Repealed

1   Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 1.]

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

(ii) on a statutory holiday.

(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.]

Repealed

3   Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 1.]

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.]