2001 Legislative Session: 2nd Session, 37th Parliament
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HONOURABLE GRAHAM BRUCE
MINISTER OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND LABOUR
HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:
Skills Development and Fair Wage Act
1 The Skills Development and Fair Wage Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 427, is repealed.
Consequential Amendments
Drainage, Ditch and Dike Act
2 Section 39 (2) of the Drainage, Ditch and Dike Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 102, is repealed.
Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act
3 Section 23 (5) of the Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 311, is repealed.
4 Despite the repeal of the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act, that Act and the regulations under that Act continue to apply with respect to a written contract for construction, as defined in the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act, that was entered into and signed before the date on which this Act comes into force.
5 This Act comes into force 30 days after it receives Royal Assent.
Explanatory Notes
Skills Development and Fair Wage Act
SECTION 1: [Skills Development and Fair Wage Act, repeals the Act] is self explanatory.
Drainage, Ditch and Dike Act
SECTION 2: [Drainage, Ditch and Dike Act, repeals section 39 (2)] is consequential to the repeal of the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act
SECTION 3: [Ministry of Transportation and Highways Act, repeals section 23 (5)] is consequential to the repeal of the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act.
SECTION 4: [Transitional] clarifies that the Skills Development and Fair Wage Act will continue to apply to contracts that were entered into and signed before the repeal of that Act.
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