1994 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 35th Parliament
FIRST READING
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HONOURABLE DARLENE MARZARI
MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
1 Section 1.1 (b) of the Assessment Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 21, is amended by striking out "of this subsection" and substituting "of this section".
2 Section 2 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:
(3) When completing an assessment roll, the assessor shall use the information contained in the records of the land title office as those records stood on November 30 of the year in which the assessment roll is completed.
3 Section 40.1 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) The assessor shall notify the Court of Revision if any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) because of a change of ownership that occurs after November 30 and before the following January 1 and that is recorded in the records of the land title office before that January 1,
(i) land or improvements or both that were not previously liable to taxation become liable to taxation, or
(ii) land or improvements or both that were previously liable to taxation cease to be liable to taxation;
(b) after October 31 and before the following January 1, a manufactured home is moved to a new location or destroyed;
(c) after October 31 and before the following January 1, a manufactured home is placed on land that has been assessed or the home is purchased by the owner of land that has been assessed;
(d) after November 30 and before the following January 1, land or improvements or both are transferred to or from the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and the transfer is recorded in the records of the land title office before that January 1;
(e) land or improvements or both that are owned by the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority are held or occupied by another person, and that person's interest commences or terminates after November 30 and before the following January 1;
(f) land or improvements or both that are owned by British Columbia Railway Company or by its subsidiary are held or occupied by another person, and that person's interest commences or terminates after November 30 and before the following January 1;
(g) land or improvements or both that are referred to in section 34, 35 or 36 are held or occupied by a person other than the owner of the fee simple, and that person's interest commences or terminates after November 30 and before the following January 1.
4 Section 23 of the Building Safety Standards Act, S.B.C. 1981, c. 11, is amended by striking out "31 to 34" and substituting "31, 32 and 34".
5 Section 33 of the Fire Services Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 133, is repealed.
6 Section 6 (2) of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, S.B.C. 1956, c. 59, is amended by striking out "two-thirds of its members." and substituting "2/3 of the votes cast."
7 Section 7A is amended
(a) in subsection (2) by striking out "two-thirds of its members." and substituting "2/3 of the votes cast.", and
(b) in subsection (3) by striking out "two-thirds of its members," and substituting "2/3 of the votes cast,".
8 Section 8 (4) to (7) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) The members of the Board have the same number of votes to which they are entitled as members of the board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District or to which they would be entitled if they were members of that board and, for these purposes, section 775 of the Municipal Act applies.
(5) Section 225 (1) to (10) of the Municipal Act applies to the Board and, to the extent that they are not inconsistent with this Act, sections 781 (15), 782 and 783 of the Municipal Act apply to the Board.
(6) A member of the Board who votes must cast all available votes for the same objective.
(7) A municipality and the Director representing Electoral Area A (University Hill) may appoint a person as an alternate member of the Board, and sections 778 and 779 of the Municipal Act apply as if an alternate member were an alternate director.
9 Section 10 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) Sections 779.1, 780 and 780.1 of the Municipal Act apply to the Board and, for these purposes, the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, members and alternate members of the Board are to be considered directors within the meaning of those sections.
(4.1) A member of the Board may not receive remuneration, reimbursement or expenses from more than one of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District in respect of the same matter or concurrent meetings.
10 Sections 11 and 12 are repealed.
11 Section 14 is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a majority of the members of the Board present." and substituting "a majority of the votes cast.", and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the business of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure established in the procedural bylaw of the Greater Vancouver Regional District under section 784 of the Municipal Act.
12 Section 16A (1) is amended by striking out "two-thirds of the members present" and substituting "2/3 of the votes cast".
13 Section 18 is repealed and the following substituted:
18 In addition to the duties and powers established by the Board, the Secretary has the duties and powers of the clerk of a municipality under section 244 of the Municipal Act.
14 Section 20 is repealed and the following substituted:
20 In addition to the duties and powers established by the Board, the Treasurer has the duties and powers of the treasurer of a municipality under section 245 of the Municipal Act.
15 Section 22 is repealed and the following substituted:
22 (1) The Secretary shall be the custodian of the corporate seal.
(2) The Secretary shall cause the corporate seal to be affixed to a document when required by law or by resolution of the Board.
16 Section 34 is repealed.
17 Section 53 is amended by striking out "the twenty-first day of March" and substituting "the thirty-first day of March".
18 Section 55 is repealed and the following substituted:
55 (1) The apportionment of the annual estimate to each member municipality shall be determined in accordance with this section.
(2) The amount required relating to a sewerage or drainage area that is entirely within a municipality shall be apportioned to that municipality, unless a by-law under subsection (4) applies.
(3) The amount required relating to a sewerage or drainage area that includes all or some of 2 or more municipalities shall be apportioned to those municipalities on the basis of the converted value of land and improvements in the area, within the meaning of section 808 of the Municipal Act, unless a bylaw under subsection (4) applies.
(4) For a sewerage or drainage area referred to in subsection (2) or (3), the Board may, by by-law, establish a different method of apportionment of costs among the member municipalities.
19 Section 10 (4) to (6) of the Greater Vancouver Water District Act, S.B.C. 1924, c. 22, is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) The members of the Board have the same number of votes to which they are entitled as members of the board of the Greater Vancouver Regional District or to which they would be entitled if they were members of that board and, for these purposes, section 775 of the Municipal Act applies.
(5) Section 225 (1) to (10) of the Municipal Act applies to the Board and, to the extent they are not inconsistent with this Act, sections 781 (15), 782 and 783 of the Municipal Act apply to the Board.
(6) A member of the Board who votes must cast all available votes for the same objective.
(7) A municipality and the Director representing Electoral Area A (University Hill) may appoint a person as an alternate member of the Board, and sections 778 and 779 of the Municipal Act apply as if an alternate member were an alternate director.
20 Section 12 (4) and (5) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) Sections 779.1, 780 and 780.1 of the Municipal Act apply to the Board and, for these purposes, the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, members and alternate members of the Board are to be considered directors within the meaning of those sections.
(5) A member of the Board may not receive remuneration, reimbursement or expenses from more than one of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District in respect of the same matter or concurrent meetings.
21 Section 17 is amended
(a) in subsection (1) by striking out everything after "and for giving effect to the provisions of this Act", and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(4) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the business of the Board shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures established in the procedural bylaw of the Greater Vancouver Regional District under section 784 of the Municipal Act.
22 Section 18 is amended by striking out "Secretary or Acting-Secretary." and substituting "Secretary, Acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary."
23 Section 19 is amended by striking out "Secretary or Acting-Secretary" and substituting "Secretary, Acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary".
24 Section 21 is repealed and the following substituted:
21 In addition to the duties and powers established by the Board, the Secretary has the duties and powers of the clerk of a municipality under section 244 of the Municipal Act.
25 Section 23 is repealed and the following substituted:
23 In addition to the duties and powers established by the Board, the Treasurer has the duties and powers of the treasurer of a municipality under section 245 of the Municipal Act.
26 Section 25 is amended by striking out "March" and substituting "April".
27 Section 26 is repealed and the following substituted:
26 Process against the Corporation shall be served on the Chairman of the Board, the Secretary or a Commissioner.
28 Section 27 is repealed and the following substituted:
27 (1) The Secretary shall be the custodian of the corporate seal.
(2) The Secretary shall cause the corporate seal to be affixed to a document when required by law or by resolution of the Board.
29 Section 42 is repealed.
30 Section 44 (1) is amended by striking out "two-thirds of the members present" and substituting "2/3 of the votes cast".
31 Section 68 is amended by striking out "Secretary or Acting-Secretary," and substituting "Secretary, Acting Secretary or Assistant Secretary,".
32 Section 8 (2) (a) of the Islands Trust Act, S.B.C. 1989, c. 68, is repealed.
33 The following section is added:
8.1 (1) For the purpose of carrying out the object of the trust, the trust council may enter into, on its own behalf or on behalf of one or more local trust committees, agreements with one or more of the following respecting the coordination of activities within the trust area:
(a) the government of British Columbia;
(b) the government of Canada;
(c) an agent of the government of British Columbia or Canada;
(d) a municipality, regional district or board of school trustees.
(2) An agreement under subsection (1) is subject to the approval of the minister.
(3) If there is a conflict between an agreement under subsection (1) and a bylaw or agreement of a local trust committee, the agreement under subsection (1) prevails.
