163] extends the time period within which an individual can make a claim for benefits in respect of a catastrophic injury.
Section 165 of the Insurance (Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231, is amended by adding the following subsection:
(6) Despite any provision of this Act or any other enactment, the time period within which to make a claim for benefits in respect of a catastrophic injury sustained on or after May 1, 2021 ends on the later of the following:
(
a) the date on which the prescribed time period ends; or
(
b) the date that is two years after the coming into force of this subsection.
Permanent Impairment Regulation
CLAUSE 2: [Permanent Impairment Regulation,
section 2] reduces the number of amputations required for an insured to sustain a catastrophic injury.
Section 2 (2) (
b) of the Permanent Impairment Regulation, B.C. Reg. 61/2021, is amended by striking out " two " and substituting " one ".
Commencement
3 The provisions of this Act referred to in column 1 of the following table come into force as set out in column 2 of the table:
Item
Column 1
Provisions of Act
Column 2
Commencement
Section 1
The date of Royal Assent
Section 2
May 1, 2021
Explanatory Notes
CLAUSE 1: [Insurance (Vehicle) Act,
section 163] extends the time period within which an individual can make a claim for benefits in respect of a catastrophic injury.
CLAUSE 2: [Permanent Impairment Regulation,
section 2] reduces the number of amputations required for an insured to sustain a catastrophic injury.
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