LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT
CHAPTER 323 [RSBC 1996]

[includes 2011 Bill 8, c. 2 amendments (effective March 15, 2012)]

Contents







PART 1 – PURPOSES, PRINCIPLES AND INTERPRETATION
  1. Purposes of this Act
  2. Purposes of regional districts
  3. Principles for governmental relations
  4. Broad interpretation
  5. Definitions
  5.1 Application of Community Charter definitions
  6. Repealed
  6.1 References to regional district officers
  6.2 Special rule for Mountain Time Zone
  6.3 Not enacted
  6.4 How notices must be published in a newspaper
  6.5 Giving notice to regional districts
  6.6 Power to make regulations
  6.7 Repealed
  6.8 Designation of resort regions
  6.9 Application of Escheat Act

PART 1.1
  5. Repealed [re-enacted in Part 1]
  6. Repealed
  6.1 6.1 and 6.2 Repealed [re-enacted in Part 1]
  6.3 Repealed
  6.4 6.4 to 6.6 Repealed [re-enacted in Part 1]
  6.7 Repealed

PART 2 – INCORPORATION OF MUNICIPALITIES
  7. Incorporation of a new municipality
  8. Vote required for the incorporation of a new municipality
  9. Procedure and costs for vote on incorporation
  10. Incorporation of municipality in conjunction with resource development
  11. Incorporation of a mountain resort municipality
  11.1 Incorporation of island municipality in Islands Trust area
  12. Incorporation of reserve residents as village
  12.1 What must be included in letters patent
  12.2 First election for municipality
  12.3 First council and neighbourhood constituencies
  12.4 First regular council meeting
  12.5 Transfer of assets and obligations and continuation of bylaws
  13. Letters patent incorporating a municipality — other matters
  13.1 Interim corporate officer
  13.2 Appointment of additional councillors if boundary extended
  14. Tax rate limits
  14.1 Municipal revenue sharing
  14.2 Establishment of local area service
  14.3 Advisory body
  14.4 Additional powers
  15. Publication of letters patent
  16. Repealed
  17. Classification of municipalities
  18. Change of municipal classification
  19. Repealed
  20. Extension of municipal area
  21. Redefinition of boundaries
  22. Collection of taxes
  23. Transfer of Provincial tax money if rural land included in municipality
  24. Bylaws extend to additional area
  25. Repealed
  26. Reduction of municipal area
  26.1 Municipal letters patent and treaty lands
  27. Redefinition of adjoining municipalities
  28. Repealed
  29. Dissolution of a municipality
  30. Repealed
  31. Rights and liabilities not affected by revocation and reissue of letters patent
  32. Existing licences preserved

PART 3 – ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS
 
Part 3:  Division 1 – Interpretation
  33. Definitions
  34. Time not extended for voting days
  35. This Act prevails in relation to use of information
 
Part 3:  Division 2 – Arrangements for Elections
  36. General local elections every 3 years
  36.1 Municipal elections at large unless on a neighbourhood constituency basis
  37. By-elections
  38. Minister's order for election to be conducted
  39. Election bylaws
  40. Costs of elections
  41. Appointment of election officials
  42. Chief election officer duties and powers
  43. Presiding election official duties and powers
 
Part 3:  Division 3 – Election Proceedings Generally
  44. Public notices
  45. Solemn declarations
  46. Keeping order at election proceedings
  47. Adjournment of election proceedings
  48. Exceptional assistance in election proceedings
 
Part 3:  Division 4 – Electors
  49. Who may vote at an election
  50. Resident electors
  51. Non-resident property electors
  52. Rules for determining residence
  53. When a person may register as an elector
  54. Voting day registration only
  55. Application for registration
  56. How to register in advance
  57. How to register as a resident elector at the time of voting
  57.1 How to register as a non-resident property elector at the time of voting
  58. Repealed
  59. Automatic registration by inclusion on Provincial list of voters
  60. Effect of registration
  61. Register of electors
  62. List of registered electors
  63. Protection of privacy
  64. Objection to registration of an elector
  65. Resolving objections
 
Part 3:  Division 5 – Qualifications for Office
  66. Who may hold elected office as a member of a local government
  67. Disqualification of local government employees
  68. Only one elected office at a time in the same local government
 