34 Section 9 is repealed and the following substituted:
9 The trust council may, by bylaw adopted by at least 2/3 of its members present at the meeting at which the vote on adoption takes place, delegate its powers under sections 8 (1) (d) and (f) and (2) (b) to (g) and 8.1 (1), subject to any restrictions or conditions specified in the bylaw.
35 The following section is added:
9.1 (1) The trust council may, by bylaw adopted by at least 2/3 of its members present at the meeting at which the vote on adoption takes place, establish procedures that one or more local trust committees, as specified in the bylaw, must follow in exercising their authority and carrying out their responsibilities under this or any other enactment.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the trust council may establish procedures in relation to one or more of the following:
(a) the conduct of local trust committee meetings;
(b) the consideration and adoption of resolutions and bylaws;
(c) the receipt and consideration of applications for amendments to bylaws and community plans;
(d) the receipt and consideration of applications for permits and the issuance of permits.
(3) The procedures established by a bylaw under subsection (1) are in addition to any procedures applicable to a local trust committee under this Act or any other enactment.
(4) If there is a conflict between a bylaw under subsection (1) and a bylaw of a local trust committee respecting its procedures in exercising its authority and carrying out its responsibilities, the bylaw under subsection (1) prevails whether it was adopted before or after the bylaw of the local trust committee.
36 Section 18 is repealed and the following substituted:
18 (1) The executive committee shall be comprised of the chairperson and vice chairpersons elected under this section.
(2) Unless a higher number of vice chairpersons is established under subsection (3), there are to be 2 vice chairpersons.
(3) On the recommendation of the trust council, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, increase or decrease the number of vice chair persons, subject to the restriction that this number may not be decreased to fewer than 2 vice chairpersons.
(4) As soon as practicable after the election of local trustees under section 6, the trust council shall elect from among its members the chairperson and vice chairpersons.
(5) If a regulation under subsection (3) increases the number of vice chairpersons, as soon as possible after this increase, the trust council shall elect from among its members vice chairpersons for the new offices.
(6) The term of office for a member of the executive committee is from the time of the person's election until,
(a) in the case of a person elected under subsection (4), the person's successor is elected under subsection (4), and
(b) in the case of a person elected under subsection (5),
(i) the person's successor is elected under subsection (4), if there has not been a decrease in the number of vice chairpersons since the person was elected, or
(ii) the next election under subsection (4), if there has been a decrease in the number of vice chairpersons since the person was elected.
(7) If an office on the executive committee becomes vacant before the end of the term of the person elected to it under subsection (4) or (5), the trust council shall elect from among its members a person to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the term.
(8) Elections under subsection (4), (5) or (7) must be in accordance with the regulations.
37 Section 22 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) For the purpose of carrying out the object of the trust, each local trust committee may do the following:
(a) enforce its bylaws in accordance with section 26;
(b) regulate the development and use of land within its local trust area in accordance with sections 27 and 28;
(c) enter into agreements with municipalities, regional districts and boards of school trustees respecting the coordination of activities in the local trust area.
38 Section 28 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(5) Subject to the terms of the permit, if the holder of a permit under this section does not substantially commence the construction with respect to which the permit was issued within 2 years after the date it was issued, the permit lapses.
39 Section 36 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) The board of trustees for the Islands Trust Fund shall be comprised of the following:
(a) one member of the executive committee, elected from among its members by the executive committee;
(b) 2 persons elected by the trust council from among its members in accordance with the regulation;
(c) the persons appointed by the minister under subsection (2).
(1.1) The term of office for a person elected under subsection (1) (a) or (b) is the same as for a vice chairperson elected under section 18 (4) and, if the office becomes vacant before the end of the term of the person elected to it, an election to fill the vacancy shall be held in accordance with section 18 (7).
40 Section 37 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(2.1) For the purpose of acquiring, holding and disposing of land and other property under subsection (2) (c), the trust fund board may use the money, land and other property of the trust fund.
41 Section 49 (e) is repealed and the following substituted:
(e) respecting the election of the executive committee and members of the trust fund board, .
Municipal Act
42 Section 1 of the Municipal Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 290, is amended
(a) by repealing the definition of "elector" and substituting the following:
"elector" means a resident elector or non-resident property elector of a municipality or regional district electoral area; ,
(b) by repealing the definition of "newspaper" and substituting the following:
"newspaper" means, in relation to a requirement or authorization for publication in a newspaper, a publication or local periodical that contains items of news and advertising; , and
(c) by repealing the definition of "property elector" and substituting the following:
"non-resident property elector" means, in relation to a municipality or regional district electoral area, a person who at the relevant time meets the qualifications under section 52 in relation to the jurisdiction; .
43 The following section is added:
2.1 (1) Where notice is required by this Act to be given by publication in a newspaper, the notice must be published in accordance with this section.
(2) The notice may be published in a newspaper that is distributed at least weekly
(a) in the area affected by the subject matter of the notice, and
(b) if the affected area is not within the municipality or regional district for which the notice is to be given, in the municipality or regional district for which the notice is to be given.
(3) The notice may be published in more than one newspaper if the notice is published in accordance with subsection (2) when the publications are considered together.
(4) If publication under subsection (2) or (3) is not practical, the notice may be given within the areas referred to in subsection (2) (a) and (b) by alter native means as long as the notice
(a) is given within the same time period as required for publication,
(b) is given with the same frequency as required for publication, and
(c) provides notice that, in the view of the body required to give the notice, is reasonably equivalent to that which would be provided by publication.
(5) As an exception, subsection (4) (b) does not apply in relation to an area if the alternative means is by individual distribution to the persons resident within the area.
44 Section 15 (b) is amended by striking out "shall publish, in a newspaper that is published or circulating in the municipality," and substituting "shall publish in a newspaper".
45 Section 22 (4) is amended by striking out "circulating in the municipality".
46 Section 23 (2) is amended by striking out "circulating in the municipality".
47 Section 26 (2) (a) is amended by striking out "circulating in the municipality".
48 Section 35 is amended by adding the following definition:
"residential address" includes an indication of the area in which a person lives if no other specific designation is reasonably available; .
49 Section 41 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(4) An agreement referred to in subsection (2) may provide for a party to conduct only some of the election proceedings for or in conjunction with the other party.
(5) An election to which an agreement referred to in subsection (4) applies is valid despite the agreement and any bylaws in relation to it having the effect of creating differences in election proceedings between different parts of the jurisdiction for which an election is held.
(6) Without limiting subsection (4), an agreement referred to in that subsection may allow a local government to restrict the persons who may vote at the election proceedings conducted under the agreement to persons who are entitled to be registered as electors in relation to a specified part of the jurisdiction for which the election is held.
(7) If a restriction under subsection (6) applies, on any day on which an advance voting opportunity conducted under the agreement is open to electors of only part of the jurisdiction, an advance voting opportunity must be open to all electors of the jurisdiction on the same day.
(8) So long as any required advance voting opportunities are provided, no bylaw is necessary for an advance voting opportunity required by subsection (7), and the voting opportunity may be held at the place and for the voting hours established by the chief election officer.
(9) The chief election officer must give notice of a voting opportunity to which subsection (8) applies in any manner the chief election officer considers appropriate, including in the notice the date, place and voting hours for the voting opportunity.
50 Section 50 (2) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(d) a person who has contravened section 151 (3) in relation to the election.
51 Section 52 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (8) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
52 Section 56 (1) (b) and (4) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
53 Section 57 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors", and
(b) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:
(5) At least 6 but not more than 30 days before the start of the closed period under subsection (4), the municipal clerk or regional district secretary, as applicable, must give public notice of the close of advance registration in accordance with section 45.
54 Section 58 (1) (b) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
55 Section 59 (1) and (4) (a) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
56 Section 62 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors", and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(8) For the purposes of subsection (3), the register of electors may contain only the residential address of each resident elector as required to be included on an application under section 56.
57 Section 63 is amended
(a) in subsection (2) by striking out "property elector." and substituting "non-resident property elector.", and
(b) by adding the following subsections:
(9) Before receiving a list of registered electors, a person referred to in subsection (8) must sign a statement that the person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for the purposes of this Part.
(10) The chief election officer may amend a list of registered electors that is to be provided under subsection (8), or that is to be available for public inspection, by omitting or obscuring the address of an elector or other information about an elector in order to protect the privacy or security of the elector.
(11) If requested by an elector, the chief election officer must amend a list of registered electors as authorized by subsection (10) in relation to the information regarding the elector.
