Section 1 definition of "authorized person", paragraphs (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by 2007-28-1(a), effective June 21, 2007 (BC Reg 191/2007).
(a) a staff member designated by the person in charge of the correctional centre to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions under section 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 or 20, and
(b) a member of a class of persons designated by the person in charge of the correctional centre to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions under section 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19 or 20;
Section 1 definition of "inmate communication" BEFORE amended by 2007-28-1(b), effective June 21, 2007 (BC Reg 191/2007).
"inmate communication" means communication by mail or electronic means between an inmate and another person, other than a privileged communication specified under section 33 (2) (u);
Section 4 (1) (f) BEFORE repealed by 2007-8-10, effective April 1, 2007.
(f) must supervise parolees paroled under the Parole Act,
Section 9 (1) BEFORE amended by 2011-24-2, effective August 1, 2012 (BC Reg 121/2012).
(1) The person in charge of a correctional centre is not required to accept a person into custody under a warrant of committal unless a certificate of a medical practitioner certifies for that person all of the following:
Section 9 (2) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-126, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(2) A person sentenced to imprisonment in, or ordered by competent authority to be conveyed to, a correctional centre from any other jail, prison or lockup may remain and be kept in lawful custody in the jail, prison or lockup from which he or she was sentenced or ordered to be conveyed, until the certificate of health required by this section has been provided.
Section 14 (8) (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-127, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(a) be informed promptly of the reasons for the detention and of his or her right to retain and instruct counsel, and
Section 15 (7) (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-128, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(a) be informed promptly of the reasons for the detention and of his or her right to retain and instruct counsel, and
Section 18 (5) (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-129, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(a) the object or substance be kept in a secure place at the correctional centre and returned to the inmate on his or her release from custody,
Section 19 (3) (c) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-130, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(c) the other person has indicated to the authorized person that he or she does not wish to communicate with the inmate.
Section 21 (3) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-131, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(3) During the employment or attendance referred to in subsection (1), the inmate is subject to the rules, regulations and discipline of the correctional centre, as applicable, and must obey all instructions given to him or her by the person in charge of the correctional centre.
Section 22 (1) (b) BEFORE amended by 2007-8-11(a), effective April 1, 2007.
(b) to assist in the rehabilitation of the inmate.
Section 22 (4) and (5) BEFORE repealed by 2007-8-11(b), effective April 1, 2007.
(4) The minister may delegate the minister's powers and duties under this section to the Board of Parole for the Province of British Columbia continued under section 2 of the Parole Act.
(5) If a power or duty of the minister is delegated to the Board of Parole under subsection (4), the Board of Parole may not delegate that power or duty to another person.
Section 22 (6) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-131, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(6) During the period of a temporary absence authorized under subsection (1), the inmate is subject to the rules, regulations and discipline of the correctional centre, as applicable, and must obey all instructions given to him or her by the person in charge of the correctional centre.
Section 25 (2) and (5) to (7) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-132, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(2) If an inmate receives compensation as a result of his or her participation in a work program, the minister may require that the compensation received by the inmate be applied in the manner set out in subsections (4) and (5).
(5) The person in charge of the correctional centre must credit any balance remaining to the account of the inmate to be paid to him or her on his or her release from custody.
(6) Despite subsections (4) and (5), the person in charge of the correctional centre may waive or vary the manner of disbursing the earnings of the inmate received by the person in charge in any way that the person in charge, in his or her discretion, considers necessary for the benefit of the inmate or the dependants of the inmate.
(7) The person in charge of the correctional centre receiving money under this section must keep proper records of its receipt and disbursement and account to the inmate on his or her release from custody.
Section 28 (2) (d) (ii) BEFORE amended by 2007-8-13, effective April 1, 2007.
(ii) a person on probation under this Act or on parole under the Parole Act, or
Section 28 (2) (f) BEFORE repealed by 2007-9-68, effective June 21, 2007 (BC Reg 226/2007).
(f) has, for the purposes of paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), all the powers, privileges, and protections of a commissioner under sections 12, 15 and 16 of the Inquiry Act, and