British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Business Corporations Regulation (O.C. 133/2023)

O.C. 133/2023

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 Business Corporations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 65/2004, is amended as set out in

Schedule 1, and (

b) the Cooperative Association Regulation, B.C. Reg. 391/2000, is amended as set out in

Schedule 2. Minister of Finance 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: Business Corporations Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 57, ss. 261 and 432 (2); Cooperative Association Act, S.B.C. 1999, c. 28, s. 211 (2) Other: R10632477 March 1, 2023

SCHEDULE

Section 16.8 of Table of the Business Corp orations Regulation, B.C. Reg. 65/2004, is amended by striking out “ may be paid by cheque, ” and substituting “ may be paid by electronic transfer or cheque, and if paid by cheque,”. 2

Section S7.1 of Table is repe aled and the following substituted: Notice of meeting to elect directors S7.1 The Company must provide advance notice of a meeting of shareholders to elect directors by sending notice to every shareholder of the Company who has provided an email address to the Company, by email to that email address and in accordance with the following requirements: (

a) if the meeting is to be held with al l shareholders attending in person in the County of Vancouver, the County of Victoria or the County of Westminster, by (

i) posting the notice on a website th at is maintained by or on behalf of the Company, is accessible to all shareholders of the Company and is not social media, or (ii) publishing the notice in one issue of a daily newspaper published and circulating in the county in which the meeting is to be held; (

b) if the meeting is to be held with all shareholders attending in person in British Columbia, but outside the counties referred to in paragraph (a), by (

i) posting the notice on a website th at is maintained by or on behalf of the Company, is accessible to all shareholders of the Company and is not social media, or (ii) publishing the notice in (

A) one issue of a daily newspa per published circulating in the County of Vancouver, and (

B) one issue of a daily or weekly newspaper published and circulating in the place where the meeting is to be held; (

c) if the meeting is to be held with all shareholders attending in person outside British Columbia, by (

i) posting the notice on a website th at is maintained by or on behalf of the Company, is accessible to all shareholders of the Company and is not social media, or (ii) publishing the notice in one issue of a daily newspaper published and circulating in the County of Vancouver; (

d) if the meeting is to be held with all shareholders attending by electronic means, by (

i) posting the notice on a website th at is maintained by or on behalf of the Company, is accessible to all shareholders of the Company and is not social media, or (ii) publishing the notice in one issue of a daily newspaper published and circulating in the County of Vancouver; (

e) if the meeting is to be held with some shareholders attending in person and some shareholders attending by electronic means, by (

i) posting the notice on a website th at is maintained by or on behalf of the Company, is accessible to all shareholders of the Company and is not social media, or (ii) publishing the notice in accordance with (

A) subparagraphs (a) (ii), (b) (ii) or (c) (ii), as applicable to the location of the in-person meeting, and (

B) publishing the notice in one issue of a daily newspaper published and circulating in the County of Vancouver, if that publication is not required under clause (A).

SCHEDULE Rule of

Schedule B of the C ooperative Association Regulation, B.C. Reg. 391/2000, is amended (

a) in subrule (1) by striking out “ or” at the end of paragraph (d), by adding “ or” at the end of paragraph (

e) and by adding the following: (

f) by email to the director’s email address as provided by the director. , and (

b) by adding the following subrule:

(7) A notice given under subrule (1) (

f) is deemed received at th e time the email is sent.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 133/2023
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0133 2023
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e6c1c26e2d4ec5d64ba2b3d0ee37dd23d890e396

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