58 Section 71 (2) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
59 Section 72 (1) (f) is repealed and the following substituted:
(f) the names and residential addresses of the nominators and, if a nominator is a non-resident property elector, the address of the property in relation to which the nominator is such an elector; .
60 Section 77 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(5) For the purposes of including the residential address of a candidate in a notice under this section, an address that indicates the jurisdiction in which the candidate is resident is sufficient.
(6) If requested by a candidate in sufficient time to reasonably have this done, the residential address of the candidate included in a notice under this section must be limited to the jurisdiction in which the candidate is resident.
61 Section 79 (6) (a) is repealed and the following substituted:
(a) the elector organization withdraws its endorsement before 4 p.m. on the 29th day before general voting day by delivering to the chief election officer by that time
(i) a written withdrawal signed by a director or other official of the elector organization, and
(ii) a solemn declaration of the official signing the withdrawal that, to the best of that person's knowledge, information and belief, the elector organization has authorized the person to make the withdrawal, or .
62 Section 93 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3) Before inspecting a document referred to in subsection (1), a person other than a local government officer or employee acting in the course of duties must sign a statement that the person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for the purposes of this Part.
63 Section 103 (4) and (5) (b) is amended by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors".
64 Section 115 (1) (c) (iii) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
65 Section 121 (3) (a) (iii) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
66 Section 143 (5) (c) is repealed and the following substituted:
(c) that an election or the election of a candidate should be declared invalid because section 151, 152 or 153 (2) (a) was contravened.
67 Section 150 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (3) (a) and substituting the following:
(a) the nomination documents for the candidates in the election, other than the documents filed under the Financial Disclosure Act; , and
(b) by repealing subsection (6) (f) and substituting the following:
(f) any solemn declarations and any written statements or declarations in relation to voting proceedings, other than those used for the registration of electors.
68 Section 153 (1) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(c) before or after an election, purport to withdraw the endorsement of a candidate by an elector organization except as provided in section 79 (6) (a) with the authorization of the elector organization.
69 Section 156 (2) (a) is amended by striking out "property electors;" and substituting "non-resident property electors;".
70 Section 161 (1) (a) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
71 Section 171 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:
(1) The chief election officer must establish a 10-day time period during which applications to act as a scrutineer will be received, in order that appointments may be made before the first voting opportunity. , and
(b) by repealing subsection (4).
72 Section 209 (5) (a) (ii) is amended by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors".
73 Section 211 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) A person elected or appointed to office on a municipal council must make a prescribed oath of office, by oath or solemn affirmation, within the following applicable time limit:
(a) in the case of a person elected by acclamation, within 50 days after the date set for general voting day had an election by voting been required;
(b) in the case of a person elected by voting, within 45 days after the declaration of the results of the election;
(c) in the case of a person appointed to office, within 45 days after the effective date of the appointment.
74 Section 330 (2) is amended by striking out "circulating in the municipality".
75 Section 375 is repealed and the following substituted:
375 (1) A council may proceed under this section if
(a) for any cause it appears expedient to provide money in advance of the requirements for retirement at maturity of outstanding municipal debentures, or
(b) the proceeds from the sale of assets are required to be held for debt retirement.
(2) In the circumstances described in subsection (1), the council may, by bylaw, provide for the following:
(a) setting aside in each year money as may be deemed necessary for a proposed scheme of debt financing;
(b) setting aside the proceeds of a sale of assets, as specified in the bylaw, for a debt retirement fund to meet in full or in part, at or before maturity, outstanding debentures issued for the assets;
(c) the administration and investment under this Part of money set aside under the bylaw.
(3) The bylaw may contain directions
(a) to levy during specified years, by rate sufficient to raise the money fixed by the bylaw under subsection (2) (a), and
(b) not to levy in any future year all or part of the annual money required to repay the principal of outstanding debentures.
(4) A bylaw with directions to levy a rate for the purposes of this section must receive the assent of the electors.
(5) A bylaw under this section must not extend the term of a debenture debt beyond the period originally fixed for it.
76 Section 382 is repealed and the following substituted:
382 If the amount to the credit of a reserve or local improvement fund is greater than required, the council may, by bylaw, transfer all or part of the amount to another fund established under this Part.
77 Section 385 is repealed.
78 Section 399 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) A bylaw or resolution approved under section 398 (1) or this section after October 31 in any year is not effective for taxation in the next calendar year.
79 Section 400 (1) is amended by striking out "Prior to August 31 in any year," and substituting "On or before October 31 in any year," .
80 Section 429.1 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) If a plan of subdivision is deposited in the land title office after November 30 in any year and before June 1 in the next year, the collector may
(a) apportion the taxes payable in that next year between the parcels created by the subdivision in the same proportions as taxes would have been payable in respect of the parcels had the subdivision occurred on or before November 30 in the first year, and
(b) on making an apportionment under this subsection, record the apportionment in the manner that the collector considers necessary.
81 Section 457 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.2) The collector may act as auctioneer.
82 Section 459 is repealed and the following substituted:
459 (1) Notice of the time and place of the tax sale and the description and street address, if any, of the property subject to tax sale must be published in not fewer than 2 issues of a newspaper.
(2) The last publication under subsection (1) must be at least 3 days and not more than 10 days before the date of the tax sale.
83 Section 469 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:
(3) If surplus money remains unpaid 6 months after the end of the redemption period, the council shall, in the next month, have published in a newspaper a notice stating
(a) the name of the owner to whom the surplus is payable,
(b) the date it became payable, and
(c) the amount of the surplus.
(4) If the surplus remains unclaimed 3 months after publication under subsection (3), it must be transferred in trust to the Minister of Finance, subject to payment on application at any time to the person entitled.
84 Section 484 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) The council shall establish the time and place for the sitting of the Court of Revision, and shall have notice of this published in a newspaper at least 2 weeks before the day of the sitting.
85 Section 535 is amended by renumbering the section as section 535 (1) and by adding the following subsection:
(2) This section does not apply to an option in favour of the government of British Columbia, the government of Canada, a municipality including the City of Vancouver, a regional district or a board of school trustees.
86 Section 538 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) A parcel of land on which there is a building or structure of any kind shall not be offered for sale by a municipality unless a notice of intention to sell it has been published in a newspaper not more than 3 months and at least one week before the sale of the parcel.
87 Section 543 is repealed and the following substituted:
543 Sections 538 and 542 (2) and (3) do not apply to a sale or lease of real property to the government of British Columbia, the government of Canada, a municipality including the City of Vancouver, a regional district or a board of school trustees, or to a lease of real property for the purpose of providing land for housing.
88 Section 574 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:
(3) Before adopting a bylaw under this section, the council shall have notice of its intention published in a newspaper once each week for 2 consecutive weeks.
89 Sections 596 to 599 are repealed and the following substituted:
596 (1) A district municipality has, and is deemed to have had since its incorporation, the right to
(a) collect the water from any highway by means of drains or ditches, and
(b) convey to and discharge the water in the most convenient natural waterway or watercourse.
(2) A district municipality desiring to construct ditches or drains authorized by subsection (1) must have published in a newspaper once a week for 4 consecutive weeks notice that
(a) the municipality intends to undertake the works,
(b) plans and specifications of the works may be inspected at the office of the clerk, and
(c) all claims for damages or compensation arising out of the construction, maintenance, operation or use of the works must be filed with the clerk within one month from the date of the fourth publication of the notice under this subsection.
(3) No person has a claim for damages or compensation arising out of or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation or use of the ditches or drains unless the person has filed a claim referred to in subsection (2) (c) within the time period established by that subsection.
(4) If the municipality proceeds with the works or a portion of them, every claim must be determined in accordance with Division (4) of Part 12.
(5) If the construction of the drains or ditches is not commenced within one year from the date of the fourth publication of the notice under subsection (2), the construction must not proceed unless new notice is given in accordance with that subsection.
(6) No action arising out of, by reason of or in respect of the construction, maintenance, operation or use of a drain or ditch authorized by this section, whenever the drain or ditch is or was constructed, may be brought or maintained in a court against a district municipality.
(7) This section does not restrict the powers of the municipality under this Act or another enactment and, in the case of a conflict, this section prevails.
90 Section 645 (4) (a) is repealed and the following substituted:
(a) before adopting the bylaw, the council shall have a notice published in a newspaper once each week for 4 consecutive weeks, stating the intention of the council to withdraw the land from the forest reserve, the purpose for which it is to be withdrawn, and, in the event of sale, the price that is to be received, and .
