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M357/2011
(B.C. Reg. 255/2011)
Date:
Dec. 22, 2011
| Effective July 1, 2012, amends s. 7 of the Development Cost Charge (Instalments) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 166/84, under the Local Government Act regarding information that must be supplied by a developer who chooses to pay a development cost charge by installments. |
OIC 627/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 13, 2011
| Free Crown Grant to the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine of described land described as District Lot 1905, Range 5, Coast District for community green space and recreation purposes. |
OIC 626/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 13, 2011
| Free Crown Grant to the City of Kelowna of described land described as District Lot 5360, Osoyoos Division Yale District for bird sanctuary purposes. |
OIC 623/2011
(B.C. Reg. 238/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 13, 2011
| Amendments to the Strata Property Regulation, B.C. Reg. 43/2000 include the following: - depreciation reports are required immediately, though stratas have two years to comply, and they can opt out with a ¾ vote (stratas with fewer than five units are exempt)
- effective immediately, strata corporations are not required to fund contingency reserve funds above the minimum previously required (25% of the operating budget); however, strata owners may now make any additional contributions by simple majority vote (previously an annual 3/4 vote was required to make contributions to the fund above 100% of the operating budget)
- effective March 1, 2012, the following will have to be attached to the Form B Information Certificate: strata corporation rules, Form J (the rental disclosure statement), the current budget and the most recent depreciation report (if any)
- effective January 1, 2014, the Form B Information Certificate will include better identification of how parking and storage lockers are allocated to strata property lots (though stratas can use the revised form before then)
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OIC 610/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 13, 2011
| The Transfer to Canada (Nazko Indian Band Cut-off Lands) Order is made. For more information about cut-off claims, click here. |
OIC 608/2011 / M328
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 7, 2011
| Creates the Stellako River wildlife management area. |
OIC 607/2011 / M327
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 7, 2011
| Creates the Pemberton Wetlands wildlife management area. |
OIC 596/2011
(B.C. Reg. 214/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Creates the Fossil Definition Regulation under the Land Act. |
OIC 589/2011
(B.C. Reg. 213/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Brings into force the Insurance Amendment Act, 2009. Creates the Insurance Regulation under the Insurance Act, which requires insurers to notify claimants of limitation periods and dispute resolution processes, describes fire exclusions, explains which provisions of the Insurance Act apply to home warranty insurance, and provides that new provisions don’t apply to existing insurance contracts and claims. Takes effect on July 1, 2012. More information about insurance changes is available here. |
| OIC 587/2011
(B.C. Reg.
204/2011) Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011 | Defines classes of insurance in the Classes of Insurance Regulation, which replaces the Insurance Classes Regulation, B.C. Reg. 337/90. Takes effect on July 1, 2012. |
OIC 585/2011
(B.C. Reg. 206/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Creates the Insurer Complaints Regulation under the Financial Institutions Act, which requires insurers to belong to an “ombudservice” organization for the purpose of resolving insurance disputes. Takes effect on July 1, 2012. |
OIC 582/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Expands the boundaries of Kakwa Park, under the Protected Areas of British Columbia Act. |
OIC 581/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Creates the Kakwa Protected Area in the Cariboo District. |
OIC 576/2011
Approved and ordered:
Dec. 1, 2011
| Adopts the Major Industrial Properties Manual for calculating the costs of replacing an existing industrial improvement, under the Assessment Act. |
OIC 551/2011
Approved and ordered:
Nov. 18, 2011
| Transfers the rights, property, assets and obligations of the Villetta Sorrento Improvement District to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District. |
OIC 540/2011
Approved and ordered:
Nov. 2, 2011
| Transfers the rights, property, assets and obligations of the Cumberland Fire Protection District to the Comox Valley Regional District. |
OIC 529/2011
(B.C. Reg. 183/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Oct. 27, 2011
| Substitutes a new Schedule B of the Prescribed Classes of Property Regulation, B.C. Reg. 438/81, identifying eligible supportive housing properties for the 2012 taxation year. |
OIC 447/2011
(B.C. Reg. 166/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Sep. 16, 2011
| Creates the School Tax Agricultural Land Reserve Exemption Regulation (prescribes the class 7 property class for the purposes of s. 130(4)(a) of the School Act), retroactive to the extent necessary to apply for the purposes of the 2011 taxation year. |
OIC 443/2011
Approved and ordered:
Sep. 16, 2011
| Expands the area of the Corporation of the City of Vernon and amends, as a consequence, the service jurisdiction, assets and obligations of the Regional District of North Okanagan. |
OIC 442/2011
Approved and ordered:
Sep. 16, 2011
| Expands the area of the City of Merritt and amends, as a consequence, the service jurisdiction, assets and obligations of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. |
M248 (B.C. Reg. 155/2011)
Approved and ordered:
June 27, 2011
| Creates the Wildlife Management Areas (Roberts Bank) Regulation, as follows: “All those parcels of Crown land, together with all that foreshore or land covered by water, under the administration of the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, situated in New Westminster District and contained within the described boundaries as shown on the Official Plan deposited in the Crown Land Registry as Plan 12 Tube 1993, are designated the Roberts Bank Wildlife Management Area, the whole containing approximately 8 770 hectares.” |
OIC 428/2011
(B.C. Reg. 163/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Sep. 12, 2011
| Amends s. 14 of the British Columbia Dam Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 44/2000 to specify dates regarding dam safety reviews and reports. Also amends Schedule 2, eliminating the requirement for a dam safety review and report for a dam in the “significant” classification. |
OIC 418/2011
(B.C. Reg. 159/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Sep. 9, 2011
| Amends the Bylaw Notice Enforcement Regulation, B.C. Reg. 175/2004, so that it applies to the Corporation of Delta, effective September 15, 2011.
