Regulation BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 369/2003, effective January 1, 2004.
B.C. Reg. 434/97 O.C. 1445/97 | Deposited December 18, 1997 |
Local Government Act
Prince Rupert Community Airport Improvements Exemption Regulation
Prince Rupert community airport
1 (1) The Prince Rupert Airport is prescribed for the purposes of section 346 of the Act in relation to the lands referred to in subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The lands to which this regulation applies are the lands of the Prince Rupert Airport within the lands described as:
PID: 011-801-093
Block "H", District Lot 1993
Range 5, Coast District
Plan 3660.
Improvements exempt from taxation
2 (1) The following improvements on lands referred to in section 1 are exempted from property tax levies under any Act:
(a) paved runways, paved taxiways and paved common-use aprons for fixed-wing aircraft;
(b) sidewalks and other paving not otherwise included under paragraph (a) that are used for community airport purposes;
(c) airport navigation aids, including runway lights and unenclosed communication towers;
(d) perimeter airport fencing;
(e) lights and light standards.
(2) As an exception, an exemption under subsection (1) does not apply to improvements held or occupied by a person other than the operator of the community airport.
(3) For greater certainty, a structure or work that is a building designed primarily for the shelter of people, living things, plant or personal property is not an improvement to which an exemption under subsection (1) may apply.
[Provisions relevant to the enactment of this regulation: Local Government Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 323, section 346]