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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
10 a.m.
1 Mr. Brar to introduce a Bill intituled Ensuring Fairness for Income Assistance Recipients and Low Wage Earners Act, 2008.
2 Ms. James to introduce a Bill intituled Community Care and Assisted Living Act Amendment Act, 2008.
3 Mr. Puchmayr to introduce a Bill intituled Farm Workers Fairness Act, 2008.
4 Mr. Fleming to introduce a Bill intituled Private Post-Secondary Accountability and Student Protection Act, 2008.
5 Mr. Krog to introduce a Bill intituled Accountability Act, 2008.
6 Ms. Thorne to introduce a Bill intituled Home Inspectors Act, 2008.
(Afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
(30 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)
(See Schedule A — Government Motions)
(See Schedule D — Private Members’ Motions)
(See Schedule B)
18 The Hon. B. Penner to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 18) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act to amend as follows:
SECTION 23, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
(4) A person convicted of an offence under this section subsection (1), (2) or (3) is liable to a fine of not more than $1 000 000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or both.
(5) A person who contravenes section 36 (2) commits an offence.
(6) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (5) is liable to a fine of not more than $200 000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or both.
SECTION 36, by deleting the section and substituting the following:
36 (1) In this section:
“protected information” means information that would reveal
(a) trade secrets of a third party, or
(b) commercial, financial, labour relations, scientific or technical information of or about a third party;
“third party” has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
“trade secret” has the same meaning as in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
(2) Subject to this section, a person who has access to protected information that is in the custody or under the control of the government through
(a) reports required to be provided by an operator under this Act,
(b) the exercise of powers under section 43 [regulations in relation to inspections] in relation to a regulated operation or reporting operation, or
(c) an information-sharing agreement under section 36.1 that provides that the information is to be kept confidential
must not disclose the protected information to any other person.
(3) The prohibition in subsection (2) does not apply to disclosure of the following information:
(a) information that is publicly available;
(b) determinations of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to a regulated operation or reporting operation, including determinations of emissions by major source category;
(c) the application of compliance units for the purpose of section 2 (1) (b) [retirement of compliance units to match emissions];
(d) information in the compliance unit tracking system;
(e) information that is required or authorized to be made public under this Act.
(4) The prohibition in subsection (2) does not apply to disclosure in the following circumstances:
(a) if required under Part 2 [Freedom of Information] of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(b) in the course of administering or enforcing this Act or a prescribed enactment;
(c) for the purpose of court proceedings;
(d) in accordance with an information-sharing agreement under section 36.1;
(e) with the consent of the person, group of persons or organization that is the third party in relation to the protected information.
36.1 (1) For the purposes of this section, “information-sharing agreement” means a data-matching or other agreement to provide or exchange information related to reducing concentrations of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere or reducing greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
(2) With the prior approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the minister may enter into an information-sharing agreement with
(a) the administrative authority,
(b) an authority referred to in section 39 (c) [units from other authorities], or
(c) Canada, another province or another jurisdiction in or outside Canada, or with an agent of any of them.
SECTION 37, by deleting subsection (2) (a) and substituting the following:
(a) prescribing information that must or may be made public under this Act, other than information referred to in paragraph (a) of the definition of “protected information” in section 36 [confidentiality]; .
22 Mr. Dix to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 22) intituled Health Care Costs Recovery Act to amend as follows:
SECTION 7, is amended by adding the following subsection:
(4) All funds recovered by the government pursuant to this Act must be used by the government to fund the provincial health care system..
23 The Hon. G. Abbott to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 23) intituled Public Health Act to amend as follows:
SECTION 63, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
63 (1) The minister may by order establish
(a) directives respecting the exercise of powers and the performance of duties
(i) by health authorities under this enactment,
(ii) by local governments under a regulation made under section 120 (1)(2) (a) or (b) [regulations respecting local governments], and
(iii) by a person under a regulation made under section 125 (4) [other regulation-making powers], and
(b) standards of practice for environmental health officers in relation to the exercise of their powers and the performance of their duties under this or any other enactment.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), in respect of a provision of this Act or a regulation made under it that refers to a facility, place, person or procedure specified in an order, the minister may by order do the following:
(a) require particular facilities, places, persons or procedures to be specified for the purposes of any section;
(b) set standards or qualifications that facilities, places, persons or procedures must meet before a health officer can specify the facility, place, person or procedure in an order;
(c) authorize health authorities to set standards respecting facilities, places, persons and procedures that can be specified by health officers in an order.
