Regulation BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 235/2019, effective May 4, 2020.
B.C. Reg. 284/2002 O.C. 918/2002 | Deposited October 28, 2002 |
Lobbyists Transparency Act
Lobbyists Registration Regulation
[includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 71/2018, May 1, 2018]
Definition
1.1 In this regulation, "Act" means the Lobbyists Registration Act.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2.]
Who is an in-house lobbyist
1.2 For the purposes of paragraph (b) (i) of the definition of "in-house lobbyist" in section 1 (1) of the Act, all time spent on activities, including preparation, that are directly related to and necessary for carrying out lobbying are included within the determination of the time spent lobbying.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2.]
What is a Provincial entity
1.3 (1) For the purposes of paragraph (a) (i), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii) of the definition of "lobby" in section 1 (1) of the Act and for the purposes of sections 2.1 (1) and 4 (1) (k) of the Act, the following are prescribed as Provincial entities:
(a) those entities that make up the government reporting entity within the meaning of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, except the government as reported through the consolidated revenue fund;
(b) the Workers' Compensation Board.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (c) (iii) of the definition of "former public office holder" in section 1 (1) of the Act and for the purposes of section 1 (3) (d) of the Act, the Provincial entities identified in the Appendix to this regulation are prescribed.
[en. B.C. Reg. 71/2018, Sch. s. 1.]
Who is a former public office holder
1.4 (1) For the purposes of paragraph (c) (iii) of the definition of "former public office holder" in section 1 (1) of the Act, an individual is a former public office holder if the individual
(a) formerly occupied the most senior or next most senior ranking executive position in a Provincial entity identified in the Appendix, or
(b) was the chair or a vice chair of, or held the equivalent position in, the governing body of a Provincial entity identified in the Appendix.
(2) If more than one person formerly occupied a position that is equivalent to the next most senior position referred to in subsection (1) (a), then each of those persons is deemed to have occupied the next most senior position for the purposes of this section.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 71/2018, Sch. s. 2.]
Deemed receipt of returns
2 (1) A return submitted to the registrar in the manner and by the means described in section 6 of the Act is deemed to be received by the registrar
(a) on the date the registrar actually receives the return if
(i) that date is a business day, and
(ii) the return is received at or before 5 p.m. on that date, and
(b) on the first business day after the date the registrar actually receives the return if the return is received
(i) after 5 p.m. on a business day, or
(2) Despite subsection (1), if the registrar requests that corrections be made to a return submitted to the registrar,
(a) the return is deemed not to have been received by the registrar, and
(b) subsections (3) and (4) apply.
(3) If the registrar requests that corrections be made to a return and all of the corrections are submitted to the registrar within 10 business days after the registrar makes the request, the return as corrected is deemed to be received by the registrar on the date the return, before the corrections were requested, would have been deemed under subsection (1) to have been received by the registrar if no corrections had been requested to it.
(4) If the registrar requests that corrections be made to a return and all of the corrections are not submitted to the registrar until more than 10 business days after the registrar makes the request, the date the return as corrected is deemed to be received by the registrar is the date on which the last correction is deemed to be received by the registrar by applying subsection (1) as though that last correction was a return submitted as described in subsection (1).
[am. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 3.]
Administrative penalty provisions
4 For the purposes of section 7.2 (2) (b) of the Act, sections 2.1 (2), 2.2, 3 (1) and (3) and 4 (1) and (2) to (4) of the Act are prescribed.
[en. B.C. Reg. 71/2018, Sch. s. 3.]
Notice and service under the Act
5 (1) Any notice or other thing that, under the Act, must be given to or served on a person may be given or served by registered mail sent to the last known address of the person.
(2) If a notice or other thing under the Act is sent by registered mail to the last known address of the person, the notice or other thing is deemed to be given to or served on the person to whom it is addressed on the 14th day after deposit with Canada Post unless the person received actual service before that day.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2.]
[en. B.C. Reg. 71/2018, Sch. s. 4.]