91 Section 649 is amended by repealing the definition of "publication" and substituting the following:
"publication" means publication by one insertion in a newspaper; .
92 Section 675 is repealed and the following substituted:
675 (1) The council may, by bylaw, provide for the borrowing from any person or for the appropriation from the local improvement fund of money necessary to meet the cost of a work or the capital cost of a service for an area established under section 674.
(2) Part 6 applies to a bylaw under subsection (1) except that, where the assent of the electors is required under that Part, compliance with section 674 (4) is deemed to be compliance with the requirement to obtain that assent.
(3) A money bylaw that, if passed under any other provision of this Act dealing with money bylaws, would require the approval of the minister before coming into force does not come into force until it has received the approval of the minister.
(4) Subject to subsections (5) and (6) and section 676 and despite section 674 (3), if the capital cost of the work or service is met out of money borrowed or appropriated under subsection (1), the entire capital cost of the work or service must be borne by the area specified in the bylaw.
(5) The cost of any capacity of the work or service in excess of that required for the specified area may be borne by the municipality unless the specified area is extended or merged and the full capacity of the work or service is required for the extended area or merged area, in which case the excess cost must no longer be borne by the municipality but by the extended area or merged area.
(6) The council may, by bylaw, provide that a part of the cost of the work or service for a downtown revitalization project approved by the inspector is to be borne by the municipality.
(7) A bylaw under subsection (6) must receive the assent of the electors in the whole of the municipality and, for these purposes, section 330 applies as if the bylaw were a bylaw under section 330 (1) (b).
93 Section 679 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4) A bylaw under subsection (1) (f) may set different fees for different classes of persons or activities, as specified in the bylaw.
94 Section 686 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:
(3) Before adopting a bylaw under this section, the council shall give notice of its intention by publication in a newspaper once each week for 2 consecutive weeks.
95 The following section is added to Division (2) of Part 18:
698.1 The council may provide for social planning to be undertaken, including research, analysis and coordination relating to social needs, social well- being and social development in the municipality.
96 Section 707 (4) is repealed and the following substituted:
(4) A sale may be by public auction or otherwise as determined by council.
(4.1) Except in the case of property of no apparent marketable value, one week's public notice of sale describing the property to be sold must be given by publication in a newspaper.
97 Section 781 (10) is repealed and the following substituted:
(10) Section 225 (1) and (3) to (10) applies to all meetings of the board.
98 Section 787 is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(g) social planning services, including research, analysis and coordination relating to social needs, social well-being and social development in the regional district.
99 Section 819.1 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) by striking out "Before August 31 in any year," and substituting "On or before October 31 in any year," , and
(b) by repealing subsection (4) (a) and substituting the following substituted:
(a) land or improvements, or both, owned or held by, or held in trust by the owner for, an athletic or service organization and used principally for public athletic or recreation purposes; .
100 Section 892 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) Before initiating a replotting scheme, the council shall have notice of the scheme published in a newspaper.
101 Section 929.01 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(3) Interest on security under subsection (1) (g) becomes part of the security.
(4) Security under subsection (1) (g) may be used for the purposes referred to in that subsection, but any amount not required for those purposes must be returned to the person who provided the security.
102 Section 929.02 (1) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(e) establish circumstances in which a permit under this section may be revoked.
103 Section 929.07 (1) and (2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) If a bylaw under section 929.01 would have the effect on a parcel of land of
(a) preventing all uses permitted under the applicable zoning bylaw, or
(b) preventing the development to the density permitted under the applicable zoning bylaw, the bylaw does not apply to the parcel to the extent necessary to allow a permitted use or the permitted density.
(2) As an exception to subsection (1), a bylaw that has an effect referred to in that subsection applies without limit to a parcel if the council, by resolution, commits the municipality to
(a) pay compensation to the owner of the parcel for any reduction in the market value caused by the prohibition, or
(b) provide, by development permit, development variance permit or otherwise, alternative means for the parcel to be used for a permitted use or developed to the permitted density.
(2.1) For the purposes of subsection (2) (a), the compensation must be as determined and paid as soon as reasonably possible in an amount set
(a) by agreement between the owner and the municipality, or
(b) if no agreement is reached, by the Expropriation Compensation Board.
(2.2) For the purposes of subsection (2) (b), the council may issue a development permit or development variance permit on its own initiative without an application from the owner.
104 The following section is added to Division (4.1) of Part 28:
929.08 (1) The council may, by bylaw adopted by at least 2/3 of the votes cast, authorize an officer or employee to do one or more of the following, subject to any limits or conditions established by the council:
(a) require an applicant for a permit under section 929.02 (1) (a) to provide a plan as described in paragraph (d) of that subsection or, if a bylaw under paragraph (d) of that subsection requires the provision of such a plan, exempt the applicant from that requirement;
(b) establish which of the terms and conditions established under section 929.02 (1) (c) apply to the granting and use of a specific permit under section 929.02 (1) (a);
(c) revoke a permit under section 929.02 (1) (a) if one or more of the circumstances specified in a bylaw under section 929.02 (1) (e) apply;
(d) act as a delegate of the council to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the council under section 929.05;
(e) act as a delegate of the council to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the council under section 929.06.
(2) The owner or occupier of real property that is subject to a decision under subsection (1) is entitled to have the municipality reconsider the matter without charge, in which case the council has the same authority as that conferred under that subsection.
(3) A bylaw under subsection (1) must establish procedures regarding applying for and dealing with a reconsideration under subsection (2).
(4) If an officer or employee acts under subsection (1) (d), the notice under section 929.05 (2) must include the following information:
(a) that the person may apply to the council for a reconsideration of the requirement;
(b) how the person may obtain information regarding an application for reconsideration;
(c) that the person is not required to take the action required under section 929.05 until the council confirms the requirement on a reconsideration.
105 Section 945 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(2.2) A community plan may include policies of the local government relating to social needs, social well-being and social development.
106 Section 947 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (2) (a) and substituting the following:
(a) examine the plan in conjunction with its most recent capital expenditure program under section 266 to ensure consistency between that program and the plan, as the plan relates to matters within the jurisdiction of the local government for the time period to which the most recent capital expenditure program applies,
(a.1) examine the plan in conjunction with any waste management plan or economic strategy plan that is applicable to the municipality or regional district to ensure consistency between them, , and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(2.1) For the purposes of subsection (2) (a), an official community plan is not inconsistent if the funding which may be required in relation to a matter is dependent, in whole or in part, on a commitment or future commitment of the government of British Columbia or Canada, another local government or an agent of any of them.
107 Section 948 (1) (b) (i) is repealed and the following substituted:
(i) the results of its examination under section 947 (2) (a) or (a.1), and .
108 Section 956 is amended
(a) by repealing subsections (6) and (7), and
(b) in subsection (8) by striking out "in subsection (6)." and substituting "under section 956.1."
109 The following section is added:
956.1 (1) A board may delegate the holding of a specified hearing under section 956, a specified class of those hearings or those hearings generally.
(2) A delegation under this section may be to one or more directors or alternate directors, identified specifically or by the electoral area or municipality that they represent.
(3) A delegation under this section in relation to a class of hearings or hearings generally does not apply to a hearing unless
(a) the delegation was established before notice of the hearing was given under section 957, and
(b) the resolution or bylaw establishing the delegation is available for public inspection along with copies of the bylaw referred to in section 957 (2) (a) (v).
(4) For certainty, if a delegation has been made in relation to a class of hearings or hearings generally, the board may exercise its authority under subsection (1) to change that delegation to a different delegation in relation to a specific hearing.
(5) If the holding of a hearing has been delegated, the board must not adopt the bylaw that is the subject of the hearing until the delegate reports to the board the views expressed at the hearing.
(6) A report under subsection (5) may be made orally or in writing.
110 Section 959 (2) is amended by striking out "under section 956 (6)." and substituting "under section 956.1."
111 Section 962 (1) (a) (i.1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(i.1) a bylaw under Division (4.1) of Part 28 other than
(A) a bylaw under section 929.04, or
(B) a bylaw that has an effect referred to in section 929.07 (1) if the council has taken action under subsection (2) of that section to compensate or mitigate the hardship that is caused to the person, .
112 Section 968 is repealed and the following substituted:
968 (1) A local government may, by bylaw, require, set standards for and regulate the provision of screening or landscaping to mask or separate uses.