(3) The minister may make orders respecting the following:
(a) the timing and substance of performance reviews for medical health officers to be conducted by the provincial health officer;
(b) training and qualifications for environmental health officers, including requiring ongoing training.
SECTION 74, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
74 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a medical health officer may in writing delegate to a person or class of persons any of the medical health officer’s powers or duties under this or any other enactment, except the following:
(a) a power to further delegate the power or duty;
(b) a power or duty as provided in an enactment;
(b) a power or duty under another enactment, if the other enactment provides that the power or duty is not delegable;
(c) powers and duties under section 73 [advising and reporting on local public health issues].
(2) A medical health officer must not delegate a power or duty to a health officer who has not been designated to act in the geographic area in which the delegated power or duty is to be exercised or performed.
SECTION 126, by deleting the text shown as struck out:
126 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations referred to in section 41 of the Interpretation Act.
(2) A person must not read any section of this Part as limiting the general powers to make regulations described in subsection (1).
(3) A regulation made under this Act in respect of a person, facility, place, procedure or thing may
(a) establish classes of persons, facilities, places, procedures or things, and
(b) make regulations that are different for different classes of persons, facilities, places, procedures or things.
(4) A regulation made under this Act may limit the application of the regulation
(a) to one or more geographic areas, and
(b) to one or more classes of persons, facilities, places, procedures or things.
(5) A regulation made under this Act may confer a discretion on the minister, the provincial health officer or a health officer, except the power to make a regulation.
(6) A regulation made under this Act may adopt by reference, in whole or in part and with any changes the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers appropriate, a regulation, code, standard or rule
(a) enacted as or under a law of another jurisdiction, including a foreign jurisdiction, or
(b) set by a provincial, national or international body or any other body that may make codes, standards or rules.
(7) Unless otherwise stated, a code, standard or rule referred to in subsection (6) is adopted as amended from time to time.
(8) If, in a regulation made under this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council provides that contravention of the regulation is an offence, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may provide that a person who commits the offence is, in addition to a penalty imposed under section 107 [alternative penalties], liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
24 The Hon. G. Abbott to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 24) intituled E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act to amend as follows:
SECTION 8, by renumbering the proposed section 8 as section 8 (1), deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
8 (1) Subject to subsection (3), tThe minister may must in a designation order
(a)authorize a person whose personal health information is contained in the health information bank that is the subject of the designation order to make a disclosure directive in respect of.
(2) An authorization under subsection (1) may limit the making of disclosure directives to
(ia) one or more types of personal health information, as identified in the designation order under section 3 (2) (a) [establishment or designation of health information banks], contained in the health information bank,
(iib) one or more purposes, as identified in the designation order under section 3 (2) (d), for which personal health information may be disclosed from the health information bank, and
(iiic) one or more persons or classes of persons, as identified in the designation order under section 3 (2) (g), and.
(b) put conditions on the making of disclosure directives.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of a health information bank if the data stewardship committee recommends to the minister that disclosure directives should not be made in respect of the health information bank.
SECTION 9, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
(2) A person who makes or revokes a disclosure directive must
(a) make the disclosure directive or revocation in writing,
(b) comply with any prescribed conditions set out in the designation order respecting the making or revoking of disclosure directives, and
(c) forward to a prescribed person the disclosure directive or revocation and, if applicable, the prescribed records.
(5) If the minister amends a designation order in respect of the authority to make a disclosure directive, any part of a disclosure directive that is inconsistent with the amendment is deemed to have been revoked.
SECTION 10, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
10 (1) A person who is otherwise permitted to collect, use or disclose personal health information from a health information bank must not do so in any manner that is inconsistent with a disclosure directive except as follows:
(a) to notify a person that a disclosure directive applies to personal health information that would otherwise be available to the person;
(b) for a purpose described in section 33.1 (1) (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(c) with the express consent of the person who made the disclosure directive;
(d) if section 12 [exception – urgent or emergency health care] of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act applies and a health care provider acting under that section reasonably believes that the personal health information may be required to provide health care in accordance with that section. ;
(e) if prescribed circumstances apply.