Item | Provincial Entity |
1 | A board of education or a francophone education authority, as defined in section 1 (1) of the School Act |
2 | BCNET |
3 | BC Clinical and Support Services Society |
4 | BC Games Society |
5 | BC Immigrant Investment Fund Ltd. |
6 | B.C. Pavilion Corporation |
7 | BC Transportation Financing Authority |
8 | British Columbia Assessment Authority |
9 | British Columbia Council for International Education |
10 | British Columbia Enterprise Corporation |
11 | British Columbia Housing Management Commission |
12 | British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority |
13 | British Columbia Innovation Council |
14 | British Columbia Institute of Technology |
15 | British Columbia Lottery Corporation |
16 | British Columbia Public School Employers' Association |
17 | British Columbia Railway Company |
18 | British Columbia Securities Commission |
19 | British Columbia Transit |
20 | Camosun College |
21 | Canadian Blood Services |
22 | Capilano University |
23 | College of New Caledonia |
24 | College of the Rockies |
25 | Columbia Basin Trust |
26 | Columbia Power Corporation |
27 | Community Living British Columbia |
28 | Community Social Services Employers' Association of British Columbia |
29 | Creston Valley Wildlife Management Authority Trust Fund |
30 | Crown Corporations Employers' Association |
31 | Destination BC Corp. |
32 | Douglas College |
33 | Emily Carr University of Art and Design |
34 | First Peoples' Heritage, Language and Culture Council |
35 | Forest Enhancement Society of British Columbia |
36 | Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. |
37 | Fraser Health Authority |
38 | Health Employers Association of British Columbia |
39 | Industry Training Authority |
40 | Insurance Corporation of British Columbia |
41 | Interior Health Authority |
42 | Justice Institute of British Columbia |
43 | Knowledge Network Corporation |
44 | Kwantlen Polytechnic University |
45 | Langara College |
46 | Leading Edge Endowment Fund |
47 | Legal Services Society |
48 | Louis Brier Home and Hospital |
49 | Menno Hospital |
50 | Mount St. Mary Hospital |
51 | Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society |
52 | Nicola Valley Institute of Technology |
53 | Nisg̱a'a Valley Health Authority |
54 | North Island College |
55 | Northern Health Authority |
56 | Northern Lights College |
57 | Northwest Community College |
58 | Oil and Gas Commission |
59 | Okanagan College |
60 | Organized Crime Agency of British Columbia Society |
61 | Partnerships British Columbia Inc. |
62 | Post-Secondary Employers' Association |
63 | Providence Health Care |
64 | Provincial Health Services Authority |
65 | Provincial Rental Housing Corporation |
66 | Real Estate Council of British Columbia |
67 | Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia |
68 | Royal British Columbia Museum |
69 | Royal Roads University |
70 | Selkirk College |
71 | Simon Fraser University |
72 | St. Joseph's General Hospital |
73 | St. Michael's Centre |
74 | Thompson Rivers University |
75 | Trades Training Consortium of British Columbia |
76 | Transportation Investment Corporation |
77 | University of British Columbia |
78 | University of Northern British Columbia |
79 | University of the Fraser Valley |
80 | University of Victoria |
81 | Vancouver Coastal Health Authority |
82 | Vancouver Community College |
83 | Vancouver Island Health Authority |
84 | Vancouver Island University |
85 | Workers' Compensation Board |
86 | Wrinch Memorial Hospital |
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Lobbyists Registration Act, S.B.C. 2001, c. 42, s. 11]
Section 1 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 76/2010, effective April 1, 2010.
Government corporation defined
1 For the purposes of section 1 (3) (c) of the Lobbyists Registration Act,
(a) a government institution is prescribed to be a "health care body" or a "local government body" as defined in Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, and
(b) a government corporation is prescribed to be a "government corporation" as defined in section 1 of the Financial Administration Act.
Section 2 (1) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 76/2010, effective April 1, 2010.
(1) A return submitted to the registrar in the manner and by the means described in section 6 of the Lobbyists Registration Act is deemed to be received by the registrar
Section 1.3 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 71/2018, effective May 1, 2018.
What is a Provincial entity
1.3 The following are prescribed as Provincial entities for the purposes of the Act:
(a) those entities that make up the government reporting entity within the meaning of the Budget Transparency and Accountability Act, except the government as reported through the consolidated revenue fund;
(b) the Workers' Compensation Board.
[en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2.]
Section 1.4 (1) and (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 71/2018, effective May 1, 2018.
(1) An individual is a former public office holder for the purposes of section 4 (1.1) (c) of the Act if the individual
(a) formerly occupied the most senior or next most senior ranking executive position in a Provincial entity, or
(b) was a member of the governing body of a Provincial entity.
(2) If more than one person occupies a position that is equivalent to the next most senior position referred to in subsection (1) (a), then each of those persons is deemed to hold the next most senior position for the purposes of this section.
Section 3 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 76/2010, effective April 1, 2010.
Table
Type of filing | Fee for filing |
To file under section 3 (1) (a), (3) (1) (c) (i) (A), 3 (1) (c) (i) (B), 3 (1) (c) (ii) (A) or 3 (1) (c) (ii) (B) of the Act | $150 |
To file under section 3 (1) (b) (i) (A), 3 (1) (b) (i) (B), 3 (1) (b) (ii) (A) or 3 (1) (b) (ii) (B) of the Act | $75 |