Part 3:  Division 6 – Nominations and Declaration of Election
  69. Nomination period
  70. Notice of nomination
  71. Nomination of candidates
  72. Nomination documents
  72.1 Nomination deposits
  73. Nomination by delivery of nomination documents
  74. Declaration of candidates
  75. Challenge of nomination
  76. Declaration of election by voting or acclamation
  77. Notice of election by voting
  78. Appointment if an insufficient number of candidates are elected
 
Part 3:  Division 7 – Candidates and Representatives
  79. Ballot showing candidate endorsement by elector organization
  80. Withdrawal, death or incapacity of candidate
  81. Appointment of candidate representatives
  82. Presence of candidate representatives at election proceedings
 
Part 3:  Division 8 – Campaign Financing
  83. Definitions
  84. Election campaign
  85. Financial agent required for candidates, elector organizations and campaign organizers
  85.01 Information to be provided to chief election officer
  85.1 Campaign accounts
  86. Restrictions on accepting contributions and incurring expenses
  87. Restrictions on making campaign contributions
  88. Financial agent must record contributions and expenses
  89. Valuation of campaign contributions and election expenses
  89.1 Transfer of candidate’s surplus campaign funds
  90. Duty to file disclosure statement
  90.1 Duty to file supplementary reports
  90.2 Late filing of disclosure statements
  91. Court order for relief from filing obligations
  92. Candidate disqualification for failure to file disclosure statement
  92.1 Disqualification of elector organization or campaign organizer for failure to file
  92.2 Public notice of failure to file
  92.3 Disqualification list
  92.4 Candidate disqualification for false or incomplete reports
  92.5 Disqualification of elector organization or campaign organizer for false or incomplete reports
  93. Disclosure statements and supplementary reports to be available for public inspection
 
Part 3:  Division 9 – Voting Opportunities
  94. Voting opportunities for electors
  95. Required general voting opportunities
  96. Additional general voting opportunities
  97. Required advance voting opportunities
  98. Additional advance voting opportunities
  99. Special voting opportunities
  100. Mail ballot voting
 
Part 3:  Division 10 – Arrangements for Voting
  101. Voting places
  102. Use of voting machines
  103. Municipal voting divisions
  104. Form of ballots
  105. What must and must not be included on a ballot
  106. Order of names on ballot
  107. Order of names on ballot determined by lot
  108. Ballot boxes
 
Part 3:  Division 11 – Conduct of Voting Proceedings
  109. Persons who must be present at voting places
  110. Persons who may be present at voting places
  111. Sealing of ballot boxes containing ballots
  112. Time for voting extended
 
Part 3:  Division 12 – Voting
  113. Voting to be by secret ballot
  114. Each elector may vote only once
  115. Requirements before elector may be given a ballot to vote
  116. Challenge of elector
  117. If another person has already voted under an elector’s name
  118. Replacement of spoiled ballot
  119. How to vote by ballot
  120. One person to a voting compartment
  121. Persons needing assistance to mark their ballots
  122. Persons unable to enter a voting place
 
Part 3:  Division 13 – Counting of the Vote
  123. When and where counting is to be done
  124. Who may be present at counting
  125. Who does the counting
  126. Opening of ballot boxes
  127. Combination of ballots for counting
  128. Procedures for counting
  129. Rules for accepting votes and rejecting ballots
  130. Objections to the acceptance of a vote or the rejection of a ballot
  131. Ballot account
  132. Packaging of ballots
  133. Delivery of election materials to chief election officer
  134. Preliminary election results
  135. Determination of official election results
  136. Declaration of official election results
  137. When elected candidates may take office
 
Part 3:  Division 14 – Judicial Recount
  138. Application for judicial recount
  139. Judicial recount procedure
  140. Results of judicial recount and orders as to costs
  141. Determination of results by lot if tie vote after judicial recount
  142. Runoff election if tie vote after a judicial recount
 
Part 3:  Division 15 – Declaration of Invalid Election
  143. Application to court
  144. Hearing of the application
  145. Power of the court on an application
  146. Costs of an application
  147. Status of an elected candidate
 
Part 3:  Division 16 – Final Proceedings
  148. Report of election results
  149. Publication of election results
  150. Retention and destruction of election materials
 