SECTION 11, by renumbering the proposed section 11 as section 11 (1) and by adding the following subsection:
(2) In addition to the data stewardship committee’s role under subsection (1), the data stewardship committee may make recommendations to the minister for the purposes of section 8 (3).
SECTION 16, by renumbering the proposed section 16 as section 16 (1) and by adding the following subsection:
(2) After making a report under subsection (1), the data stewardship committee must promptly publish the report.
SECTION 17, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
17 (1) Subject to this Act and the regulations made under it, an administrator must make available, without request, to a person
(a) that person’s personal health information contained in the health information bank for which the administrator is responsible,
(b) a record of any disclosure directives made by the person that apply to the health information bank, and
(c) information respecting who has collected, used or disclosed that person’’s personal health information.
(2) Despite subsection (1), the administrator may deny, for any reason for which a person may be denied access to information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, access to information or records described in subsection (1).
(2) An administrator may delete from the information that would otherwise be available, or from a record made available, under this section any information he or she would be entitled to refuse to disclose under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
SECTION 18, by deleting the text shown as struck out:
18 (1) An administrator may disclose personal health information inside Canada from a health information bank for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) a purpose described in section 33.2 (b), (c) or (f) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(b) to investigate or discipline a person regulated by a governing body of a health profession that has authority, under an enactment, to investigate or discipline the person;
(c) to monitor, by a governing body of a health profession, the practice of a health profession that is, under an enactment, regulated by that body;
(d) a purpose for which the person who is the subject of the personal health information has expressly consented.
SECTION 26, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:
(a) defining “health services” and “health service provider” for the purposes of this Act;
(b) prescribing databases, by name or by class, that must not be designated as a health information bank under section 3 [establishment or designation of health information banks];
(c) limiting or prohibiting classes of persons from making disclosure directives;
(d) respecting
(i) the manner in which a disclosure directive must be made,
(ii) conditions that apply to the making or revocation of a disclosure directive,
(iii) to whom a disclosure directive must be provided, and
(iv) records that must accompany a disclosure directive;
(e) prescribing circumstances in which a person may collect, use or disclose personal health information despite a disclosure directive;
(fe) respecting conflicts of interest in relation to members of the data stewardship committee, including defining conflicts of interest and providing rules for the management of conflicts of interest;
(gf) for the purposes of section 17 [one’s own personal health information to be available], including
(i) respecting the types of information that may, or must not, be made available,
(ii) respecting how personal health information is to be made available, including putting conditions on direct access to personal health information,
(iii) respecting information that must be removed from a record before the record is made available, and
(iv) respecting fees that may be charged by administrators for making available the information and records referred to in subsection (1) (c) of that section;
(hg) defining “bulk or regular” for the purposes of section 19 [information-sharing agreements required for disclosure];
(ih) for any other matter for which regulations are contemplated by this Act.
SECTION 39, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
39 Section 38.1 of the Pharmacists, Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 363, is amended
(e) in subsection (2) by adding the following paragraph:
(d) respecting fees that may be charged for access to the information and records referred to in subsection (1.1) (c). , and
(f) by adding the following subsection:
(3) Despite subsection (1.1) and withoutWithout limiting a regulation made under subsection (2) (c), an employee in the ministry of the minister designated by the minister for this purpose may delete from the information that would otherwise be available, or a record made available, under subsection (1.1) any information he or she would be entitled to refuse to disclose under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. deny, for any reason for which a person may be denied access to information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, access to personal health information under subsection (1.1).
SECTION 41, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
39.3 (1) If by regulation the Lieutenant Governor in Council authorizes the making of disclosure directives, aSubject to the regulations, a person may, subject to the regulations,
(a) make a disclosure directive as authorized by the a regulation, and
(b) revoke a disclosure directive the person has made.
(2) A person who makes or revokes a disclosure directive must
(a) make the disclosure directive or revocation in writing,
(b) comply with any prescribed conditions respecting the making or revoking of disclosure directives, and
(c) forward to a prescribed person the disclosure directive or revocation and, if applicable, the prescribed records.
(3) Until the contrary is demonstrated, every person is presumed to be capable of understanding the nature of a disclosure directive and the consequences of making or revoking a disclosure directive.
