Regulation BEFORE self-repealed by s. 3, effective February 28, 2022.
| B.C. Reg. 2/2022 M4/2022 | Deposited January 10, 2022 |
Local Government Act
By-Election Exemption
(Local Emergency) Regulation
Definitions
1 In this regulation:
"Act" means the Local Government Act;
"declaration of a state of local emergency" has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Emergency Program Act.
Exception to and modification to by-election requirement
2 As an exception to section 54 (1) [by-elections] of the Act, a municipality may decide that a by-election is not to be held to fill a vacancy if all of the following circumstances apply:
(a) the municipality has made a declaration of a state of local emergency and the declaration is in effect when a decision not to hold a by-election is made;
(b) the vacancy occurred before January 1, 2022;
(c) the number of remaining council members constitutes the quorum for the council of the municipality, as set under section 129 (1) [quorum for conducting business] of the Community Charter.
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 2015, c. 1, s. 167.1.]