Part 3:  Division 17 – Election Offences
  151. Vote buying
  152. Intimidation
  152.1 Prohibition against certain election advertising on general voting day
  153. Other election offences
  153.1 Prosecution of organizations and their directors and agents
  154. Penalties
 
Part 3:  Division 18 – General
  155. Powers of minister in relation to elections
  156. Regulations

PART 4 – OTHER VOTING
 
Part 4:  Division 1 – Interpretation
  157. Definitions
  158. Other voting to be conducted in same manner as an election
 
Part 4:  Division 2 – Assent of the Electors
  159. How assent is obtained
  160. Repealed
 
Part 4:  Division 3 – Other Voting Proceedings
  161. Who may vote at other voting
  162. General voting day for other voting
  163. Arrangements for other voting
  164. Notice of other voting
  165. Ballots for other voting
  166. When counting for other voting is to be done
  167. Special procedures if voting is conducted by more than one jurisdiction
  168. Other general matters
 
Part 4:  Division 4 – Scrutineers
  169. Scrutineers for other voting
  170. Notice of applications to volunteer as a scrutineer
  171. Applications to volunteer to act as scrutineer for other voting
  172. Appointment of scrutineers for other voting
 
Part 4:  Division 5
  172.1 172.1 to 172.91 Repealed

PART 5 – REGIONAL DISTRICT CORPORATE POWERS AND THEIR USE
 
Part 5:  Division 1 – Regional District Corporate Status
  173. Regional district corporations
  174. Board is governing body
  175. Area of jurisdiction
 
Part 5:  Division 2 – General Corporate Powers
  176. Corporate powers
 
Part 5:  Division 3 – Agreements
  177. Disclosure of information relating to agreements
  178. 178. and 179. Repealed
  180. Approval for out-of-Province and out-of-country agreements with public authorities
 
Part 5:  Division 4 – Assistance
  181. Definition of “assistance”
  182. Prohibition against assistance to business
  183. Exception for assistance under partnering agreements
  183.1 Exception for heritage conservation purposes
  184. Limitation on assistance by means of tax exemption
  185. Publication of intention to provide certain kinds of assistance
 
Part 5:  Division 5 – Disposing of Land and Improvements
  186. Disposition of land and improvements
  187. Notice of proposed disposition
  188. Use of money from sale of land or improvements
  189. Repealed
  190. Disposal of utilities and water and sewer systems
 
Part 5:  Division 6 – Delegation of Board Authority
  191. Limitations on delegation authority
  192. How delegation must occur
  193. Delegation of hearings
  194. Reconsideration of delegate's decisions
 
Part 5:  Division 7 – Incorporation of Corporations
  195. Incorporation of corporations

PART 5.1 – REGIONAL DISTRICT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
 
Part 5.1:  Division 1 – Officer Positions
  196. Officer positions
  197. Chief administrative officer
  198. Corporate administration
  199. Financial administration
 
Part 5.1:  Division 2 – Regional District Officers and Employees Generally
  200. Appointment of officers and employees
  201. Oath of office for officers
  202. Termination of officer
  203. Employers' organization
 
Part 5.1:  Division 3 – Certification of Senior Officials
  204. Board of examiners
  205. Powers of board
  206. Board may make regulations
  206.1 Application

PART 5.2 – REGIONAL DISTRICT BOARDS AND THEIR PROCEEDINGS
 
Part 5.2:  Division 1 – Board Members
  207. 207. to 209. Repealed
  210. Oath of office for board members
  211. Repealed
  212. Resignation from office
  213. 213. and 214. Repealed
  215. 215. to 217. Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 2 – Chair
  218. Powers and duties of chair
  219. Chair may require board reconsideration of a matter
  220. 220. and 221. Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 3 – Board Meetings
  222. Repealed
  222.1 Regular and special board meetings
  223. 223. and 224. Repealed
  225. 225. and 226. Repealed
  227. Proceedings at board meetings
  228. 228. to 231. Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 4 – Board Proceedings
  232. 232. to 235. Repealed
  236. Minutes of board meetings
  237. Minutes of board committee meetings
  237.1 Meetings and hearings outside regional district
  238. 238. to 241. Repealed
  242. Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 4.1
  242.1 242.1 to 242.8 Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 5
  243. 243. to 251. Repealed
 