(4) A disclosure directive takes effect when activated in the PharmaNet system.
(5) If the Lieutenant Governor in Council amends a regulation in respect of the authority to make a disclosure directive, any part of a disclosure directive that is inconsistent with the amendment is deemed to have been revoked.
39.4 (1) A person who is otherwise permitted to collect, use or disclose personal health information from PharmaNet must not do so in any manner that is inconsistent with a disclosure directive except as follows:
(a) to notify a person that a disclosure directive applies to personal health information that would otherwise be available to the person;
(b) as required under this Act;
(c) for a purpose described in section 33.1 (1) (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(d) with the express consent of the person who made the disclosure directive;
(e) if section 12 [exception – urgent or emergency health care] of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act applies and a health care provider acting under that section reasonably believes that the personal health information may be required to provide health care in accordance with that section. ;
(f) if prescribed circumstances apply.
39.6 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:
(a) authorizing, with or without conditions, the making of disclosure directives;
(ba) limiting or prohibiting classes of persons from making disclosure directives;
(cb) limiting persons from the making of disclosure directives in respect ofto
(i) one or more types of personal health information contained in the PharmaNet system,
(ii) one or more purposes for which personal health information may be disclosed from the PharmaNet system, and
(iii) one or more persons or classes of persons to whom personal health information from the PharmaNet system may be disclosed;
(dc) respecting
(i) the manner in which a disclosure directive must be made,
(ii) conditions that apply to the making or revocation of a disclosure directive,
(iii) to whom a disclosure directive must be provided, and
(iv) records that must accompany a disclosure directive.;
(e) prescribing circumstances in which a person may collect, use or disclose personal health information despite a disclosure directive.
SECTION 43, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
43 Section 15 of the Pharmacy Operations and Drug Scheduling Act, S.B.C. 2003, c. 77, is amended
(e) in subsection (2) by adding the following paragraph:
(i) respecting fees that may be charged for access to the information and records referred to in subsection (1.1) (c). , and
(f) by adding the following subsection:
(7) Despite subsection (1.1) and wWithout limiting a regulation made under subsection (2) (c), an employee in the ministry of the minister designated by the minister for this purpose may delete from the information that would otherwise be available, or from a record made available, under subsection (1.1) any information he or she would be entitled to refuse to disclose under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.deny, for any reason for which a person may be denied access to information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, access to personal health information under subsection (1.1).
SECTION 45, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
16.3 (1) If by regulation the Lieutenant Governor in Council authorizes the making of disclosure directives, aSubject to the regulations, a person may, subject to the regulations,
(a) make a disclosure directive as authorized by the a regulation, and
(b) revoke a disclosure directive the person has made.
(2) A person who makes or revokes a disclosure directive must
(a) make the disclosure directive or revocation in writing,
(b) comply with any prescribed conditions respecting the making or revoking of disclosure directives, and
(c) forward to a prescribed person the disclosure directive or revocation and, if applicable, the prescribed records.
(3) Until the contrary is demonstrated, every person is presumed to be capable of understanding the nature of a disclosure directive and the consequences of making or revoking a disclosure directive.
(4) A disclosure directive takes effect when activated in the PharmaNet system.
(5) If the Lieutenant Governor in Council amends a regulation in respect of the authority to make a disclosure directive, any part of a disclosure directive that is inconsistent with the amendment is deemed to have been revoked.
16.4 (1) A person who is otherwise permitted to collect, use or disclose personal health information from PharmaNet under this Act must not do so in any manner that is inconsistent with a disclosure directive except as follows:
(a) to notify a person that a disclosure directive applies to personal health information that would otherwise be available to the person;
(b) as required under this Act;
(c) for a purpose described in section 33.1 (1) (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(d) with the express consent of the person who made the disclosure directive;
(e) if section 12 [exception – urgent or emergency health care] of the Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act applies and a health care provider acting under that section reasonably believes that the personal health information may be required to provide health care in accordance with that section. ;
(f) if prescribed circumstances apply.