(2) A bylaw under subsection (1) may set different requirements, standards and regulations for one or more of the following:
(a) different zones;
(b) different uses within a zone;
(c) different locations within a zone.
113 Section 973 (3) is repealed and the following substituted:
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a zoning bylaw or a subdivision servicing bylaw that
(a) applies only to an area that is subject to an official community plan or to an official settlement plan under section 809 (3) of this Act before that section was repealed by section 4 of the Municipal Amendment Act, 1985, and
(b) is consistent with the official community plan or official settlement plan.
114 Section 975 (5.1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(5.1) Sections 956, 956.1, 957, 959 and 973, as they apply to a rural land use bylaw, apply to a bylaw under subsection (1.1).
115 Section 982 (6) is repealed and the following substituted:
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the land affected by the amendment is in an area that is subject to an official community plan or an official settlement plan under section 809 (3) of this Act before that section was repealed by section 4 of the Municipal Amendment Act, 1985.
(6.1) The minister may make regulations
(a) defining areas for which and describing circumstances in which subsection (5) does not apply, and
(b) providing that an exception under paragraph (a) is to be subject to terms and conditions specified by the minister.
116 Section 985 (2) is repealed and the following substituted:
(2) Sections 382 and 387 apply to a fund established under subsection (1) of this section, subject to the restriction that a bylaw under section 382 authorizing the transfer of an amount from the fund must receive the approval of the minister.
117 The Municipal Finance Authority Act, R.S.B.C., 1979, c. 292, is amended by adding the following section:
8.1 (1) Securities and interest coupons held or issued by the authority under this Act may be held in trust for the authority.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), securities and interest coupons may be held by a depository agency in a book-based system for the central handling of securities and interest coupons that provides for the transfer of the securities by bookkeeping entry without physical delivery of the securities or interest coupons.
(3) For any purpose under this Act, the authority may lend securities and interest coupons held by it if the loan is fully secured by cash or securities satisfactory to the trustees.
(4) For any purpose under this Act, the authority may borrow or invest in interest rate or currency exchange swap transactions in the currency of the United States of America.
118 Section 12 (5.1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(5.1) The trustees may resell securities purchased under subsection (5).
119 Section 13 (7.1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(7.1) Notwithstanding subsection (7), if a municipality has discharged its obligation to a regional district with respect to a security issue, the authority may, during the term of the issue, repay to the regional district for the credit of the municipality a portion of the money that is an obligation to the regional district under subsection (7), and the money so paid must be applied to reduce that obligation.
120 Section 105 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act, R.S.B.C. 1960, c. 261, is repealed.
121 Section 187 is repealed.
122 Section 203 is repealed.
Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 2) 123. The Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 2), S.B.C. 1990, c. 61, is amended by adding the following Part:
Part 5 -- 1994
25 (1) Despite section 646 of the Municipal Act, The Corporation of the Village of Fort St. James and The Corporation of the Village of Telkwa may, by bylaw adopted without the assent of the electors, enter into an exclusive or limited franchise agreement with Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. for a term not exceeding 21 years to supply natural gas service to the residents of the applicable municipality.
(2) Despite section 646 of the Municipal Act, the agreement dated August 13, 1988, between the Village of Fraser Lake and Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. relating to the supply of natural gas service by Pacific Northern Gas Ltd. to the residents of the municipality is confirmed and validated effective that date.
(3) All resolutions and bylaws in relation to the agreement referred to in subsection (2) are confirmed and validated, effective the date on which they were adopted, and all things done that would have been validly done had subsection (2) in fact been in force on the day they were done is conclusively deemed to have been validly done.
(4) The Village of Fraser Lake is conclusively deemed to have had the authority to enter into the agreement referred to in subsection (2) at the time at which the agreement was entered into and to have had and continue to have the authority to carry out the agreement in accordance with its terms.
(5) This section is retroactive to the extent necessary to give full force and effect to its provisions and must not be construed as lacking retroactive effect in relation to any matter by reason that it makes no specific reference to that matter.
26 (1) Despite sections 948 and 973 of the Municipal Act, the bylaws of the Regional District of Fraser-Cheam cited as "Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1000, 1993" and "Official Settlement Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1085, 1993", adopted by the Regional District of Fraser- Cheam on August 4, 1993, and the Official Settlement Plan adopted by the "Official Settlement Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 1085, 1993" are conclusively deemed to have been validly in force from the date they would have been in force had the approval of the minister been obtained before the date of adoption, to the extent that they would have been validly in force had the requirement to obtain that approval been met.
(2) This section is retroactive to the extent necessary to give full force and effect to its provisions and must not be construed as lacking in retroactive effect in relation to any matter by reason that it makes no specific reference to that matter.
124 Section 1 of the School Act, S.B.C. 1989, c. 61, is amended
(a) by repealing the definition of "elector" and substituting the following:
"elector" means a resident elector or non-resident property elector; ,
(b) by repealing the definition of "property elector" and substituting the following:
"non-resident property elector" means, in relation to a trustee electoral area, a person who at the relevant time meets the qualifications under section 50 in relation to the trustee electoral area; , and
(c) by repealing the definition of "trustee electoral area" and substituting the following:
"trustee electoral area" means the area from which one or more trustees are to be elected, as established under this or a former Act.
125 Section 39 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(8) An order under this Act or a former Act that establishes the number of trustees for a school district and the area or areas from which they are to be elected is deemed to be an order under this section.
126 Section 46 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(4) Subsection (5) applies to municipalities that, immediately before the Local Elections Reform Act, 1993 came into force, were subject to an order under this Act or a former Act that deemed a rural area or part of a rural area to be within the boundaries of a municipality for the purpose of electing trustees.
(5) A rural area or part of a rural area that was deemed by an order referred to in subsection (4) to be within the boundaries of a municipality, together with the municipality, are deemed to be a trustee electoral area to which an order under subsection (2) applies.
127 Section 47 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(6) An agreement referred to in subsection (4) may provide for a party to conduct only some of the election proceedings for or in conjunction with the other party.
(7) An election to which an agreement referred to in subsection (6) applies is valid despite the agreement and any bylaws in relation to it having the effect of creating differences in election proceedings between different parts of the trustee electoral area or other jurisdiction for which an election is held.
(8) Without limiting subsection (6), an agreement referred to in that subsection may allow a board or local government to restrict the persons who may vote at the election proceedings conducted under the agreement to persons who are entitled to be registered as electors in relation to a specified part of the trustee electoral area or jurisdiction for which the election is held.
(9) If a restriction under subsection (8) applies, on any day on which an advance voting opportunity conducted under the agreement is open to electors of only part of a trustee electoral area, an advance voting opportunity must be open to all electors of the trustee electoral area on the same day.
(10) So long as any required advance voting opportunities are provided, no bylaw is necessary for an advance voting opportunity required by subsection (9), and the voting opportunity may be held at the place and for the voting hours established by the chief election officer.
(11) The chief election officer must give notice of a voting opportunity to which subsection (10) applies in any manner the chief election officer considers appropriate, including in the notice the date, place and voting hours for the voting opportunity.
128 Section 48 is amended
(a) in subsection (1) (a) by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,", and
(b) in subsection (2) by adding the following paragraph:
(d) a person who has contravened section 151 (3) of the Municipal Act or section 123 (3) of the Vancouver Charter, as those sections apply to trustee elections, in relation to the election.
129 Section 50 (1), (2), (5) and (8) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
130 Section 52 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) (b) by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,", and
(b) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:
(5) A person is deemed to be registered as a resident elector of a trustee electoral area if both the following requirements are met:
(a) a list of registered electors is prepared for the municipality or regional district electoral area in which the person resides;
(b) the person is registered as a resident elector of the jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (a) before the date established for the close of advance registration as an elector of that jurisdiction.
(6) A person is deemed to be registered as a non-resident property elector of a trustee electoral area if all the following requirements are met:
(a) the person is not entitled to be registered as a resident elector of a trustee electoral area for the school district;
(b) a list of registered electors is prepared for the municipality or regional district electoral area in which the person owns the property;
(c) the person is registered as a non-resident property elector of the jurisdiction referred to in paragraph (b) in relation to that property before the date established for the close of advance registration as an elector of that jurisdiction.
(7) Subsection (2) does not apply in relation to deemed registration under subsection (6) but, for certainty, a person is not entitled to vote in a trustee election as an elector of more than one trustee electoral area or as both a resident elector and a non-resident property elector.
