B.C. COURTHOUSE
LIBRARY SOCIETY
B.C. LEGISLATIVE DIGEST ADVANCE SHEET
May 21 to June 3, 2002
BILLS INTRODUCED
The following are highlights from the next release (no.12)
of the B.C. Legislative Digest:
Carrier
Lumber Ltd. Forest Licence Compensation Act (Bill 58)
Election
Statutes Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 59)
Human
Rights Code Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 53)
Transportation
Investment Act (Bill 57)
Workers
Compensation Amendment Act (No.2), 2002 (Bill 56)
ROYAL ASSENT
The following bills received Royal Assent on May 30, 2002:
Advanced
Education Statutes Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 50)
Agricultural
Land Commission Act (Bill 21)
Attorney
General Statutes Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 46)
Carrier
Lumber Ltd. Forest Licence Compensation Act (Bill 58)
Employee
Investment Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 28)
Employment and Assistance Act (Bill 26)
Employment
and Assistance for Persons With Disabilities Act (Bill 27)
Employment
Standards Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 48)
Environmental
Assessment Act (Bill 38)
Forest
(First Nations Development) Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 41)
Forest
Statutes Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 40)
Health
Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Amendment Act,
2002 (Bill 44)
Labour
Relations Code Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 42)
Miscellaneous
Statutes Amendment Act (No.2), 2002 (Bill 54)
Motor
Vehicle Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 52)
Office
for Children and Youth Act (Bill 43)
Protected
Areas Forests Compensation Act (Bill 39)
Public
Safety and Solicitor General Statutes Amendment Act, 2002
(Bill 51)
School
Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 34)
Sea
to Sky University Act (Bill Pr402)
Spring
Enterprises Inc. (Corporate Restoration) Act, 2002 (Bill Pr401)
Workers
Compensation Amendment Act, 2002 (Bill 49)
PROCLAMATIONS
Child,
Family and Community Service Amendment Act, 2002, S.B.C. 2002,
c.21 (Bill 17)
sections 13 and 26 in force May 30, 2002; B.C. Reg. 116/2002
REGULATIONS
New regulations were issued under the following statutes:
Forest Act
School Act
Amendments to regulations were issued under the following
statutes:
Access to Abortion Services Act
Capital Region Water Supply and Sooke Hills Protection Act
Commercial Transport Act
Court Rules Act
Creston Valley Wildlife Act
Disability Benefits Program Act
Employment Standards Act
Environment Management Act
Farming and Fishing Industries Development Act
Firearm Act
Fish Protection Act
Fisheries Act
Forest Land Reserve Act
Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act
Fur Farm Act
Health Act
Land Act
Motor Fuel Tax Act
Park Act
Petroleum and Natural Gas Act
Power Engineers and Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety Act
Public Service Benefit Plan Act
Strata Property Act
Waste Management Act
Water Act
Weather Modification Act
Wildlife Act
B.C. Reg. 107/2002 amends Form 134 of the Supreme Court Rules
(B.C. Reg. 221/90), effective July 1, 2002.
Draft
community charter legislation was tabled May 28, 2002.
The Legislative Assembly adjourned May 30, 2002.
This Advance Sheet has been prepared by the B.C. Courthouse
Library Society. For more information, please contact us at
(604) 660-2841, 1-800-665-2570 or bccls@bccls.bc.ca.
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