| Contents |
| Section |
| Part
1 — Purposes, Principles and Interpretation |
| |
1
|
Purposes
of this Act |
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2
|
Purposes
of regional districts |
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3
|
Principles
for governmental relations |
| |
4
|
Broad
interpretation |
| |
5
|
Definitions |
| |
5.1
|
Application
of Community Charter definitions |
| |
6
|
Not
Enacted |
| |
6.1
|
References
to regional district officers |
| |
6.2
|
Special
rule for Mountain Time Zone |
| |
6.3
|
Not
Enacted |
| |
6.4
|
How
notices must be published in a newspaper |
| |
6.5
|
Giving
notice to regional districts |
| |
6.6
|
Power
to make regulations |
| Part
1.1 |
| |
5
|
Repealed |
| |
6
|
Repealed |
| |
6.1 and 6.2 |
Repealed |
| |
6.3
|
Repealed |
| |
6.4–6.6 |
Repealed |
| |
6.7
|
Repealed |
| Part
2 — Incorporation of Municipalities |
| |
7
|
Incorporation
of a new municipality |
| |
8
|
Vote
required for the incorporation of a new municipality |
| |
9
|
Procedure
and costs for vote on incorporation |
| |
10
|
Incorporation
of municipality in conjunction with resource development |
| |
11
|
Incorporation
of a mountain resort municipality |
| |
11.1
|
Incorporation
of island municipality in Islands Trust area |
| |
12
|
Incorporation
of reserve residents as village |
| |
13
|
What
must and may be included in letters patent |
| |
14
|
Exceptions
for industrial plants |
| |
15
|
Publication
of letters patent |
| |
16
|
Repealed |
| |
17
|
Classification
of municipalities |
| |
18
|
Change
of municipal classification |
| |
19
|
Repealed |
| |
20
|
Extension
of boundaries |
| |
21
|
Redefinition
of boundaries |
| |
22
|
Collection
of taxes |
| |
23
|
Transfer
of Provincial tax money if rural land included in municipality |
| |
24
|
Bylaws
extend to additional area |
| |
25
|
Repealed |
| |
26
|
Reduction
of municipal area |
| |
27
|
Redefinition
of adjoining municipalities |
| |
28
|
Conditions
on extension or reduction |
| |
29
|
Disincorporation
of a municipality |
| |
30
|
Dissolution
of improvement district |
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31
|
Rights
and liabilities not affected by surrender or revocation of letters
patent |
| |
32
|
Existing
licences preserved |
| Part
3 — Electors and Elections |
| |
Division 1 — Interpretation |
| |
33
|
Definitions |
| |
34
|
Time
not extended for voting days |
| |
35
|
This
Act prevails in relation to use of information |
| |
Division 2 — Arrangements for Elections |
| |
36
|
General
local elections every 3 years |
| |
36.1
|
Municipal
elections at large unless on a neighbourhood constituency
basis |
| |
37
|
By-elections |
| |
38
|
Minister's
order for election to be conducted |
| |
39
|
Election
bylaws |
| |
40
|
Costs
of elections |
| |
41
|
Appointment
of election officials |
| |
42
|
Chief
election officer duties and powers |
| |
43
|
Presiding
election official duties and powers |
| |
Division 3 — Election Proceedings Generally |
| |
44
|
Public
notices |
| |
45
|
Solemn
declarations |
| |
46
|
Keeping
order at election proceedings |
| |
47
|
Adjournment
of election proceedings |
| |
48
|
Exceptional
assistance in election proceedings |
| |
Division 4 — Electors |
| |
49
|
Who
may vote at an election |
| |
50
|
Resident
electors |
| |
51
|
Non-resident
property electors |
| |
52
|
Rules
for determining residence |
| |
53
|
When
a person may register as an elector |
| |
54
|
Voting
day registration only |
| |
55
|
Application
for registration |
| |
56
|
How
to register in advance |
| |
57
|
How
to register as a resident elector at the time of voting |
| |
57.1
|
How
to register as a non-resident property elector at the time of
voting |
| |
58
|
Non-resident
property elector certificate |
| |
59
|
Automatic
registration by inclusion on Provincial list of voters |
| |
60
|
Effect
of registration |
| |
61
|
Register
of electors |
| |
62
|
List
of registered electors |
| |
63
|
Protection
of privacy |
| |
64
|
Objection
to registration of an elector |
| |
65
|
Resolving
objections |
| |
Division 5 — Qualifications for Office |
| |
66
|
Who
may hold elected office as a member of a local government |
| |
67
|
Disqualification
of local government employees |
| |
68
|
Only
one elected office at a time in the same local government |
| |
Division 6 — Nominations and Declaration of
Election |
| |
69
|
Nomination
period |
| |
70
|
Notice
of nomination |
| |
71
|
Who
may make nominations |
| |
72
|
Nomination
documents |
| |
72.1
|
Nomination
deposits |
| |
73
|
Nomination
by delivery of nomination documents |
| |
74
|
Declaration
of candidates |
| |
75
|
Challenge
of nomination |
| |
76
|
Declaration
of election by voting or acclamation |
| |
77
|
Notice
of election by voting |
| |
78
|
Appointment
if an insufficient number of candidates are elected |
| |
Division 7 — Candidates and Representatives |
| |
79
|
Ballot
showing candidate endorsement by elector organization |
| |
80
|
Withdrawal,
death or incapacity of candidate |
| |
81
|
Appointment
of candidate representatives |
| |
82
|
Presence
of candidate representatives at election proceedings |
| |
Division 8 — Campaign Financing |
| |
83
|
Definitions |
| |
84
|
Election
campaign |
| |
85
|
Appointment
of financial agent |
| |
85.1
|
Campaign
accounts |
| |
86
|
Restrictions
on accepting contributions and incurring expenses |
| |
87
|
Restrictions
on making campaign contributions |
| |
88
|
Financial
agent must record contributions and expenses |
| |
89
|
Valuation
of campaign contributions and election expenses |
| |
89.1
|
Transfer
of candidate's surplus campaign funds |
| |
90
|
Duty
to file disclosure statement |
| |
90.1
|
Duty
to file supplementary reports |
| |
90.2
|
Late
filing of disclosure statements |
