Lobbyists Registration Act LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION REGULATION Deposited and effective October 28, 2002 Last amended May 1, 2018 by B.C. Reg. 71/2018 Consolidated Regulations of British Columbia This is an unofficial consolidation.
(O.C. 918/2002), deposited and effective October 28, 2002, is made under the Lobbyists Registration Act, S.B.C. 2001, c. 42, s. 11. This is an unofficial consolidation provided for convenience only. This is not a copy prepared for the purposes of the Evidence Act. This consolidation includes any amendments deposited and in force as of the currency date at the bottom of each page. See the end of this regulation for any amendments deposited but not in force as of the currency date. Any amendments deposited after the currency date are listed in the B.C. Regulations Bulletins. All amendments to this regulation are listed in the Index of B.C. Regulations. Regulations Bulletins and the Index are available online at www.bclaws.ca. See the User Guide for more information about the Consolidated Regulations of British Columbia. The User Guide and the Consolidated Regulations of British Columbia are available online at www.bclaws.ca. Prepared by: Office of Legislative Counsel Ministry of Attorney General Victoria, B.C.
Lobbyists Registration Act Contents 1 [Repealed] 1.1 Definition 1.2 Who is an in-house lobbyist 1.3 What is a Provincial entity 1.4 Who is a former public office holder 2 Deemed receipt of returns 3 [Repealed] 4 Administrative penalty provisions 5 Notice and service under the Act APPENDIX 1 Repealed.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.] Last amended May 1, 2018 1
LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION ACT 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. Deemed receipt of returns [en. B.C. Reg. 76/2010, s. 2; am. B.C. Reg. 71/2018, Sch. s. 2.] 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 2 Last amended May 1, 2018
LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION ACT Appendix 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.] 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.] APPENDIX [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 Last amended May 1, 2018 3
LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION ACT Appendix Item Provincial Entity 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 Nis a a Valley Health Authority 54 North Island College 4 Last amended May 1, 2018
LOBBYISTS REGISTRATION ACT Appendix Item Provincial Entity 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 Copyright 2018, Province of British Columbia Last amended May 1, 2018 5