16.6 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations as follows:
(a) authorizing, with or without conditions, the making of disclosure directives;
(ba) limiting or prohibiting classes of persons from making disclosure directives;
(cb) limiting persons fromthe making of disclosure directives in respect of to
(i) one or more types of personal health information contained in the PharmaNet system,
(ii) one or more purposes for which personal health information may be disclosed from the PharmaNet system, and
(iii) one or more persons or classes of persons to whom personal health information from the PharmaNet system may be disclosed;
(dc) respecting
(i) the manner in which a disclosure directive must be made,
(ii) conditions that apply to the making or revocation of a disclosure directive,
(iii) to whom a disclosure directive must be provided, and
(iv) records that must accompany a disclosure directive. ;
(e) prescribing circumstances in which a person may collect, use or disclose personal health information despite a disclosure directive.
26 The Hon. G. Abbott to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 26) intituled Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 to amend as follows:
SECTION 11, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
11 Section 49 of the Medicare Protection Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 286, is repealed and the following substituted:
49 (1) In this section, “person engaged in the administration of this Act” includes the following persons:
(a) each member or former member of the commission;
(b) each former member of the Medical and Health Care Services Appeal Board;
(c) each employee or former employee of the ministry employed in the administration of this Act;
(d) each inspector or former inspector appointed under this Act;
(e) each member or former member of an advisory committee;
(f) any person engaged or previously engaged in the administration of this Act.
(2) A person engaged in the administration of this Act must keep confidential matters respecting an individual beneficiary or practitioner that come to his or her knowledge in the course of his or her employment or duties, and must not communicate any of those matters except as follows:
(a) in the course of the administration of this Act or another Act or program administered by the minister;
(b) to communicate prescribed information to a person who
(i) is a beneficiary and is, or whose personal information is, identified in a hearing under section 15 or 37,
(ii) provides information to the commission that leads to an audit or inspection under section 36, or to a determination that no audit or inspection is required under that section, or
(iii) provides information to the commission that leads to an application for an injunction under section 45.1, or to a determination that no injunction is required under that section;
(c) to communicate prescribed information to one or more persons if a person is the subject of
(i) a notice of hearing under section 15 or 37,
(ii) an audit or inspection under section 36, or
(iii) an application for an injunction under section 45.1, and if, in the opinion of the minister or the chair, there is a compelling public interest in the disclosure of that information;
(d) in accordance with section 33.2 (i) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(ed) for a purpose listed in section 5 or 18 of the E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act.
27 The Hon. I. Chong to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 27) intituled Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 to amend as follows:
SECTION 21, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
21 Section 905.1 (8) is repealed and the following substituted:
(8) Subsection (7) does not apply to a development permit for land designated under section 919.1 (1) (a) to (c) and (h) to (j) [designation of development permit areas], unless if the development permit is approved by the inspector.
32 The Hon. C. Hansen to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 32) intituled Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act to amend as follows:
SECTION 50, by deleting the section and substituting the following:
50 Section 11 of the Employee Investment Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 112, is repealed and the following substituted:
11 (1) In this section, “permanent establishment” has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Act.
(2) An employee venture capital corporation must establish a permanent establishment in Canada within 30 days after being registered and must afterward maintain a permanent establishment in Canada.
(3) An employee venture capital corporation
(a) may establish and maintain only one permanent establishment in Canada, and
(b) must not establish or maintain a permanent establishment outside of Canada.
SECTION 76, by deleting the section and substituting the following:
76 Section 5 of the Small Business Venture Capital Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 429, is repealed and the following substituted:
5 (l) In this section, “permanent establishment” has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Act.
(2) A venture capital corporation must establish a permanent establishment in Canada within 30 days after being registered and must afterward maintain a permanent establishment in Canada.
(3) A venture capital corporation
(a) may establish and maintain only one permanent establishment in Canada, and
(b) must not establish or maintain a permanent establishment outside of Canada.
33 The Hon. R. Coleman to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 33) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008 to amend as follows:
SECTION 23, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
40 (1) Despite section 37 (1) or (1.1) and unless otherwise prescribed, an approval is not required to amend a range use plan or range stewardship plan if its holder determines that
(a) the proposed amendment
(i) to a range use plan
(A) conforms to section 33 or 34, whichever is applicable, and
(B) does not materially change the strategies specified in the plan, or
(ii) to a range stewardship plan
(A) conforms to section 35, and
(B) does not materially change
(I) the strategiesactions specified in the plan to deal with the issues identified by the minister under section 45.2, or
(II) the intended results or strategies specified in the plan, or
(b) the proposed amendment conforms to prescribed requirements.
