B.C. Reg. 105/2022, deposited April 14, 2022, under the ACCESSIBLE BRITISH COLUMBIA ACT [sections 32 and 33]. Order in Council 218/2022, approved and ordered April 14, 2022.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that

(a) the attached Accessible British Columbia Regulation is made, and

(b) effective September 1, 2022, sections 11 and 12 of the Accessible British Columbia Act, S.B.C. 2021, c. 19, are brought into force.

— N. SIMONS, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction; L. BEARE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

ACCESSIBLE BRITISH COLUMBIA REGULATION

Definitions

1 In this regulation:

"Act" means the Accessible British Columbia Act;

"Elections BC" has the same meaning as in the Election Act;

"francophone school district" means an organization consisting of a francophone education authority of a francophone school district and the francophone schools in that district, all within the meaning of the School Act;

"health authority" means an organization consisting of a regional health board and the facilities and regional services for which the board is responsible, all within the meaning of the Health Authorities Act;

"independent school" means an organization consisting of an authority and the independent schools that the authority operates, all within the meaning of the Independent School Act;

"Mental Health Review Board" means the board established under section 24.1 of the Mental Health Act;

"municipal police department" means an organization consisting of a municipal police board and the municipal police department under the direction of that board, all within the meaning of the Police Act;

"post-secondary education institution" means

(a) a university within the meaning of the University Act,

(b) an institution within the meaning of the College and Institute Act,

(c) Royal Roads University, and

(d) Thompson Rivers University;

"public library" has the same meaning as in the Library Act;

"school district" means an organization consisting of the board of a school district and the schools in that district, all within the meaning of the School Act.

AccessAbility Week

2 For the purposes of section 4 [recognition of AccessAbility Week] of the Act, the week that begins on the last Sunday in May is prescribed.

Accessible organizations

3 For the purposes of section 8 (b) [application to organizations] of the Act, the following organizations are prescribed:

(a) the organizations named in column 1 of the Schedule are prescribed, effective on the date set out opposite in column 2;

(b) the following organizations are prescribed, effective September 1, 2023:

(i) francophone school districts;

(ii) independent schools;

(iii) municipal police departments;

(iv) municipalities;

(v) post-secondary education institutions;

(vi) public libraries;

(vii) regional districts;

(viii) school districts;

(c) health authorities are prescribed, effective September 1, 2024.

Schedule

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