| |
91
|
Court
order for relief from filing obligations |
| |
92
|
Candidate
disqualification for failure to file disclosure statement |
| |
92.1
|
Elector
organization disqualification for failure to file disclosure
statement |
| |
92.2
|
Public
notice of failure to file |
| |
92.3
|
Disqualification
list |
| |
92.4
|
Candidate
disqualification for false or incomplete reports |
| |
92.5
|
Elector
organization disqualification for false or incomplete reports |
| |
93
|
Disclosure
statements and supplementary reports to be available for public
inspection |
| |
Division 9 — Voting Opportunities |
| |
94
|
Voting
opportunities for electors |
| |
95
|
Required
general voting opportunities |
| |
96
|
Additional
general voting opportunities |
| |
97
|
Required
advance voting opportunities |
| |
98
|
Additional
advance voting opportunities |
| |
99
|
Special
voting opportunities |
| |
100
|
Mail
ballot voting |
| |
Division 10 — Arrangements for Voting |
| |
101
|
Voting
places |
| |
102
|
Use
of voting machines |
| |
103
|
Municipal
voting divisions |
| |
104
|
Form
of ballots |
| |
105
|
What
must and must not be included on a ballot |
| |
106
|
Order
of names on ballot |
| |
107
|
Order
of names on ballot determined by lot |
| |
108
|
Ballot
boxes |
| |
Division 11 — Conduct of Voting Proceedings |
| |
109
|
Persons
who must be present at voting places |
| |
110
|
Persons
who may be present at voting places |
| |
111
|
Sealing
of ballot boxes containing ballots |
| |
112
|
Time
for voting extended |
| |
Division 12 — Voting |
| |
113
|
Voting
to be by secret ballot |
| |
114
|
Each
elector may vote only once |
| |
115
|
Requirements
before elector may be given a ballot to vote |
| |
116
|
Challenge
of elector |
| |
117
|
If
another person has already voted under an elector's name |
| |
118
|
Replacement
of spoiled ballot |
| |
119
|
How
to vote by ballot |
| |
120
|
One
person to a voting compartment |
| |
121
|
Persons
needing assistance to mark their ballots |
| |
122
|
Persons
unable to enter a voting place |
| |
Division 13 — Counting of the Vote |
| |
123
|
When
and where counting is to be done |
| |
124
|
Who
may be present at counting |
| |
125
|
Who
does the counting |
| |
126
|
Opening
of ballot boxes |
| |
127
|
Combination
of ballots for counting |
| |
128
|
Procedures
for counting |
| |
129
|
Rules
for accepting votes and rejecting ballots |
| |
130
|
Objections
to the acceptance of a vote or the rejection of a ballot |
| |
131
|
Ballot
account |
| |
132
|
Packaging
of ballots |
| |
133
|
Delivery
of election materials to chief election officer |
| |
134
|
Preliminary
election results |
| |
135
|
Determination
of official election results |
| |
136
|
Declaration
of official election results |
| |
137
|
When
elected candidates may take office |
| |
Division 14 — Judicial Recount |
| |
138
|
Application
for judicial recount |
| |
139
|
Judicial
recount procedure |
| |
140
|
Results
of judicial recount and orders as to costs |
| |
141
|
Determination
of results by lot if tie vote after judicial recount |
| |
142
|
Runoff
election if tie vote after a judicial recount |
| |
Division 15 — Declaration of Invalid Election |
| |
143
|
Application
to court |
| |
144
|
Hearing
of the application |
| |
145
|
Power
of the court on an application |
| |
146
|
Costs
of an application |
| |
147
|
Status
of an elected candidate |
| |
Division 16 — Final Proceedings |
| |
148
|
Report
of election results |
| |
149
|
Publication
of election results |
| |
150
|
Retention
and destruction of election materials |
| |
Division 17 — Election Offences |
| |
151
|
Vote
buying |
| |
152
|
Intimidation |
| |
152.1 |
Prohibition against certain election advertising on general voting
day |
| |
153
|
Other
election offences |
| |
153.1 |
Prosecution of organizations and their directors and agents |
| |
154
|
Penalties |
| |
Division 18 — General |
| |
155
|
Powers
of minister in relation to elections |
| |
156
|
Regulations |
| Part
4 — Other Voting |
| |
Division 1 — Interpretation |
| |
157
|
Definitions |
| |
158
|
Other
voting to be conducted in same manner as an election |
| |
Division 2 — Assent of the Electors |
| |
159
|
How
assent is obtained |
| |
160
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Other Voting Proceedings |
| |
161
|
Who
may vote at other voting |
| |
162
|
General
voting day for other voting |
| |
163
|
Arrangements
for other voting |
| |
164
|
Notice
of other voting |
| |
165
|
Ballots
for other voting |
| |
166
|
When
counting for other voting is to be done |
| |
167
|
Special
procedures if voting is conducted by more than one
jurisdiction |
| |
168
|
Other
general matters |
| |
Division 4 — Scrutineers |
| |
169
|
Scrutineers
for other voting |
| |
170
|
Notice
of applications to volunteer as a scrutineer |
| |
171
|
Applications
to volunteer to act as scrutineer for other voting |
| |
172
|
Appointment
of scrutineers for other voting |
| |
Division 5 |
| |
172.1–172.91 |
Repealed |
| Part
5 — Regional District Corporate Powers and Their Use |
| |
Division 1 — Regional District Corporate Status |
| |
173
|
Regional
district corporations |
| |
174
|
Board
is governing body |
| |
175
|
Area
of jurisdiction |
| |
Division 2 — General Corporate Powers |
| |
176
|
Corporate
powers |
| |
Division 3 — Agreements |
| |
177
|
Disclosure
of information relating to agreements |
| |
178 and 179 |
Repealed |
| |
180
|
Approval
for out-of-Province and out-of-country agreements with public
authorities |
| |
Division 4 — Assistance |
| |
181
|
Definition
of "assistance" |
| |
182
|
Prohibition
against assistance to business |
| |
183
|
Exception
for assistance under partnering agreements |
| |
183.1 |
Exception for heritage conservation purposes |