(2) The holder of a range use plan or a range stewardship plan must provide the district manager with a copy of the amendment as soon as practicable after it has been incorporated in the plan.
(3) The minister may take action in accordance with the regulations if he or she considers that the decision under subsection (1) was wrongly made.
SECTION 24, by deleting the text shown as struck out and adding the text shown as underlined:
45.1 (1) The holder of a range use plan must ensure that the strategies describedactions specified in the plan are carried out.
(2) The holder of a range stewardship plan must ensure that the
(a) actions specified in the plan are carried out, and
(b) intended results specified in the plan are achieved and the strategies described in the plan are carried out.
(3) Despite the expiry of a range use plan or a range stewardship plan, subsection (1) or (2) continues to apply to the holder of the expired plan if, in relation to any action, result, strategy or other provision of the plan that was in effect immediately before the expiry of the plan, there is no provision in another plan, applicable to that holder for the same area to which the expired plan applied, that is identified as being a replacement for the action, result, strategy or other provision.
(4) For the purpose of the continued application of subsection (1) or (2) required by subsection (3), a range use plan or a range stewardship plan may be amended as if unexpired.
43 The Hon. W. Oppal to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 43) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2008 to amend as follows:
SECTION 147, by adding the following item to the table:
Item |
Column 1 Provisions of Act |
Column 2 Commencement |
5.1 |
Section 32 |
By regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council |
SECTION A: March 11th, 13th; April 8th, 10th, 14th, 17th, 29th, 30th; May 1st, 6th, 8th.
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Ministry of Economic Development.
Ministry of Education.
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Ministry of Finance.
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Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services.
Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
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Ministry of Transportation.
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Committee —
Bill (No. 14) intituled Transportation Investment (Port Mann Twinning) Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Transportation.
Committee —
Bill (No. 18) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Cap and Trade) Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities.
Committee —
Bill (No. 20) intituled Oil and Gas Activities Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.
Committee —
Bill (No. 21) intituled Medicare Protection Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health.
Committee —
Bill (No. 22) intituled Health Care Costs Recovery Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health.
Committee —
Bill (No. 23) intituled Public Health Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health.
Committee —
Bill (No. 25) intituled Health Professions (Regulatory Reform) Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health.
Committee —
Bill (No. 31) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Emissions Standards) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities.
Committee —
Bill (No. 36) intituled Motor Vehicle (Banning Smoking When Children Present) Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Adjourned Debate on Second Reading —
Bill (No. 24) intituled E-Health (Personal Health Information Access and Protection of Privacy) Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health. (Mr. Dix adjourned the debate.)
Adjourned Debate on Second Reading —
Bill (No. 26) intituled Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health. (Mr. Horgan adjourned the debate.)
Adjourned Debate on Second Reading —
Bill (No. 27) intituled Local Government (Green Communities) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Community Services and Minister Responsible for Seniors’ and Women’s Issues. (Mr. S. Simpson adjourned the debate.)
Adjourned Debate on Second Reading —
Bill (No. 42) intituled Election Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism. (Mr. Puchmayr adjourned the debate.)
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 1) intituled An Act to Ensure the Supremacy of Parliament, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 28) intituled Wills, Estates and Succession Act, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 29) intituled Environmental (Species and Public Protection) Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 30) intituled Resource Road Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 32) intituled Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Implementation Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the Olympics.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 33) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 34) intituled University Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research and Technology.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 35) intituled Social Workers Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Children and Family Development.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 37) intituled Carbon Tax Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 38) intituled Protected Areas of British Columbia (Conservancies and Parks) Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 39) intituled Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Vehicle Emissions Standards) Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Environment and Minister Responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 40) intituled Insurance Amendment Act, 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Finance.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 41) intituled Patient Care Quality Review Board Act, PRINTED. Hon. Minister of Health.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. 43) intituled Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2008, PRINTED. Hon. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. Pr 401) intituled Bridge River Valley Flying Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008, PRINTED. Mr. Lali.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. Pr 402) intituled Lutheran Camp Concordia (1992) Society (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008, PRINTED. Mr. Cantelon.
Second Reading —
Bill (No. Pr 403) intituled The Grassy Plains Community Hall Association (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2008, PRINTED. Mr. MacKay.
(See Schedule D)
E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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