BILL 60 – 2002
HEALTH AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT ACT, 2002

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 1 of the Health Authorities Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 180, is amended

(a) by repealing the definitions of "community", "community health plan" and "council", and

(b) in the definition of "specified services" by striking out "region or community," and substituting "region,".

2 Section 3 is amended

(a) in subsection (2) by striking out "region or community." and substituting "region.", and

(b) in subsection (5) by striking out "board or council" in both places and substituting "board".

3 The heading to Part 2 is repealed and the following substituted:

Part 2 -- Regional Health Boards .

4 Section 5 (1) (e) is repealed.

5 Sections 6 and 7 are repealed.

6 Sections 7.1, 8 and 9 are amended by striking out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board".

7 Section 10 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "council and board" and substituting "board",

(b) in subsections (2) to (5) and (8) by striking out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board",

(c) in subsection (3) by striking out "Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations" and substituting "minister charged with the administration of the Financial Administration Act", and

(d) in subsection (7) by striking out "board and council" and substituting "board".

8 Sections 11 and 14 are amended by striking out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board".

9 Section 15 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "a community health services society designated by the minister for purposes of this section, board or council" and substituting "a board",

(b) in subsection (3) by striking out "A community health services society designated by the minister for purposes of this section, board or council is exempt" and substituting "A board is exempt", and

(c) in subsection (3) by striking out everything after "the purposes of this Act" and substituting "between the board and a public body or a board".

10 Section 15.1 is amended

(a) by striking out "sections 15.2 to 15.5:" and substituting "sections 15.2 and 15.5:",

(b) in the definition of "designated area" by striking out "or 6 (1) (b)", and

(c) by repealing the definitions of "new council" and "old council".

11 Sections 15.3 and 15.4 are repealed.

12 Section 15.5 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "15.2, 15.3 or 15.4," and substituting "15.2," and by striking out "board, the new council" in both places and substituting "board", and

(b) by striking out "Officer, Ministry of Health," wherever it appears and substituting "Officer of the minister's ministry".

13 Sections 16, 16.2, 17, 18 and 19 are amended by striking out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board".

14 Section 19.1 is amended in the definition of "facilities subsector" by striking out "the Tilbury Regional Hospital Laundry Society (Tilbury Laundry),".

15 Section 21 is amended

(a) in subsection (2) (d) by striking out "and 6 (4)",

(b) in subsections (2) (j) to (m), (3) (c) and (d) and (4) by striking out "board or council" wherever it appears and substituting "board",

(c) in subsection (2) (n) by striking out ", or under section 7 for councils",

(d) by repealing subsection (2) (o) and substituting the following:

(o) the exemption of boards from the obligation under an enactment to pay a fee or tax. ,

(e) in subsection (3) (a) by striking out "boards and councils" and substituting "boards", and

(f) in subsection (4) by striking out "boards or councils" wherever it appears and substituting "boards".

Consequential Amendments

Criminal Records Review Act

16 Section 1 of the Criminal Records Review Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 86, is amended in paragraph (d) of the definition of "employer" by striking out "or community health council".

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

17 Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165, is amended in the definition of "health care body" by adding "or" at the end of paragraph (f), by striking out "or" at the end of paragraph (g) and by repealing paragraph (h).

Ombudsman Act

18 Section 28 of the Schedule to the Ombudsman Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 340, is amended by striking out "and Community Health Councils".

Property Transfer Tax Act

19 Section 14 (4) (a) of the Property Transfer Tax Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 378, is amended by striking out "or council".

Commencement

20 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.