| |
184
|
Limitation
on assistance by means of tax exemption |
| |
185
|
Publication
of intention to provide certain kinds of assistance |
| |
Division 5 — Disposing of Land and Improvements |
| |
186
|
Disposition
of land and improvements |
| |
187
|
Notice
of proposed disposition |
| |
188
|
Use
of money from sale of land or improvements |
| |
189
|
Repealed |
| |
190
|
Disposal
of utilities and water and sewer systems |
| |
Division 6 — Delegation of Board Authority |
| |
191
|
Limitations
on delegation authority |
| |
192
|
How
delegation must occur |
| |
193
|
Delegation
of hearings |
| |
194
|
Reconsideration
of delegate's decisions |
| |
Division 7 — Incorporation of Corporations |
| |
195
|
Incorporation
of corporations |
| Part
5.1 — Regional District Officers and Employees |
| |
Division 1 — Officer Positions |
| |
196
|
Officer
positions |
| |
197
|
Chief
administrative officer |
| |
198
|
Corporate
administration |
| |
199
|
Financial
administration |
| |
Division 2 — Regional District Officers and Employees
Generally |
| |
200
|
Appointment
of officers and employees |
| |
201
|
Oath
of office for officers |
| |
202
|
Termination
of officer |
| |
203
|
Employers'
organization |
| |
Division 3 — Certification of Senior Officials |
| |
204
|
Board
of examiners |
| |
205
|
Powers
of board |
| |
206
|
Board
may make regulations |
| Part
5.2 — Regional District Boards and Their Proceedings |
| |
Division 1 — Board Members |
| |
207–209 |
Repealed |
| |
210
|
Oath
of office for board members |
| |
211
|
Repealed |
| |
212
|
Resignation
from office |
| |
213 and 214 |
Repealed |
| |
215–217 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 2 — Chair |
| |
218
|
Powers
and duties of chair |
| |
219
|
Chair
may require board reconsideration of a matter |
| |
220 and 221 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Board Meetings |
| |
222
|
Repealed |
| |
222.1 |
Regular and special board meetings |
| |
223 and 224 |
Repealed |
| |
225 and 226 |
Repealed |
| |
227
|
Proceedings
at board meetings |
| |
228–231 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 — Board Proceedings |
| |
232–235 |
Repealed |
| |
236
|
Minutes
of board meetings |
| |
237
|
Minutes
of board committee meetings |
| |
238–241 |
Repealed |
| |
242
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 4.1 |
| |
242.1–242.8 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 5 |
| |
243–251 |
Repealed |
| |
252 and 253 |
Repealed |
| |
254–256 |
Repealed |
| Part
6 — Challenge and Enforcement of Bylaws |
| |
Division 1 |
| |
257 and 258 |
Repealed |
| |
258.1 |
Repealed |
| |
259
|
Repealed |
| |
259.1–259.3 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 2 — Challenge of Bylaws |
| |
260
|
Extended
definition of "bylaw" |
| |
261
|
Validity
of council proceedings |
| |
262
|
Application
to court to set aside bylaw |
| |
263
|
Assessment
or rate stands unless bylaw set aside |
| |
264
|
Declaratory
orders |
| |
265
|
Right
of action on illegal bylaw |
| |
Division 3 — Enforcement of Regional District
Bylaws |
| |
266
|
Fines
and penalties |
| |
266.1 |
Ticketing for bylaw offences |
| |
266.2 |
Application of the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement
Act |
| |
267
|
Bylaw
contraventions — offences and penalties |
| |
267.1 |
Additional sentencing powers in relation to Offence Act
prosecutions |
| |
268
|
Inspections
to determine whether bylaws are being followed |
| |
269
|
Regional
district action at defaulter's expense |
| |
270
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 and 5 |
| |
271–280 |
Repealed |
| |
280.1–280.6 |
Repealed |
| Part
7 — Legal Proceedings |
| |
Division 1 — Proceedings by Regional Districts |
| |
281
|
Enforcement
by civil proceedings |
| |
282
|
Repealed |
| |
283
|
Recovery
of utility rates by legal remedy of distress |
| |
284
|
Scale
of costs on distress |
| |
Division 2 — Proceedings against Municipality |
| |
285
|
Limitation
period for actions against municipality |
| |
286
|
Immunity
unless notice given to municipality after damage |
| |
287
|
Immunity
for individual municipal public officers |
| |
287.1 |
Defence for financial officer |
| |
287.2 |
Indemnification against proceedings |
| |
288
|
Immunity
against certain nuisance actions |
| |
289
|
Immunity
in relation to failure to enforce building bylaws |
| |
290
|
Limitation
on municipal liability regarding building plan approval |
| |
291
|
Proceedings
against municipality in relation to actions of others |
| |
292
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Enforcement of Orders against
Municipality |
| |
293
|
Writ
of execution against municipality |
| |
294
|
Copy
of writ to be left with municipal officer |
| |
295
|
Tax
to be imposed if amount not paid |
| |
296
|
Payment
of amount levied |
| |
297
|
Officers
of municipality as officers of court |
| |
298
|
Certain
municipal property exempt from seizure |
| |
Division 4 — Miscellaneous |
| |
299
|
Repealed |
| |
300
|
Self
insurance by local authorities |
| |
301
|
Repealed |
| |
301.1 |
Nisga'a Final Agreement |
| |
301.11 |
Repealed |
| Part
8 — Special Powers Relating to Property |
| |
Division 1 — Reservation and Dedication of Regional District
Property |
| |
302
|
Power
to reserve and dedicate regional district land for public
purpose |
| |
303
|
Control
of Crown land parks dedicated by subdivision |
| |
304
|
Exchange
of park land |
| |
305
|
Repealed |
| |
305.1 and 305.2 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 2 — Municipal Forest Reserves |
| |
306
|
Establishment
of municipal forest reserve |
| |
307
|
Sale
or lease of municipal forest reserve |
| |
308
|
Cutting
and removal of timber |
| |
Division 3 — Expropriation and Compensation |
| |