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B.C. Reg. 14/2011
Approved and ordered:
Sept. 1, 2011 | Amends s. 9(1) of the Partition of Property Act, which deals with persons under disability. |
M229/2011
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 10, 2011 | Expands the letters patent for the Cowichan Bay Waterworks District. |
M228/2011
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 10, 2011
| Expands the letters patent for the Sointula Waterworks District. |
M227/2011
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 10, 2011
| Expands the letters patent for the Osoyoos Irrigation District.
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M226/2011
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 10, 2011
| Expands the letters patent for the Van Anda Improvement District. |
M225/2011
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 10, 2011
| Expands the letters patent for the Cherry Creek Waterworks District. |
M221/2011 (B.C. Reg. 150/2011)
Approved and ordered:
Aug. 11, 2011 | Amends the Gas Safety Regulation regarding gas fitter and gas venting qualifications, and national code references. |
M217/2011 (B.C. Reg. 149/2011)
Approved and ordered:
July 26, 2011
| Establishes interest rates (for six months, beginning October 1, 2011) under the Land Tax Deferment Act as follows:
- For the purposes of s. 8(2) (re payment on termination) and s. 9(2) (re repayment of deferred tax), the interest rate is 1% a year.
- For the purposes of s. 8(3.1) (re payment on termination) and s. 9(5) (re repayment of deferred tax), the interest rate is 3% a year
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M206/2011
| Harpreet Bhatti is appointed as a member of the Real Estate Foundation of BC for a three-year term. |
M192/2011
Approved and ordered:
July 21, 2011
| Transfers administration and control of the Conservation Lands to the minister responsible for the Wildlife Act (that is, the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations). |
OIC 331/2011
Approved and ordered:
July 21, 2011
| Amends the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation, B.C. Reg. 389/93, which pertains to the standards of the energy-efficiency of a wide range of products, from TVs to gas furnaces. |
OIC 328/2011
Approved and ordered:
July 21, 2011
| Redefines the boundaries of the area known as Richmond City Centre for the purposes of s. 2 (3)(a)(i) of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act (No. 4). |
OIC 327/2011
Approved and ordered:
July 21, 2011
| Amends the Assessment Act Improvements Exclusion (1991) Regulation, B.C. Reg. 69/91 by adding floating dry docks (though not their foundations) to the categories and types of things that are excluded from the definition of “improvements” by s. 1 (2) of the Assessment Act. |
OIC 237/2011
Approved and ordered:
June 9, 2011
| Amends the British Columbia Dam Safety Regulation, B.C. Reg. 44/2000, revising the dam classification system and strengthening safety measures. |
OIC 233/2011
Approved and ordered:
June 9, 2011
| Brings into force the Protected Areas of British Columbia Amendment Act, 2009, which creates more protected areas in BC by expanding existing parks, defining boundaries of several conservancies and creating a new class A provincial park in the Okanagan. |
OIC 231/2011
Approved and ordered:
June 9, 2011
| Extends the boundaries of The Corporation of the City of Cranbrook. |
OIC 230/2011
Approved and ordered:
June 9, 2011
| Extends the boundaries of The Corporation of the Village of Fruitvale. |
OIC 229/2011
Approved and ordered:
June 9, 2011
| Brings the West Bench Irrigation District under the auspices of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. |
M145/2011
Date: June 3, 2011
| Effective June 21, 2011, creates the Solar Hot Water Ready Regulation, which requires that new single-family homes in 36 local government jurisdictions make provisions for solar hot water systems. |
OIC 173/2011
Approved and ordered:
May 19, 2011
| Extends the boundaries of The Corporation of the District of Peachland. |
OIC 165/2011
Approved and ordered:
May 13, 2011
| Extends the boundaries of the Village of Pemberton, limits the class 2 property tax rate in part of the village and deems that a portion of those taxes be shared with Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. |
OIC 150/2011
Approved and ordered:
Apr. 28, 2011
| Adjusts the general variable tax rate for rural properties for 2011 through changes to the Taxation (Rural Area) Act Regulation, BC Reg. 387/82. |
OIC 149/2011
Approved and ordered:
Apr. 28, 2011
| Sets the 2011 rate for property Class 1, as defined by the Prescribed Classes of Property Regulation, B.C. Reg. 438/81, for school districts through changes to s. 119 (3) of the School Act. |
OIC 148/2011
Approved and ordered:
Apr. 28, 2011
| Sets the 2011 rate for each of the listed property classes to be applied to the net taxable value of all land and improvements in those property classes in all school districts through changes to s. 119 (3) of the School Act. |
OIC 146/2011
Approved and ordered:
Apr. 28, 2011
| Amends s. 8 of the Home Owner Grant Regulation, BC Reg. 100/2002, to increase the grant threshold amount to $1,150,000 from $1,050,000, effective January 1, 2011. |