131 Section 53 (1) and (4) (a) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
132 Section 55 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.1) Section 54 (2) and (4) applies for the purposes of subsection (1).
133 Section 59 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) A person elected or appointed as a trustee must make a prescribed oath of office, by oath or solemn affirmation, within the following applicable time limit:
(a) in the case of a person elected by acclamation, within 50 days after the date set for general voting day had an election by voting been required;
(b) in the case of a person elected by voting, within 45 days after the declaration of the results of the election;
(c) in the case of a person appointed to office, within 45 days after the effective date of the appointment.
134 Section 2 of the Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, is amended
(a) by repealing the definition of "elector" and substituting the following:
"elector" means a resident elector or a non-resident property elector; , and
(b) by repealing the definition of "property elector" and substituting the following:
"non-resident property elector" means a person who at the relevant time meets the qualifications under section 24; .
135 Section 7 is amended by adding the following definition:
"residential address" includes an indication of the area in which a person lives if no other specific designation is reasonably available; .
136 Section 13 is amended by adding the following subsections:
(4) An agreement referred to in subsection (2) may provide for a party to conduct only some of the election proceedings for or in conjunction with the other party.
(5) An election to which an agreement referred to in subsection (4) applies is valid despite the agreement and any by-laws in relation to it having the effect of creating differences in election proceedings between different parts of the jurisdiction for which an election is held.
(6) Without limiting subsection (4), an agreement referred to in that subsection may allow the Council to restrict the persons who may vote at the election proceedings conducted under the agreement to persons who are entitled to be registered as electors in relation to a specified part of the city.
(7) If a restriction under subsection (6) applies, on any day on which an advance voting opportunity conducted under the agreement is open to electors of only part of the city, an advance voting opportunity must be open to all electors of the city on the same day.
(8) So long as any required advance voting opportunities are provided, no by-law is necessary for an advance voting opportunity required by subsection (7), and the voting opportunity may be held at the place and for the voting hours established by the chief election officer.
(9) The chief election officer must give notice of a voting opportunity to which subsection (8) applies in any manner the chief election officer considers appropriate, including in the notice the date, place and voting hours for the voting opportunity.
137 Section 22 (2) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(d) a person who has contravened section 123 (3) in relation to the election.
138 Section 24 (1), (2), (3), (5) and (8) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
139 Section 28 (1) (b) and (4) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
140 Section 29 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors", and
(b) by repealing subsection (5) and substituting the following:
(5) At least 6 but not more than 30 days before the start of the closed period under subsection (4), the City Clerk must give public notice of the close of advance registration in accordance with section 17.
141 Section 30 (1) (b) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
142 Section 31 (1) and (4) (a) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
143 Section 34 is amended
(a) in subsection (3) by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors", and
(b) by adding the following subsection:
(8) For the purposes of subsection (3), the register of electors may contain only the residential address of each resident elector as required to be included on an application under section 28.
144 Section 35 is amended
(a) in subsection (2) by striking out "property elector." and substituting "non-resident property elector.", and
(b) by adding the following subsections:
(9) Before receiving a list of registered electors, a person referred to in subsection (8) must sign a statement that the person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for the purposes of this Part.
(10) The chief election officer may amend a list of registered electors that is to be provided under subsection (8), or that is to be available for public inspection, by omitting or obscuring the address of an elector or other information about an elector in order to protect the privacy or security of the elector.
(11) If requested by an elector, the chief election officer must amend a list of registered electors as authorized by subsection (10) in relation to the information regarding the elector.
145 Section 43 (2) is amended by striking out "property elector" and substituting "non-resident property elector".
146 Section 44 (1) (f) is repealed and the following substituted:
(f) the names and residential addresses of the nominators and, if a nominator is a non-resident property elector, the address of the property in relation to which the nominator is such an elector; .
147 Section 49 is amended
(a) in subsection (2) (e) by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors", and
(b) by adding the following subsections:
(5) For the purposes of including the residential address of a candidate in a notice under this section, an address that indicates the jurisdiction in which the candidate is resident is sufficient.
(6) If requested by a candidate in sufficient time to reasonably have this done, the residential address of the candidate included in a notice under this section must be limited to the jurisdiction in which the candidate is resident.
148 Section 51 (6) (a) is repealed and the following substituted:
(a) the elector organization withdraws its endorsement before 4 p.m. on the 29th day before general voting day by delivering to the chief election officer by that time
(i) a written withdrawal signed by a director or other official of the elector organization, and
(ii) a solemn declaration of the official signing the withdrawal that, to the best of that person's knowledge, information and belief, the elector organization has authorized the person to make the withdrawal, or .
149 Section 65 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(3) Before inspecting a document referred to in subsection (1), a person other than a city officer or employee acting in the course of duties must sign a statement that the person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for the purposes of this Part.
150 Section 75 (3) is amended by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors".
151 Section 87 (1) (c) (iii) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
152 Section 93 (3) (a) (iii) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
153 Section 115 (5) (c) is repealed and the following substituted:
(c) that an election or the election of a candidate should be declared invalid because section 123, 124 or 125 (2) (a) was contravened.
154 Section 122 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (3) (a) and substituting the following:
(a) the nomination documents for the candidates in the election, other than the documents filed under the Financial Disclosure Act; , and
(b) by repealing subsection (6) (f) and substituting the following:
(f) any solemn declarations and any written statements or declarations in relation to voting proceedings, other than those used for the registration of electors.
155 Section 125 (1) is amended by adding the following paragraph:
(c) before or after an election, purport to withdraw the endorsement of a candidate by an elector organization except as provided in section 51 (6) (a) with the authorization of the elector organization.
156 Section 128 (2) (a) is amended by striking out "property electors;" and substituting "non-resident property electors;".
157 Section 133 (1) (a) is amended by striking out "property elector," and substituting "non-resident property elector,".
158 Section 136.6 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) and substituting the following:
(1) The chief election officer must establish a 10-day time period during which applications to act as a scrutineer will be received, in order that appointments may be made before the first voting opportunity. , and
(b) by repealing subsection (4).
159 Section 138 (5) (a) (ii) is amended by striking out "property electors" and substituting "non-resident property electors".
160 Section 140 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:
(1) A person elected or appointed to office on Council must make a prescribed oath of office, by oath or solemn affirmation, within the following applicable time limit:
(a) in the case of a person elected by acclamation, within 50 days after the date set for general voting day had an election by voting been required;
(b) in the case of a person elected by voting, within 45 days after the declaration of the results of the election;
(c) in the case of a person appointed to office, within 45 days after the effective date of the appointment.
161 The following section is added:
202 A. The Council may provide for social planning to be undertaken, including research, analysis and coordination relating to social needs, social well- being and social development in the city.
162 The following section is added:
289 A. Despite this or any other Act, the Council may, by lease or licence, for such consideration and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed on, do the following:
(a) permit the use of the surface of streets closed and stopped up under this Act by the occupants of abutting property that is zoned for other than residential use;
(b) permit an owner or occupant of real property abutting on one side of a street to construct, maintain and use a bridge or other structure over or under the street for the purpose of access to real property occupied by the owner or occupant on the other side of the street;
(c) permit an owner or occupant of real property abutting on a street to construct, maintain and use a structure in or under any part of a street, whether or not the portion of the street included in the lease or licence extends beyond the side boundaries of the real property.
163 Section 292 is amended
(a) by repealing subsection (1) (h) and substituting the following:
(h) establishing subdivision application fees payable to the city, which may vary according to the size of the property to be subdivided, the number of lots to be created and the type or classification of the property;
(i) establishing fees payable to the city for changes to a subdivision plan or a by-law under this section. , and
(b) by repealing subsection (1.1) and substituting the following:
(1.1) A fee under subsection (1) (h) or (i) must not exceed the estimated average costs of processing, inspection, advertising and administration that are usually related to the type of application to which the fee relates.
164 Section 306 is amended
(a) in paragraph (s) by striking out "as aforesaid and for providing that in the discretion of the Council the by- law provision enacted pursuant to this paragraph may be waived and, in lieu thereof, Council may by by-law accept payment of such sum of money as may be deemed appropriate by Council" , and
(b) by adding the following paragraph:
(s.1) waiving the requirement for some or all of the off-street parking spaces to be provided under
(i) a by-law under paragraph (r), if the parking is in relation to residential, cultural or recreational uses of a building that is designated as a heritage site under the Heritage Conservation Act, or
(ii) a by-law under paragraph (s), and instead requiring the payment to the city of an amount of money as specified in the by-law, which money must be paid into a reserve fund for the provision of new and existing off-street parking spaces and used only for that purpose; .