309
|
Expropriation
power |
| |
309.1 |
Repealed |
| |
310
|
Authority
in relation to services |
| |
311
|
Entry
on land to mitigate damage |
| |
312
|
Compensation
for expropriation and other actions |
| |
313
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 — Other Regional District Powers |
| |
314
|
Power
to accept property on trust |
| |
314.1 |
Authority to enter on or into property |
| |
315
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 4.1 — Special Municipal Powers |
| |
315.1 |
Irrigation services |
| |
315.2 |
District municipality drainage works |
| |
Division 4.2 — Other Powers |
| |
315.3 |
Further powers in relation to assets |
| |
316–326 |
Repealed |
| Part
9 |
| |
327
|
Repealed |
| |
327.1 |
Repealed |
| |
328 and 329 |
Repealed |
| |
329.1 |
Repealed |
| |
330 and 331 |
Repealed |
| |
331.1–331.4 |
Repealed |
| |
332–334 |
Repealed |
| |
334.1–334.4 |
Repealed |
| |
335
|
Repealed |
| |
335.1–335.5 |
Repealed |
| |
336–338 |
Repealed |
| Part
10 — Municipal Taxation: Special Cases |
| |
Division 1 and 2 |
| |
339–343 |
Repealed |
| |
343.1–343.2 |
Repealed |
| |
344
|
Repealed |
| |
344.1 |
Repealed |
| |
345–351 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 |
| |
352
|
Forest
land |
| |
353
|
Taxation
of certain utility company property |
| |
354
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 |
| |
355–358 |
Repealed |
| Part
10.1 — Regional District Fees, Charges and Interest |
| |
359
|
Repealed |
| |
359.1–359.3 |
Repealed |
| |
360
|
Repealed |
| |
360.1 |
Repealed |
| |
361
|
Repealed |
| |
361.1–361.9 |
Repealed |
| |
362
|
Repealed |
| |
363
|
Imposition
of fees and charges |
| |
363.1 |
Interest calculation |
| |
363.2 |
Special fees and charges that are to be collected as taxes |
| |
364
|
Special
fees and charges that are liens against property |
| Part
11 — Annual Municipal Tax Sale |
| |
Division 1 to 3 |
| |
365–383 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 to 6 |
| |
384–387 |
Repealed |
| |
388
|
Repealed |
| |
389–395 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 7 |
| |
396–402 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 8 |
| |
403
|
Annual
tax sale |
| |
404
|
Exemption
of Crown land from tax sale |
| |
405
|
Notice
of tax sale |
| |
406
|
Municipality
may bid at tax sale |
| |
407
|
Upset
price and conduct of tax sale |
| |
408
|
Purchaser
to give authority to register tax sale title |
| |
409
|
Collector
to provide certificate of sale |
| |
410
|
Tax
sale of Crown land subject to an agreement to purchase |
| |
411
|
Provincial
government may accept tax sale purchaser |
| |
412
|
Resale
of land purchased by municipality at tax sale |
| |
413
|
Notice
of tax sale must be filed in land title office |
| |
414
|
Owners
must be given notice of tax sale and redemption period |
| |
415
|
Assessment
and taxes during redemption period |
| |
416
|
Application
of surplus from tax sale |
| |
417
|
Redemption
by owner |
| |
418
|
Redemption
payments by instalments |
| |
419
|
Notice
of redemption must be filed in land title office |
| |
420
|
Registration
of purchaser |
| |
421
|
Effect
of tax sale on rights of owner |
| |
422
|
Action
by owner to have tax sale set aside |
| |
423
|
Reinstatement
of taxes if sale set aside |
| |
424
|
Restrictions
on legal actions in relation to tax sale |
| |
425
|
Repossessed
tax sale land |
| |
426
|
Procedure
on default of purchaser under agreement |
| |
427
|
Redemption
by municipality of land sold for Provincial taxes |
| |
428
|
Repealed |
| |
429–447 |
Repealed |
| Part
12 |
| |
448–449 |
Repealed |
| |
450
|
Repealed |
| |
451
|
Repealed |
| |
452
|
Repealed |
| |
453–479 |
Repealed |
| Part
13 |
| |
480
|
Repealed |
| |
481
|
Repealed |
| |
482 and 483 |
Repealed |
| |
484
|
Repealed |
| |
485
|
Repealed |
| |
486
|
Repealed |
| |
487–502 |
Repealed |
| |
503
|
Repealed |
| |
504
|
Repealed |
| |
505 and 506 |
Repealed |
| Part
14 |
| |
507 and 508 |
Repealed |
| |
509
|
Repealed |
| |
510–516 |
Repealed |
| Part
15 — Specific Regional District Service Powers |
| |
Division 1 and 2 |
| |
517
|
Repealed |
| |
517.1 |
Repealed |
| |
518
|
Repealed |
| |
518.1 |
Repealed |
| |
519
|
Repealed |
| |
520 and 521 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Fire Protection |
| |
522
|
Special
fire protection powers |
| |
Division 4 — Health |
| |
523
|
Health
protection authority |
| |
Division 5 |
| |
524–539 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 6 — Sewers, Storm Drains and Drainage |
| |
540
|
Special
drainage and sewerage authority |
| |
541
|
Watercourse
may be included in drainage system |
| |
542
|
Requirements
respecting drainage works |
| |
543
|
Appropriation
of stream channel or bed |
| |
544
|
Control
of drainage |
| |
545
|
Repealed |
| |
546
|
Remedial
authority in relation to drainage and dikes |
| |
547
|
Highway
construction and dikes |
| |
548
|
Interjurisdictional
watercourses |
| |
549
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 7 — Waste and Recycling |
| |
550
|
Authority
in relation to waste disposal and recycling services |
| |
Division 8 — Miscellaneous |
| |
551
|
Regulation
of signs and advertising |
| |
552
|
Use
of rights of way |
| |
553
|
Irrigation
services |
| |
554
|
Repealed |
| |
555
|
Authority
subject to Water Act |
| Part
16 |
| |
556–575 |
Repealed |
| |
576
|
Repealed |
| |
577–584 |
Repealed |
| Part
17 |
| |
585–592 |
Repealed |
| |
593
|
Repealed |
| |
594–599 |
Repealed |
| |
600
|
Repealed |
| |
601–604 |
Repealed |
| |
605
|
Repealed |
| |
606
|
Repealed |
| |
607–609 |
Repealed |
| Part
18 |
| |
610–614 |
Repealed |
| |
615–619 |
Repealed |
| Part
19 |
| |
620–650 |
Repealed |
| |
650.1 |
Repealed |
| |
651
|
Repealed |
| |
651.1 and 651.2 |