Part 5.2:  Division 6
  252. 252. to 253. Repealed
  254. 254. to 256. Repealed

PART 6 – CHALLENGE AND ENFORCEMENT OF BYLAWS
 
Part 6:  Division 1
  257. 257. to 259.3 Repealed
 
Part 6:  Division 2 – Challenge of Bylaws
  260. Extended definition of “bylaw”
  261. Validity of council proceedings
  262. Application to court to set aside bylaw
  263. Assessment or rate stands unless bylaw set aside
  264. Declaratory orders
  265. Right of action on illegal bylaw
 
Part 6:  Division 3 – Enforcement of Regional District Bylaws
  266. Fines and penalties
  266.1 Ticketing for bylaw offences
  266.2 Application of the Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act
  267. Bylaw contraventions - offences and penalties
  267.1 Additional sentencing powers in relation to Offence Act prosecutions
  268. Inspections to determine whether bylaws are being followed
  269. Regional district action at defaulter's expense
  270. Repealed
 
Part 6:  Division 4
  271. 271. to 280. Repealed
 
Part 6:  Division 5
  280.1 280.1 to 280.6 Repealed

PART 7 – LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
Part 7:  Division 1 – Proceedings by Regional Districts
  281. Enforcement by civil proceedings
  282. Repealed
  283. Recovery of utility rates by legal remedy of distress
  284. Scale of costs on distress
 
Part 7:  Division 2 – Proceedings against Municipality
  285. Limitation period for actions against municipality
  286. Immunity unless notice given to municipality after damage
  287. Immunity for individual municipal public officers
  287.1 Defence for financial officer
  287.2 Indemnification against proceedings
  288. Immunity against certain nuisance actions
  289. Immunity in relation to failure to enforce building bylaws
  290. Limitation on municipal liability regarding building plan approval
  291. Proceedings against municipality in relation to actions of others
  292. Repealed
 
Part 7:  Division 3 – Enforcement of Orders against Municipality
  293. Writ of execution against municipality
  294. Copy of writ to be left with municipal officer
  295. Tax to be levied if amount not paid
  296. Payment of amount levied
  297. Officers of municipality as officers of court
  298. Certain municipal property exempt from seizure
 
Part 7:  Division 4 – Miscellaneous
  299. Repealed
  300. Self insurance by local authorities
  301. Repealed
  301.1 Nisgaa'a Final Agreement
  301.11 Repealed
  301.2 How Part applies to treaty first nations

PART 8 – SPECIAL POWERS RELATING TO PROPERTY
 
Part 8:  Division 1 – Reservation and Dedication of Regional District Property
  302. Power to reserve and dedicate regional district land for public purpose
  303. Control of Crown land parks dedicated by subdivision
  304. Exchange of park land
  305. 305. to 305.2 Repealed
 
Part 8:  Division 2 – Municipal Forest Reserves
  306. Establishment of municipal forest reserve
  307. Sale or lease of municipal forest reserve
  308. Cutting and removal of timber
 
Part 8:  Division 3 – Expropriation and Compensation
  309. Expropriation power
  309.1 Repealed
  310. Authority in relation to services
  311. Entry on land to mitigate damage
  312. Compensation for expropriation and other actions
  313. Repealed
 
Part 8:  Division 4 – Other Regional District Powers
  314. Power to accept property on trust
  314.1 Authority to enter on or into property
  315. Repealed
 
Part 8:  Division 4.1 – Special Municipal Powers
  315.1 Irrigation services
  315.2 District municipality drainage works
 
Part 8:  Division 4.2 – Other Powers
  315.3 Further powers in relation to assets
  316. 316. to 326. Repealed

PART 9
  327. 327. to 338. Repealed

PART 10 – MUNICIPAL TAXATION:  SPECIAL CASES
  339. 339. to 351. Repealed
  352. Forest land
  353. Taxation of certain utility company property
  354. Repealed
  355. 355. to 358. Repealed

PART 10.1 – REGIONAL DISTRICT FEES, CHARGES AND INTEREST
  359. 359. to 362. Repealed
  363. Imposition of fees and charges
  363.1 Interest calculation
  363.2 Special fees and charges that are to be collected as taxes
  364. Special fees and charges that are liens against property

