British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Community Financial Services B (O.C. 4/2000)

O.C. 4/2000

British Columbia — Orders in Council

Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers Presiding M ber of the Executive Council PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council N. • 4 , Approved and Ordered JAN 1. 3 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 the Mvisory Council Election Regulation, B.C. Regulation 252/97, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section:- Community Financial Services Act, sections 10 & 32 Other (specify):- OIC 819/97 January 5, 2000 2. I /2000/33/ca ADVISORY COUNCIL ELECTION REGULATION The Advisory Council Election Regulation, B.C. Regulation 252/97, is amended by adding the following section: Alternates 15

(1) In this section: "departing member" means a person elected to the advisory council who, before the expiry of his or her term of office, dies or resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of completing that term of office; "qualified candidate" means a candidate who, in the most recent election held under this regulation, (

a) was not elected to the advisory council, and (

b) obtained at least 15% of the number of votes obtained by the elected candidate who obtained the least number of votes in that election.

(2) If a person elected to the advisory council dies or resigns or otherwise becomes incapable of completing his or her term of office before the expiry of that term of office, the advisory council must provide a notice that complies with subsec- tion (3) (

a) to the qualified candidate who received the greatest number of votes in the most recent election held under thiF r .'gulation, or (

b) if the departing member was elected under section 13 (4) (a) (i), to the qualified candidate residing in the Vancouver inner city who received the greatest number of votes in the most recent election held under this regulation.

(3) A notice under subsection (2) must (

a) indicate that the departing member will not be completing his or her term of office, (

b) offer to the qualified candidate the opportunity to hold office as an alternate for the departing member for the balance of the departing member's term, and (

c) ask the qualified candidate to notify the advisory council within 14 days after receipt of the notice whether that candidate is prepared to accept that offer.

(4) If a qualified candidate to whom an offer is made under subsection (3) (

b) accepts that offer within the 14 day period specified in subsection (3) (c), the advisory council must promptly appoint that person as a member of the advisory council to serve as an alternate for the departing member for the remainder of the departing member's term. 1 of 2

(5) If a qualified candidate to whom an offer is made under subsection (3) (

b) does not accept that offer within the 14 day period specified in subsection (3) (

c) or rejects that offer, the advisory council must comply with subsections (2) to (4) in relation to the qualified candidate (

a) who received the next greatest number of votes in the most recent election held under this regulation, and (

b) if the departing member was elected under section 13 (4) (a) (i), who maintains his or her principal residence in the Vancouver inner city.

(6) The advisory council must comply with subsection (5) until an alternate is appointed for the departing member under subsection (4) or until (

a) there are no qualified candidates remaining, or (

b) if the departing member was elected under section 13 (4) (a) (i), there are no qualified candidates remaining who maintain their principal residence in the Vancouver inner city.

(7) Promptly after detem -Oting the qualified candidate who will serve as an alternate for the departing member, the advisory council must post for a period of 30 days, in a conspicuous location in the corporation, (

a) the name of that qualified candidate, and (

b) the name of the departing member for whom the qualified candidate is appointed as an alternate.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 4/2000
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0004 2000
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	fd21a6fc7c2eafb36f71bc0fffa213874f29e916

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