Repealed |
| Part
20 — Regulation of Carriers and Commercial Vehicle
Licensing |
| |
Division 1 — Regulation of Carriers |
| |
652–656 |
Repealed |
| |
657
|
Regulation
of carriers |
| |
Division 2 |
| |
658–663 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Licensing of Commercial Vehicles |
| |
664
|
Definitions |
| |
665
|
Application
of Division |
| |
666
|
Commercial
vehicle licensing bylaw |
| |
667
|
Exemptions
from licensing requirements |
| |
668
|
Licence
plate must be displayed |
| |
669
|
Issue
and transfer of licence plates |
| |
670
|
Term
of licences |
| |
671
|
Fees
to be paid to UBCM |
| |
672
|
Offences |
| |
673–679 |
Repealed |
| |
680
|
Repealed |
| |
681 and 682 |
Repealed |
| |
683
|
Repealed |
| |
684–691 |
Repealed |
| Part
21 — Building Regulations |
| |
Division 1 — Building Code and Other Building
Regulations |
| |
692
|
Provincial
building code and regulations |
| |
693
|
Building
Code Appeal Board |
| |
Division 2 — Regional District Building Regulations |
| |
693.1 |
Restrictions on authority |
| |
694
|
Regional
district building regulations |
| |
694.1 |
Requirement for security |
| |
695
|
Application
of Community Charter provisions |
| |
696
|
Regulating
doors and emergency exits |
| |
697
|
Municipality
may adopt national codes |
| |
Division 3 — Hazardous Conditions |
| |
698
|
Remedial
authority in relation to hazardous conditions |
| |
699–701 |
Repealed |
| Part
22 — Miscellaneous Powers |
| |
702
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 1 — Regulation of Animals |
| |
702.1 |
Application in relation to regional district animal control
service |
| |
703
|
Animal
control authority |
| |
704–706 |
Repealed |
| |
707
|
Animal
pounds |
| |
707.1 |
Dangerous dogs |
| |
Division 2 |
| |
708–715 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 — Sundry Powers |
| |
716
|
Repealed |
| |
717
|
Repealed |
| |
718
|
Repealed |
| |
719
|
Repealed |
| |
720–722 |
Repealed |
| |
722.1 |
Repealed |
| |
723
|
Removal
and deposit of sand, gravel and other soil |
| |
724
|
Noise
control |
| |
725
|
Nuisances
and disturbances |
| |
725.1 |
Repealed |
| |
726
|
Fire
and security alarm systems |
| |
727 and 727.1 |
Repealed |
| |
728
|
Fireworks |
| |
728.1 |
House numbering |
| Part
23 — Improvement Districts |
| |
Division 1 — General |
| |
729
|
Definitions |
| |
730
|
Repealed |
| |
731
|
Incorporation
by letters patent |
| |
732
|
Incorporation
of mountain resort improvement districts |
| |
733
|
Notation
on title of land in a mountain improvement district |
| |
734
|
Amendment
or recall of letters patent |
| |
735
|
Dissolution
of improvement districts |
| |
736
|
Improvement
district trustees |
| |
737
|
Election
of improvement district trustees |
| |
738
|
Chair |
| |
738.1 |
Officer positions |
| |
738.2 |
Corporate administration |
| |
738.3 |
Financial administration |
| |
738.4 |
Officers and employees |
| |
738.5 |
Giving notice to improvement districts |
| |
739
|
Meeting
procedure |
| |
740
|
First
meeting of trustees in each year |
| |
740.1 |
Appointment of select and standing committees |
| |
741
|
Annual
general meeting |
| |
741.1 |
Annual financial statements |
| |
741.2 |
Appointment of auditor |
| |
742
|
Appointment
of receiver |
| |
743
|
Protection
from legal proceedings |
| |
743.1 |
Indemnification against proceedings |
| |
744
|
Improvement
district property exempt from taxation |
| |
Division 2 — Powers and Operations |
| |
745
|
General
powers |
| |
746
|
Powers
that must be exercised by bylaw |
| |
747
|
Requirements
for bylaws |
| |
747.1 |
Subdivision servicing requirements |
| |
747.2 |
Excess or extended services and latecomer payments |
| |
748
|
Power
to exercise rights under certain water licences |
| |
749
|
Power
to expropriate water diversion licences and related works |
| |
750
|
General
power to expropriate land and works |
| |
751
|
Renewal
of works |
| |
752
|
Appeal
if improvement district refuses to provide services |
| |
Division 3 — Taxes and Cost Recovery |
| |
753
|
Assessment
roll |
| |
754
|
Notice
of assessment |
| |
755
|
Revision
of assessments |
| |
756
|
Tax
collection on behalf of improvement district |
| |
756.1 |
Municipal collection of improvement district taxes |
| |
756.2 |
Payments to improvement districts |
| |
757
|
Levying
of taxes by improvement district |
| |
758
|
Tax
notices |
| |
759
|
Lien
for taxes and tolls |
| |
760
|
Interest
on taxes |
| |
Division 4 — Tax Sales |
| |
761
|
Definitions |
| |
762
|
Tax
sale for recovery of taxes |
| |
763
|
Conduct
of tax sale |
| |
764
|
Disposal
of surplus from tax sale |
| |
765
|
Improvement
district as purchaser of tax sale land |
| |
766
|
Tax
sale deed |
| |
767
|
Sale
of Crown land held under a mortgage or agreement for sale |
| |
768
|
Disposal
of tax sale land by trustees |
| |
Division 5 — Borrowing and Securities |
| |
769
|
Provision
of sinking funds |
| |
770
|
Provincial
guarantee of improvement district securities |
| |
771
|
Form
of securities |
| |
772
|
Registration
of securities |
| Part
24 — Regional Districts |
| |
Division 1 — Interpretation |
| |
773
|
Repealed |
| |
774
|
Application
of other provisions |
| |
Division 1.1 — Continuation of Regional Districts and
Services |
| |
774.1 |
Continuation of regional districts |
| |
774.2 |
Continuation of regional district services |
| |
Division 2 — Corporate Structure |
| |
775
|
Repealed |
| |
776
|
Incorporation
of regional districts |
| |
777
|
Letters
patent of regional districts |
| |
778–779.3 |
Repealed |
| |
780
|
Amalgamation
and division of regional districts and alteration of
boundaries |
| |
781
|
Dissolution
of improvement districts and local areas |
| |
782
|
Creation
or restructure of municipalities |
| |