PART 11 – ANNUAL MUNICIPAL TAX SALE
  365. 365. to 383. Repealed
  384. 384. to 395. Repealed
  396. 396. to 402. Repealed
  403. Annual tax sale
  404. Exemption of Crown land from tax sale
  405. Notice of tax sale
  406. Municipality may bid at tax sale
  407. Upset price and conduct of tax sale
  408. Purchaser to give authority to register tax sale title
  409. Collector to provide certificate of sale
  410. Tax sale of Crown land subject to an agreement to purchase
  411. Provincial government may accept tax sale purchaser
  412. Resale of land purchased by municipality at tax sale
  413. Notice of tax sale must be filed in land title office
  414. Owners must be given notice of tax sale and redemption period
  415. Assessment and taxes during redemption period
  416. Application of surplus from tax sale
  417. Redemption by owner
  418. Redemption payments by instalments
  419. Notice of redemption must be filed in land title office
  420. Registration of purchaser
  421. Effect of tax sale on rights of owner
  422. Action by owner to have tax sale set aside
  423. Reinstatement of taxes if sale set aside
  424. Restrictions on legal actions in relation to tax sale
  425. Repossessed tax sale land
  426. Procedure on default of purchaser under agreement
  427. Redemption by municipality of land sold for Provincial taxes
  428. Repealed
  429. 429. to 447. Repealed

PART 12
  448. 448. to 479. Repealed

PART 13
  480. 480. to 506. Repealed

PART 14
  507. 507. to 516. Repealed

PART 15 – SPECIFIC REGIONAL DISTRICT SERVICE POWERS
 
Part 15:  Divisions 1 and 2
  517. 517. to 521. Repealed
 
Part 15:  Division 3 – Fire Protection
  522. Special fire protection powers
 
Part 15:  Division 4 – Health
  523. Health protection authority
 
Part 15:  Division 5
  524. to 539. Repealed
 
Part 15:  Division 6 – Sewers, Storm Drains and Drainage
  540. Special drainage and sewerage authority
  541. Watercourse may be included in drainage system
  542. Requirements respecting drainage works
  543. Appropriation of stream channel or bed
  544. Control of drainage
  545. Repealed
  546. Remedial authority in relation to drainage and dikes
  547. Highway construction and dikes
  548. Interjurisdictional watercourses
  549. Repealed
 
Part 15:  Division 7 – Waste and Recycling
  550. Authority in relation to waste disposal and recycling services
 
Part 15:  Division 8 – Miscellaneous
  551. Regulation of signs and advertising
  552. Use of rights of way
  553. Irrigation services
  554. Repealed
  555. Authority subject to Water Act

PART 16
  556. 556. to 575. Repealed
  576. Repealed
  577. 577. to 584. Repealed

PART 17
  585. 585. to 592. Repealed
  593. Repealed
  594. 594. to 599. Repealed
  600. Repealed
  601. 601. to 604. Repealed
  605. Repealed
  606. Repealed
  607. 607. to 609. Repealed

PART 18
  610. 610. to 614. Repealed
  615. 615. to 619. Repealed

PART 19
  620. 620. to 651.2 Repealed

PART 20 – REGULATION OF CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENSING
 
Part 20:  Division 1 – Regulation of Carriers
  652. 652. to 656. Repealed
  657. Regulation of carriers
 
Part 20:  Division 2
  658. 658. to 663. Repealed
 
Part 20:  Division 3 – Licensing of Commercial Vehicles
  664. Definitions
  665. Application of Division
  666. Commercial vehicle licensing bylaw
  667. Exemptions from licensing requirements
  668. Licence plate must be displayed
  669. Issue and transfer of licence plates
  670. Term of licences
  671. Fees to be paid to UBCM
  672. Offences
  673. 673. to 679. Repealed
  680. Repealed
  681. 681. and 682. Repealed
  683. Repealed
  684. 684. to 691. Repealed

PART 21 – BUILDING REGULATIONS
 
Part 21:  Division 1 – Building Code and Other Building Regulations
  692. Provincial building code and regulations
  693. Building Code Appeal Board
 