165 Section 317 (e) is repealed and the following substituted:
(e) for regulating the use of any street by persons sliding or coasting by means of sleds, skis, snowboards, skates, skateboards, roller skates, rollerblades or any other devices specified in the by-law;
(e.1) providing that if a sled, snowboard or skateboard is used, or skis are used, in contravention of a by-law under paragraph (e),
(i) any member of the police force may seize and detain the device,
(ii) the owner of the device be required to pay to the city the amount fixed by the by-law as expenses of the seizure and detention, including storage and other charges, and
(iii) the city may collect expenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) by the sale of the device at public auction or private sale, as directed by the by-law; .
166 Section 486 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(5) Sections 141, 142, 142.1 and 142.2 apply to members of the Board.
167 Section 488 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(8) Fees and charges imposed under this section may be different for different classes of persons and activities.
168 Section 489 is amended by renumbering the section as section 489 (1) and by adding the following subsection:
(2) Fees and charges imposed under this section may be different for different classes of persons and activities.
169 Section 489B is repealed and the following substituted:
489 B. The Council may, by by-law, provide for payments to members of the Board in the same manner as permitted for members of Council and, for these purposes, sections 196 and 196A apply.
170 Section 491 (e) is repealed.
171 The following section is added:
491 A.(1) The Board may make by-laws for the procedure and conduct of meetings of the Board and for the selection of the Chair of the Board.
(2) Section 145.1 applies to meetings of the Board.
172 Section 561 is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4) A development plan under this section may include policies of the Council relating to social needs, social well-being and social development.
173 Section 565 (1) (e) is repealed and the following substituted:
(e) establishing, in any district or zone, building lines and the area of yards, courts and open spaces to be maintained and the maximum percentage of the area of land that can be covered by impermeable material;
(e.1) regulating, in any district or zone, the maximum density of population or the maximum floor-space ratio permissible; .
174 The following section is added:
565F. The Council may, by by-law, provide that
(a) a permit for a conditional approval use, or
(b) a zone or district designated under section 565 (1) (f) may include requirements respecting the provision, maintenance and retention of landscaping, including the submission of plans showing the landscaping to be provided, maintained and retained.
175 Section 571A is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.1) The Council may, by by-law, establish fees payable to the city for an application to initiate a change to a by-law under subsection (1).
176 A by-law under section 55 (4) of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act, as enacted by section 18 of this Act, that is adopted before December 31, 1994, may be made retroactive to January 1, 1994.
177 (1) As soon as possible after section 39 of this Act comes into force,
(a) the executive committee under the Islands Trust Act must elect a person to take office as trustee of the trust fund board under section 36 (1) (a) of that Act, and
(b) the trust council under that Act must elect from among its members, in the same manner as it elects the executive council, persons to take office as trustees of the trust fund board under section 36 (1) (b) of that Act.
(2) The term of office for a member of the trust fund board elected under this section is from the time of the person's election until the person's successor is elected under section 36 (1) of the Islands Trust Act and section 36 (1.1) of that Act applies to the persons elected.
(3) After persons are elected under subsection (1) of this section, a member of the executive committee who was not elected as a trustee under that subsection ceases to be a member of the trust fund board.
SECTION 1: is a housekeeping amendment to correct a cross reference.
SECTION 2: clarifies the use of the land title records by the assessor and changes the reference date from October 31 to November 30.
SECTION 3: changes reference dates from October 31 to November 30.
Building Safety Standards Act
SECTION 4: removes the reference to section 33 of the Fire Services Act, which would be repealed by this Bill.
SECTION 5: repeals a provision regarding fire exit doors in public buildings to avoid conflict with the B.C. Building Code.
SECTION 6: references the number of votes required on a vote under this section to the number of votes cast.
SECTION 7: references the number of votes required on a vote under this section to the number of votes cast.
SECTION 8: updates references to the Municipal Act.
SECTION 9: makes the remuneration and reimbursement section of the Municipal Act respecting regional district board members apply to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District board members, subject to a prohibition against receiving compensation from more than one local government body in relation to the same thing.
SECTION 10: repeals provisions which are now covered by the cross reference in the proposed section 8 (5) of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act to section 783 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 11: makes the voting and other procedures of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District consistent with those of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
SECTION 12: references the number of votes required on a vote under this section to the number of votes cast.
SECTION 13: gives the Secretary of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District equivalent authority to that of the clerk of a municipality.
SECTION 14: gives the Treasurer of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District equivalent authority to that of the treasurer of a municipality.
SECTION 15: removes the requirement for all contracts to be endorsed by the corporate seal and signed by specified officers of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District.
SECTION 16: removes the requirement for the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to tender work estimated to cost over $10 000.
SECTION 17: changes the date by which the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District must prepare its annual budget estimate.
SECTION 18: allows costs of services under the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act to be apportioned in the same manner as regional district services.
SECTION 19: updates references to the Municipal Act and makes procedures of the Greater Vancouver Water District consistent with those of regional districts.
SECTION 20: makes the remuneration and reimbursement section of the Municipal Act respecting regional district board members apply to the Greater Vancouver Water District board members, subject to a prohibition against receiving compensation from more than one local government body in relation to the same thing, and updates references to the Municipal Act.
SECTION 21: makes the procedures of the Greater Vancouver Water District consistent with those of the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
SECTION 22: adds the Assistant Secretary as a signing officer for bylaws of the Greater Vancouver Water District.
SECTION 23: adds the Assistant Secretary as an officer who may certify bylaws of the Greater Vancouver Water District for use in court.
SECTION 24: gives the Secretary of the Greater Vancouver Water District equivalent authority to that of the clerk of a municipality.
SECTION 25: gives the Treasurer of the Greater Vancouver Water District equivalent authority to that of the treasurer of a municipality.
SECTION 26: changes the date by which annual audited financial statements must be prepared by the Greater Vancouver Water District to that used by the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District.
SECTION 27: adds a Commissioner of the Greater Vancouver Water District as a person who may be served with documents regarding legal actions against the District.
SECTION 28: removes the requirement for all contracts to be endorsed by the corporate seal and signed by specified officers of the Greater Vancouver Water District.
SECTION 29: removes the requirement for the Greater Vancouver Water District to tender all work estimated to cost over $1 000.
SECTION 30: references the number of votes required on a vote under this section to the number of votes cast.
SECTION 31: adds the Assistant Secretary as an officer who may certify the authority of the Greater Vancouver Water District to issue debentures.
SECTION 32: is consequential to the proposed section 8.1 of the Islands Trust Act.
SECTION 33: allows the Islands Trust Council to enter into coordination agreements with other government bodies.
SECTION 34: adds the reference to the proposed section 8.1 of the Islands Trust Act.
SECTION 35: allows the Islands Trust Council to establish procedures that must be followed by local trust committees.
SECTION 36: allows the size of the executive committee of the Islands Trust Council to be increased and decreased, so long as this does not reduce the committee below the current requirement of 3 members.
SECTION 37: adds the proposed paragraph (c) to allow local trust committees to enter into agreements with other local government bodies regarding the coordination of activities.
SECTION 38: provides an expiry period for siting and use permits under the Islands Trust Act equivalent to that for permits under Part 29 (Management of Development) of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 39: changes the composition of the Islands Trust Fund Board by replacing the 3 members of the executive committee with one member of that committee and 2 persons elected generally from the Islands Trust Council.
SECTION 40: clarifies the authority of the trust fund board to use the assets of the trust fund.
SECTION 41: adds authority to make regulations governing the election of members of the Islands Trust Fund Board.
SECTION 42:
SECTION 43: allows alternative means of public notice where the general rule is for newspaper publication.
SECTION 44: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 45: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 46: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 47: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 48: clarifies the form of address that may be used for a person who does not live at a specific address.
SECTION 49: clarifies that an agreement by which one local government conducts the election for another local government or for a school district may
SECTION 50: adds a disqualification from voting for a person who has accepted an inducement to vote in the election.
SECTION 51: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 52: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 53:
SECTION 54: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 55: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 56: removes the requirement for a register of electors to show the mailing address of an elector, if this is different from the person's residential address.