Division 3 — Government and Procedure |
| |
783
|
Composition
and voting rights |
| |
784
|
Appointment
and term of office of municipal directors |
| |
785
|
Election
and term of office of electoral area directors |
| |
786
|
Alternate
municipal directors |
| |
787
|
Alternate
electoral area directors |
| |
787.1 |
Application of Community Charter provisions to regional
district directors |
| |
788 and 789 |
Repealed |
| |
790
|
Repealed |
| |
791
|
Voting
on resolutions and bylaws |
| |
792
|
Chair
and vice chair of board |
| |
793
|
Calling
and conduct of meetings |
| |
794
|
Procedure,
bylaws and enforcement |
| |
795
|
Appointment
of select and standing committees |
| |
Division 4 — Services and Powers |
| |
796
|
General
authority for services |
| |
796.1 |
Consent required for services outside regional district |
| |
796.2 |
Authorities in relation to services other than regulatory
services |
| |
796.3 |
Regulation authority in relation to previous bylaws |
| |
797
|
Repealed |
| |
797.1 |
Specific regulatory and other powers |
| |
797.2 |
Repealed |
| |
797.3 |
Referendums regarding services |
| |
797.4 |
Petition for electoral area services |
| |
797.5 |
Approval of the electors |
| |
798
|
Incidental
powers |
| |
798.1 |
Emergency powers |
| |
799
|
Additional
powers and exceptions |
| |
799.1 |
Continuation of regional parks and trails |
| |
Division 4.1 — Establishing Bylaws |
| |
800
|
Establishing
bylaws required for most services |
| |
800.1 |
Required content for establishing bylaws |
| |
800.2 |
Special options for establishing bylaws |
| |
801
|
Approval
of establishing bylaws |
| |
801.1 |
Responsibility for obtaining approval |
| |
801.2 |
Approval by assent of the electors |
| |
801.3 |
Approval by alternative approval process |
| |
801.4 |
Consent on behalf of municipal participating area |
| |
801.5 |
Consent on behalf of electoral participating area electors |
| |
801.6 |
Other procedural rules |
| |
802
|
Amendment
or repeal of establishing bylaws |
| |
802.1 |
Changes to participating and service areas |
| |
802.2 |
Amending bylaws that are needed for authority to borrow |
| |
802.3 |
Special provisions respecting service withdrawal |
| |
Division 4.2 — Cost Recovery for Services |
| |
803
|
Options
for cost recovery |
| |
803.1 |
Costs of services |
| |
804
|
Apportionment
of costs |
| |
804.1 |
Cost sharing for Part 26 services |
| |
804.2 |
Valuation information and apportionment adjustments |
| |
804.3 |
Tax base for property value taxes |
| |
Division 4.3 — Requisition and Tax Collection |
| |
805
|
Requisition
of funds from municipalities |
| |
805.1 |
Collection in municipalities |
| |
806
|
Requisition
of funds for electoral areas |
| |
806.1 |
Collection in electoral areas |
| |
807
|
Amounts
to be paid over to regional district |
| |
Division 4.4 — Tax Rates and Exemptions |
| |
808
|
Variable
tax rate system |
| |
809
|
Property
tax exemptions |
| |
810
|
Exemptions
for heritage properties |
| |
810.1 |
Repayment requirement in relation to heritage exemptions |
| |
811
|
Exemptions
for riparian property |
| |
811.1 |
Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions |
| |
812
|
Tax
exemptions under a partnering agreement |
| |
Division 4.5 — Dispute Resolution in Relation to
Services |
| |
813
|
Definitions |
| |
813.01 |
Minister may appoint facilitators |
| |
813.02 |
Parties to a service review or service withdrawal |
| |
813.03 |
Costs of service review or service withdrawal |
| |
813.04 |
Initiating a service review |
| |
813.05 |
Other issues and services may be dealt with in one service
review |
| |
813.06 |
Preliminary meeting |
| |
813.07 |
Negotiations to resolve issues |
| |
813.08 |
Initiating service withdrawal |
| |
813.09 |
Minister's direction on process |
| |
813.10 |
Addition of further initiating participants or further
services |
| |
813.11 |
Early termination of process |
| |
813.12 |
Mediation |
| |
813.13 |
Arbitration |
| |
813.14 |
Initiating participant must respond to final resolution |
| |
813.15 |
Direction to further arbitration in certain cases |
| |
813.16 |
When final resolution becomes binding |
| |
813.17 |
Implementation of final resolution by bylaw |
| |
813.18 |
Failure to adopt required bylaws |
| |
813.19 |
Regulations respecting arbitrations |
| |
Division 5 — Financial Operations |
| |
814
|
General
accounting rules |
| |
814.1 |
Annual reporting on regional district finances |
| |
815
|
Financial
plan |
| |
816
|
Process
requirements for financial plan |
| |
817
|
Limit
on expenditures |
| |
818
|
Limit
on borrowing and other liabilities |
| |
819
|
Application
of Community Charter borrowing and liability
provisions |
| |
820
|
Repealed |
| |
821
|
Revenue
anticipation borrowing |
| |
822
|
Short
term capital borrowing |
| |
823
|
Regional
district loan authorization bylaws |
| |
823.1 |
Participating area approval required for some loan authorization
bylaws |
| |
823.2 |
Temporary borrowing under loan authorization bylaw |
| |
824
|
Financing
municipal undertakings |
| |
825
|
Security
issuing bylaws |
| |
826
|
General
liability provisions |
| |
827
|
Repealed |
| |
828–836 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 6 — General |
| |
837
|
Services
to public authorities |
| |
838
|
Local
community commissions |
| |
839
|
Repealed |
| |
840
|
Restriction
on authority in relation to firearms |
| |
841
|
Repealed |
| |
842–845.3 |
Repealed |
| |
846
|
Inspection
of regional districts |
| |
847
|
Legal
proceedings and enforcement |
| Part
25 — Regional Growth Strategies |
| |
848
|
Definitions |
| |
Division 1 — Application and Content of Regional Growth
Strategy |
| |
849
|
Purpose
of regional growth strategy |
| |
850
|
Content
of regional growth strategy |
| |
