Private Member’s Bill(s)

BILL M 219 — 2007 Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2007

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Part II of the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, S.B.C. 2004 c. 2 is amended by adding the following Division:

Division 4 — Gift Certificates

Definitions
14.1 (1) In this Division:

"bearer" means a person with a right to receive consumer goods and services under the terms of a gift certificate, without regard to any fee, expiration date, or dormancy or inactivity fee;

BILL M 224 — 2007 Agricultural Land Reserve Protection Act, 2007

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 The Agricultural Land Commission Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 36 is amended by adding the following section:

Removal of land for treaty making
30.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, future land removed from the agricultural land reserve for the purposes of treaty making must meet the requirements for exclusion set out under section 30 of this Act.

Explanatory Notes

BILL M 208 -- 2006 Utilities Commission Amendment Act, 2006

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 The following sections are added to the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 473:

Certification of electricity transmission facilities
69 For the purpose of protecting public health and safety, in addition to obtaining a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 45, a person must obtain a transmission facilities certificate from the commission before beginning to construct or operate electricity transmission facilities.

Private Member's Bill - Gift Card expiration

Amendment to the
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

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 of the Consumer Protection Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 69, is amended by adding the following definitions:

“bearer” means a person with a right to receive consumer goods and services under the terms of a gift certificate, without regard to any fee, expiration date, or dormancy or inactivity fee;