SECTION 57:
SECTION 58: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 59: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 60: allows candidates to choose whether they wish their full residential address to appear on a notice of election, or only their jurisdiction of residence.
SECTION 61: clarifies the procedures by which an elector organization may withdraw its endorsement of a candidate.
SECTION 62: requires a person who wishes to inspect a campaign financing disclosure statement of a candidate to sign a statement that that person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for local government election purposes.
SECTION 63: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 64: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 65: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 66: allows an election to be challenged on the basis that persons voted in the election who were not entitled to do so.
SECTION 67: clarifies how documents are to be dealt with after they have been used in election proceedings.
SECTION 68: makes it an offence to withdraw an elector organization endorsement of a candidate without the authorization of the elector organization.
SECTION 69: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 70: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 71:
SECTION 72: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 73: extends the time period in which a person elected or appointed to office must make the prescribed oath.
SECTION 74: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 75: removes
SECTION 76: removes the requirement that fund transfer bylaws must receive the approval of the minister before they are adopted.
SECTION 77: removes the requirement that bylaws regarding debt repayment or reserve funds must receive the approval of the minister before they are adopted.
SECTION 78: changes the last date on which property tax exemption bylaws under this section may be adopted in order to be effective in the following year from August 31 to October 31.
SECTION 79: changes the last date on which property tax exemption bylaws under this section may be adopted in order to be effective in the following year from August 31 to October 31.
SECTION 80: changes the late subdivision apportionment date from August 31 to November 30.
SECTION 81: moves this provision from section 459 of the Municipal Act to a more appropriate location.
SECTION 82: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 83: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 84: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 85: allows municipalities to grant options to purchase municipal property to other government bodies.
SECTION 86: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 87: adds the reference to the City of Vancouver for the purpose of consistency between this section and section 535 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 88: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 89: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act and, in conjunction with this, consolidates these sections to improve readability.
SECTION 90: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 91: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 92: adds the authority to allow part of the costs of downtown revitalization projects to be shared by all taxpayers of the municipality, rather than by just the taxpayers within the area of the project.
SECTION 93: allows municipalities to set variable fees for the use of recreation and other public property.
SECTION 94: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 95: allows municipalities to undertake social planning services for their communities.
SECTION 96: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 97: makes the meeting rules for municipal councils apply to regional district boards.
SECTION 98: allows regional districts to provide social planning as a general service, equivalent to the authority given to municipalities by the proposed section 698.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 99:
SECTION 100: is consequential to the proposed new definition of "newspaper" and the new section 2.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 101: gives express authority for the use of security paid for the replacement and maintenance of trees.
SECTION 102: gives express authority for the revocation of tree cutting permits.
SECTION 103:
SECTION 104: allows a municipal council to confer discretionary authority in relation to tree cutting permits and other matters, subject to the protection that a person affected by a discretionary decision may have the matter reconsidered by the council.
SECTION 105: allows official community plans to include social planning policies of the municipality or regional district.
SECTION 106: clarifies the nature of the consistency that is required between an official community plan and a capital expenditure program to recognize that
SECTION 107: is consequential to the proposed change to section 947 (2) of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 108: repeals delegation authority that is moved to the new section 956.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 109: allows regional district boards to delegate public hearings on community plan, rural land use and zoning bylaws by described class or generally, rather than on a case-by-case basis.
SECTION 110: is consequential to the proposed section 956.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 111: restricts the jurisdiction of the Board of Variance in relation to municipal bylaws under the Protection of Trees Division in the Municipal Act.
SECTION 112: gives municipalities general authority regarding screening between different uses, replacing the current restriction to specified uses.
SECTION 113: adds the references to official settlement plans in order to allow the described bylaws to be adopted by a regional district board without the approval of the minister if they are consistent with such a plan.
SECTION 114: is consequential to the proposed section 956.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 115:
SECTION 116: adds a requirement that the described bylaws must receive the approval of the minister before they are adopted.
SECTION 117: provides authority for the Municipal Finance Authority to engage in the described financial transactions.
SECTION 118: repeals the requirement that the resale of Municipal Finance Authority securities, purchased by the trustees with sinking fund money, must receive approval of the Inspector of Municipalities.
SECTION 119: repeals the requirement that the described repayment from the Municipal Finance Authority be approved by the Inspector of Municipalities.
SECTION 120: is consequential to adding the proposed section 289A to the Vancouver Charter.
SECTION 121: repeals the requirement for ministerial approval of zoning bylaws and official community plans affecting land within the Lower Mainland floodplain.
SECTION 122: repeals the requirement for ministerial approval of regional district bylaws regarding animal control and nuisance.
SECTION 123:
SECTION 124:
SECTION 125: deems equivalent orders under the former provisions of the School Act to be orders under the provisions of that Act as enacted in 1993.
SECTION 126: deems equivalent orders under the former provisions of the School Act to be orders under the provisions of that Act as enacted in 1993.
SECTION 127: clarifies that an agreement by which a local government conducts the election for a school district, or vice versa, may
SECTION 128: adds a disqualification from voting for a person who has accepted an inducement to vote in the election.
SECTION 129: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 130:
SECTION 131: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 132: clarifies cross-references to Municipal Act and Vancouver Charter provisions.
SECTION 133: extends the time period in which a person elected or appointed as school trustee must make the prescribed oath.
Vancouver Charter SECTION 134: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 135: clarifies the form of address that may be used for a person who does not live at a specific address.
SECTION 136: clarifies that an agreement by which the City of Vancouver conducts the election for another local government or school district, or vice versa, may
SECTION 137: adds a disqualification from voting for a person who has accepted an inducement to vote in the election.
SECTION 138: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 139: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 140:
SECTION 141: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 142: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 143: removes the requirement for a register of electors to show the mailing address of an elector, if this is different from the person's residential address.
SECTION 144:
SECTION 145: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 146: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 147: allows candidates to choose whether they wish their full residential address to appear on a notice of election, or only their jurisdiction of residence.
SECTION 148: clarifies the procedures by which an elector organization may withdraw its endorsement of a candidate.
SECTION 149: requires a person who wishes to inspect a campaign financing disclosure statement of a candidate to sign a statement that that person will not inspect the document or use the information in it except for municipal election purposes.
SECTION 150: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 151: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 152: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 153: allows an election to be challenged on the basis that persons voted in the election who were not entitled to do so.
SECTION 154: clarifies how documents are to be dealt with after they have been used in election proceedings.
SECTION 155: makes it an offence to withdraw an elector organization endorsement of a candidate without the authorization of the elector organization.
SECTION 156: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 157: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 158:
SECTION 159: changes the term "property elector" to "non-resident property elector".
SECTION 160: extends the time period in which a person elected or appointed to office must make the prescribed oath.
SECTION 161: gives Vancouver the same authority as other municipalities are to be given by the proposed section 698.1 of the Municipal Act.
SECTION 162: moves the effect of this provision from section 105 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act.
SECTION 163: gives the City of Vancouver the same authority as other municipalities to establish fees for applications to amend a subdivision plan or by-law.
SECTION 164: allows the City of Vancouver to accept money in place of parking spaces that would otherwise be required when there is a change in the use of a heritage building.
SECTION 165:
SECTION 166: makes provisions of the Vancouver Charter respecting the disqualification of Council members apply to members of the Park Board.
SECTION 167: allows the Vancouver Park Board to impose variable fees and charges for the use of park property.
SECTION 168: allows the Vancouver Park Board to impose variable fees and charges for recreation facilities and programs operated by the Board.
SECTION 169: makes members of the Vancouver Park Board subject to the same rules regarding remuneration and reimbursement, and the public reporting of these, as apply to members of the City Council.
SECTION 170: is consequential to the new section 491A of the Vancouver Charter.
SECTION 171:
SECTION 172: allows development plans for the City of Vancouver to include social planning policies.
SECTION 173: allows the City of Vancouver to limit the area of a property that may be covered by an impermeable surface such as blacktop or cement.
SECTION 174: allows the City of Vancouver to establish landscaping requirements in the described circumstances.
SECTION 175: gives the City of Vancouver the same authority as other municipalities to establish fees for applications to amend a sign by-law.
SECTION 176: allows the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District to apportion its costs for the 1994 year as provided in the proposed section 55 (4) of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act.
SECTION 177: provides a transition for the new composition of the Islands Trust Fund Board as a consequence of the proposed section 36 (1) of the Islands Trust Act.
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