851
|
Area
to which regional growth strategy applies |
| |
852
|
Requirement
to adopt regional growth strategy |
| |
Division 2 — Preparation and Adoption Procedures |
| |
853
|
Requirements
for adoption |
| |
854
|
Initiation
of regional growth strategy process |
| |
855
|
Consultation
during development of regional growth strategy |
| |
856
|
Facilitation
of agreement during development of regional growth strategy |
| |
857
|
Acceptance
by affected local governments required |
| |
858
|
Resolution
of anticipated objections |
| |
859
|
Resolution
of refusal to accept |
| |
860
|
Settlement
of regional growth strategy |
| |
861
|
Options
for settlement process |
| |
862
|
General
provisions regarding settlement process |
| |
863
|
Adoption
of regional growth strategy |
| |
864
|
Requirement
to adopt finalized regional growth strategy |
| |
Division 3 — Effect of Regional Growth Strategy |
| |
865
|
Regional
district must conform with regional growth strategy |
| |
866
|
Requirement
for regional context statements in municipal official community
plans |
| |
Division 4 — General |
| |
867
|
Intergovernmental
advisory committees |
| |
868
|
Implementation
agreements |
| |
869
|
Regular
reports and review of regional growth strategy |
| |
870
|
Provincial
policy guidelines |
| |
871
|
Minister
may require official community plans and land use bylaws |
| Part
26 — Planning and Land Use Management |
| |
Division 1 — General |
| |
872
|
Definitions |
| |
873
|
Authority
under Part |
| |
873.1 |
Rural land use bylaws |
| |
874
|
Ministerial
orders |
| |
Division 2 — Official Community Plans |
| |
875
|
Purposes
of official community plans |
| |
876
|
Authority
to adopt by bylaw |
| |
877
|
Required
content |
| |
878
|
Policy
statements in community plans |
| |
879
|
Consultation
during OCP development |
| |
879.1 and 880 |
Repealed |
| |
881
|
Planning
of school facilities |
| |
882
|
Adoption
procedures |
| |
883
|
Repealed |
| |
884
|
Effect
of official community plans |
| |
885
|
Repealed |
| |
Division 3 |
| |
886–889 |
Repealed |
| |
Division 4 — Public Hearings on Bylaws |
| |
890
|
Public
hearings |
| |
891
|
Delegating
the holding of public hearings |
| |
892
|
Notice
of public hearing |
| |
893
|
Notice
if public hearing waived |
| |
894
|
Procedure
after a public hearing |
| |
Division 5 — Public Information and Advisory
Commission |
| |
895
|
Development
approval procedures |
| |
896
|
Information
that must be available to the public |
| |
897
|
Repealed |
| |
898
|
Advisory
planning commission |
| |
Division 6 — Board of Variance |
| |
899
|
Establishment
of board of variance |
| |
900
|
Chair
and procedures |
| |
901
|
Variance
or exemption to relieve hardship |
| |
902
|
Extent
of damage preventing reconstruction as non-conforming use |
| |
Division 7 — Zoning and Other Development
Regulation |
| |
903
|
Zoning
bylaws |
| |
904
|
Zoning
for amenities and affordable housing |
| |
905
|
Housing
agreements for affordable and special needs housing |
| |
906
|
Parking
space requirements |
| |
907
|
Runoff
control requirement |
| |
908
|
Regulation
of signs |
| |
909
|
Screening
and landscaping to mask or separate uses |
| |
910
|
Construction
requirements in relation to flood plain areas |
| |
911
|
Non-conforming
uses and siting |
| |
912
|
Effect
of expropriation in relation to non-conforming use and
subdivision |
| |
913
|
Approval
of regional district bylaws by minister |
| |
914
|
No
compensation in relation to adoption of bylaw or issuance of
permit |
| |
Division 8 — Regulation of Farm Businesses in Farming
Areas |
| |
915
|
Intensive
agriculture |
| |
916
|
Provincial
standards for farm bylaws |
| |
917
|
Farm
bylaws |
| |
918
|
Application |
| |
919
|
Three
year review of bylaws affecting farming areas |
| |
Division 9 — Permits and Fees |
| |
919.1 |
Designation of development permit areas |
| |
920
|
Development
permits |
| |
920.01 |
Designation of development approval information areas or
circumstances |
| |
920.1 |
Development approval information |
| |
920.2 |
Designation of temporary commercial and industrial use permit
areas |
| |
921
|
Temporary
commercial and industrial permits |
| |
922
|
Development
variance permits |
| |
923
|
Tree
cutting permits |
| |
924
|
Approval
required for development near controlled access highway |
| |
925
|
Requirement
for security |
| |
926
|
Lapse
of permit |
| |
927
|
Notice
of permit on land title |
| |
928
|
General
matters |
| |
929
|
Withholding
of permits and licences that conflict with bylaws in
preparation |
| |
930
|
Amendment
and discharge of land use contracts |
| |
931
|
Fees
related to applications and inspections |
| |
Division 10 — Development Costs Recovery |
| |
932
|
Definitions |
| |
933
|
Development
cost charges generally |
| |
934
|
Amount
of development cost charges |
| |
935
|
Use
of development cost charges |
| |
936
|
Acquisition
and development of park land |
| |
937
|
Adoption
procedures for development cost charge bylaw |
| |
937.1 |
Development works agreements with private developers |
| |
Division 10.1 — School Site Acquisition Charges |
| |
937.2 |
Definitions |
| |
937.3 |
School site acquisition charge payable |
| |
937.4 |
Eligible school site requirements |
| |
937.5 |
Setting school site acquisition charges |
| |
937.6 |
Provision of land for school sites |
| |
937.7 |
No subdivision or building permit unless charge paid |
| |
937.8 |
Credit for previous contributions |
| |
937.9 |
Transfer to school board |
| |
937.91 |
Regulations for this Division |
| |
Division 11 — Subdivision and Development
Requirements |
| |
938
|
Subdivision
servicing requirements |
| |
939
|
Excess
or extended services and latecomer payments |
| |
940
|
Completion
of works and services |
