1998/99 Legislative Session: 3rd Session, 36th Parliament
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No. 222
OF THE
Tuesday, July 13, 1999
10 a.m.
ROUTINE BUSINESS
PRAYERS
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
1 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Financial Administration Amendment Act, 1998 (Special Warrant Abolition).
2 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Free Votes Enabling Act.
3 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Fixed Election Date Act.
4 Mr. Weisgerber to introduce a Bill intituled Senatorial Election Act.
ORAL QUESTION PERIOD
(15 minutes, afternoon sittings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and,
subject to Standing Order 47b, Friday morning)
PRESENTING PETITIONS
READING AND RECEIVING PETITIONS
PRESENTING REPORTS
MOTIONS ON NOTICE
(See Schedule A)
WRITTEN QUESTIONS ON NOTICE
(See Schedule B)
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS ON NOTICE
52 The Hon. J. MacPhail to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 52) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 to amend as follows:
SECTION 18 (b), by deleting the proposed section 1 (3) (g) of the International Financial Business (Tax Refund) Act and substituting the following:
(g) for the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (c) of the definition of "dealing in securities", if a financial institution is acting as principal or agent in making or offering to make an agreement referred to in those paragraphs with a nonresident broker acting as agent for another person, the nonresident broker is deemed to be the nonresident.
SECTION 63, by deleting the proposed paragraph (i) and substituting the following:
(i) boomsticks for use as, and used as, part of a frame for transporting logs over water.
SECTION 77, by deleting the proposed subsection (3) and substituting the following:
(3) Sections 9, 14 and 15 come into force on July 1, 1999 and are retroactive to the extent necessary to give them effect on and after that date.
SECTION 77, by deleting the proposed subsection (7) and substituting the following:
(7) Section 41 comes into force on June 1, 1999 and is retroactive to the extent necessary to give it effect on and after that date.
52 Mr. Thorpe to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 52) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 to amend as follows:
SECTION 1, by adding the following subsection:
(6) All new regulations made under subsection (4) and (5) are subject to the government's regulatory business lens review and review by the appropriate Committee of the Legislative Assembly prior to being put into effect.
52 Mr. Barisoff to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 52) intituled Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 to amend as follows:
SECTION 73 (2), in reference to section 73 of the Taxation Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 by adding the words highlighted in underline:
(2) Despite any provision of the Assessment Act, the assessments on the authenticated assessment roll are conclusively deemed to be the actual values of the dams, power plants, substations and other improvements for those taxation years for the purpose of that Act, and no complaint or appeal may be made under that Act in respect of these assessments, unless a complaint or appeal was made in respect of those assessments prior to May 1, 1999.
82 The Hon. D. Zirnhelt to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 82) intituled Forests Statutes Amendment Act, 1999 to amend as follows:
SECTION 2 (a), by deleting the proposed section 48 (1) (g) of the Forest Act and substituting the following:
(g) a person who
(i) requires Crown timber for a traditional and cultural activity, within the meaning prescribed for the phrase "traditional and cultural activity", and
(ii) is not selling the timber to others.
SECTION 3 (c), by deleting the proposed section 49 (2.1) of the Forest Act and substituting the following:
(2.1) The district manager or a forest officer authorized by the district manager, in prescribed circumstances, may enter into a free use permit authorized under section 48 (1) (g) for a volume exceeding 50 m3, but not exceeding 250 m3.
SECTION 17 (a), by deleting the proposed section 54 (2) of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act and substituting the following:
(2) A person who is developing natural resources other than timber must not use a road on Crown land for the development of the natural resources, including the transportation of the natural resources or associated machinery, material or personnel, unless one of the following requirements is met:
(a) the road was approved under the Geothermal Resources Act or the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act;
(b) the road is located inside the boundary of a claim, lease, permit or other authorization granted or issued under the Coal Act, the Mineral Tenure Act, the Mines Act or the Mining Right of Way Act, and the road was built under the authority of one of those Acts;
(c) the road is located outside the boundary of a claim, lease, permit or other authorization granted or issued under an Act referred to in paragraph (b), and the person is authorized to use it by a special use permit;
(d) the road is a forest service road, and the person is authorized to use it by a road use permit;
(e) the road is one for which another person has a road permit, special use permit, cutting permit or timber sale licence that does not provide for cutting permits, and the person is authorized to use it by a road use permit. , and .
SECTION 39, by deleting section 39 (1) (b) and substituting the following:
(b) sections 2, 3, 7 to 11, 13 to 15, 30 (b) and 31.
100 Mr. Plant to move, in Committee of the Whole on Bill (No. 100) intituled Definition of Spouse Amendment Act, 1999 to amend as follows:
SECTION 4, (section 1 of the Estate Administration Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 122) in subparagraph (b), by adding the following definition:
"domestic partner" means a person who has lived with another person, for a period of at least 2 years immediately before the other person's death, in a close, personal relationship that is of primary importance in both persons' lives and which has the attributes of permanence, sharing and interdependence;
ORDERS OF THE DAY
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY
Report of Resolutions passed in Committee of Supply
SECTION A: 6th, 11th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 25th of May, 1st, 2nd, 7th, 10th and 21st of June.
SECTION B: 10th, 17th, 19th, 27th and 31st of May, 1st, 16th and 24th of June, 7th and 8th of July.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Women's Equality completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Human Resources completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Ministry Responsible for BC Ferries completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Finance and Corporate Relations completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Small Business, Tourism and Culture completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry for Children and Families completed in Section A.
Summary of Estimates of Ministry of Employment and Investment completed in Section A.
URGENT GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
(Friday only)
PUBLIC BILLS AND ORDERS AND GOVERNMENT MOTIONS ON NOTICE
COMMITTEE
SECOND READING
PRIVATE BILLS
PRIVATE MEMBERS' STATEMENTS
PUBLIC BILLS IN THE HANDS OF PRIVATE MEMBERS
ADJOURNED DEBATE ON OTHER MOTIONS
E. GEORGE MacMINN, Q.C.
Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
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