| |
941
|
Provision
of park land |
| |
941.1 |
Disposition of regional parks and trails |
| |
942
|
Repealed |
| |
943
|
Bylaws
adopted after application for subdivision submitted |
| |
944
|
Parcel
frontage on highway |
| |
945
|
Highway
provision and widening |
| |
946
|
Subdivision
to provide residence for a relative |
| |
Division 12 — Contaminated Sites |
| |
946.1 |
Assessment of site profiles |
| |
946.2 |
Environmental Management Act requirements must be met |
| |
946.3 |
Repealed |
| Part
27 — Heritage Conservation |
| |
Division 1 — General |
| |
947
|
Definitions |
| |
948
|
Limits
on the use of this Part |
| |
949
|
Limit
on compensation |
| |
950
|
Bylaw
and permit procedures |
| |
951
|
Repealed |
| |
952
|
Ombudsman
review of local government decisions |
| |
Division 2 — Heritage Review |
| |
953
|
Community
heritage commissions |
| |
954
|
Community
heritage register |
| |
955
|
Heritage
recognition |
| |
956
|
Heritage
inspection may be ordered |
| |
957
|
Entry
authority for a heritage inspection |
| |
958
|
Impact
assessment may be required |
| |
959
|
Local
government requests for Provincial protection |
| |
Division 3 — Temporary Protection |
| |
960
|
Withholding
of approvals |
| |
961
|
Withholding
of demolition permits until other approvals issued |
| |
962
|
Orders
for temporary protection |
| |
963
|
Temporary
protection by introduction of a continuing protection bylaw |
| |
964
|
Heritage
control periods for temporary protection |
| |
965
|
Temporary
protection |
| |
Division 4 — Continuing Protection |
| |
966
|
Heritage
revitalization agreements |
| |
967
|
Heritage
designation protection |
| |
968
|
Heritage
designation procedure |
| |
969
|
Compensation
for heritage designation |
| |
970
|
Heritage
site maintenance standards |
| |
970.1 |
Designation of heritage conservation areas |
| |
971
|
Heritage
conservation areas |
| |
Division 5 — Heritage Alteration Permits |
| |
972
|
Heritage
alteration permits |
| |
973
|
Requirements
and conditions in a heritage alteration permit |
| |
Division 6 — Notices under this Part |
| |
974
|
Giving
notice to owners and occupiers |
| |
975
|
Posting
notice on protected heritage property |
| |
976
|
Notice
on land titles |
| |
977
|
Notice
to minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation
Act |
| |
978
|
Regulations
regarding notices |
| |
Division 7 — Remedies and Offences |
| |
979
|
Civil
remedies in relation to heritage property |
| |
980
|
Notice
of contravention may be filed in land title office |
| |
981
|
Offences
and penalties |
| Part
28 — Replotting Schemes |
| |
Division 1 — Interpretation |
| |
982
|
Definitions |
| |
983
|
Application
of Part |
| |
Division 2 — Preparation and Initiation of Scheme |
| |
984
|
Preliminary
definition of district |
| |
985
|
Information
included in scheme |
| |
986
|
General
principles of replotting |
| |
987
|
Reallotment
of parcels |
| |
988
|
Municipality
may acquire charges |
| |
989
|
Notice
requirements for initiation of a scheme |
| |
990
|
General
consent of owners to scheme |
| |
991
|
Consents
binding on owners once given |
| |
992
|
Alterations
to scheme may require new consents |
| |
993
|
Initiation
of scheme by registration of resolution |
| |
994
|
Effect
of initiation |
| |
995
|
Resolution
to complete or discontinue scheme |
| |
Division 3 — Implementation and Completion of
Scheme |
| |
996
|
Registration
of common mass |
| |
997
|
Effect
of deposit of reference plan |
| |
998
|
Registration
for owners of new parcels |
| |
999
|
Rights
of ownership and charges transferred |
| |
Division 4 — Complaints Regarding Compensation |
| |
1000
|
Allotments
binding, although owners may complain regarding compensation |
| |
1001
|
Compensation
for loss and damage |
| |
1002
|
Appointment
of commissioner |
| |
1003
|
Replacement
of commissioner |
| |
1004
|
Notice
to owners who do not consent |
| |
1005
|
Time
and place to hear complaints |
| |
1006
|
Hearing
by commissioner |
| |
1007
|
Commissioner's
powers and report |
| |
1008
|
Appeal
to Supreme Court |
| |
1009
|
Payment
of compensation |
| |
Division 5 — General |
| |
1010
|
Removal
of buildings |
| |
1011
|
Accounts
and apportionment |
| |
1012
|
Former
highways to be maintained |
| |
1013
|
Limitation
of claims |
| |
1014
|
Disposal
of municipal parcels |
| |
1015
|
Taxation
during proceedings |
| |
1016
|
List
of owners must be provided to municipality |
| |
1017
|
Land
title fees |
| |
1018
|
Questions
may be referred to Supreme Court |
| Part
29 — Inspector of Municipalities |
| |
1019
|
Inspector
of municipalities |
| |
1020
|
Official
seal and documents |
| |
1021
|
Inquiries
into local government matters |
| |
1022
|
Certificate
of approval for money bylaws |
| |
1023
|
Inquiry
into application for certificate |
| |
1024
|
Appeal
from inspector's decisions in relation to borrowing |
| |
1025
|
Certificate
conclusive of validity |
| |
1025.1 |
Appeal to minister if unable to reach agreement on construction of
drains |
| Part
30 — Administrative Commissioner |
| |
1026
|
Definitions |
| |
1027
|
Appointment
of administrative commissioner |
| |
1028
|
Substitution
of commissioner |
| |
1029
|
Acting
commissioner |
| |
1030
|
Powers
transferred to commissioner |
| |
1031
|
Power
of commissioner to make bylaws |
| |
1032
|
Powers
of commissioner to borrow |
| |
1033
|
Taxes
for sinking fund |
| |
1034
|
Parcel
tax rolls |
| |
1035
|
Limits
on complaints against assessment |
| |
1036
|
Differences
between commissioner and school board |
| |
1037
|
Reports
to minister |
| |
1038
|
Election
after commissioner appointed |
| |
1039
|
Restriction
on legal proceedings |
| |
1040
|
Power
to make regulations |
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