Part 21:  Division 2 – Regional District Building Regulations
  693.1 Restrictions on authority
  694. Regional district building regulations
  694.1 Requirement for security
  695. Application of Community Charter provisions
  696. Regulating doors and emergency exits
  697. Municipality may adopt national codes
 
Part 21: Division 3 – Hazardous Conditions
  698. Remedial authority in relation to hazardous conditions
  699. 699. to 701. Repealed

PART 22 – MISCELLANEOUS POWERS
 
Repealed Section 702.
  702. Repealed
 
Part 22:  Division 1 – Regulation of Animals
  702.1 Application in relation to regional district animal control service
  703. Animal control authority
  704. 704. to 706. Repealed
  707. Animal pounds
  707.1 Dangerous dogs
 
Part 22:  Division 2
  708. 708. to 715. Repealed
 
Part 22:  Division 3 – Sundry Powers
  716. Repealed
  717. Repealed
  718. Repealed
  719. Repealed
  720. 720 to 722.1 Repealed
  723. Removal and deposit of sand, gravel and other soil
  724. Noise control
  725. Nuisances and disturbances
  725.1 Repealed
  726. Fire and security alarm systems
  727. 727 and 727.1 Repealed
  728. Fireworks
  728.1 House numbering

PART 23 – IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
 
Part 23:  Division 1 – General
  729. Definitions
  730. Repealed
  731. Incorporation by letters patent
  732. Incorporation of mountain resort improvement districts
  733. Notation on title of land in a mountain improvement district
  734. Amendment of letters patent
  735. Dissolution of improvement districts
  735.1 Transition on dissolution of improvement district or if area or object of improvement district changed
  735.2 Additional powers
  736. Improvement district trustees
  737. Election of improvement district trustees
  738. Chair
  738.1 Officer positions
  738.2 Corporate administration
  738.3 Financial administration
  738.4 Officers and employees
  738.5 Giving notice to improvement districts
  739. Meeting procedure
  739.1 Regulations in relation to meetings
  740. First meeting of trustees in each year
  740.1 Appointment of select and standing committees
  741. Annual general meeting
  741.1 Annual financial statements
  741.2 Appointment of auditor
  742. Appointment of receiver
  743. Protection from legal proceedings
  743.1 Indemnification against proceedings
  744. Improvement district property exempt from taxation
 
Part 23:  Division 2 – Powers and Operations
  745. General powers
  746. Powers that must be exercised by bylaw
  747. Requirements for bylaws
  747.1 Subdivision servicing requirements
  747.2 Excess or extended services and latecomer payments
  748. Power to exercise rights under certain water licences
  749. Power to expropriate water diversion licences and related works
  750. General power to expropriate land and works
  751. Renewal of works
  752. Appeal if improvement district refuses to provide services
 
Part 23:  Division 3 – Taxes and Cost Recovery
  753. Assessment roll
  754. Notice of assessment
  755. Revision of assessments
  756. Tax collection on behalf of improvement district
  756.1 Municipal collection of improvement district taxes
  756.2 Payments to improvement districts
  757. Levying of taxes by improvement district
  758. Tax notices
  759. Lien for taxes and tolls
  760. Interest on taxes
 
Part 23:  Division 4 – Tax Sales
  761. Definitions
  762. Tax sale for recovery of taxes
  763. Conduct of tax sale
  764. Disposal of surplus from tax sale
  765. Improvement district as purchaser of tax sale land
  766. Tax sale deed
  767. Sale of Crown land held under a mortgage or agreement for sale
  768. Disposal of tax sale land by trustees
 
Part 23:  Division 5 – Borrowing and Securities
  769. Provision of sinking funds
  770. Provincial guarantee of improvement district securities
  771. Form of securities
  772. Registration of securities

PART 24 – REGIONAL DISTRICTS
 
Part 24:  Division 1 – Interpretation
  773. Repealed
  774. Application of other provisions
 
Part 24:  Division 1.1 – Continuation of Regional Districts and Services
  774.1 Continuation of regional districts
  774.2 Continuation of regional district services
 
Part 24:  Division 2 – Corporate Structure
  775. Repealed
  776. Incorporation of regional districts
  777. Letters patent of regional districts
  777.1 Extension of regional district boundaries
  778. 778. to 779.3 Repealed
  780. Amalgamation and division of regional districts and alteration of boundaries
  781. Dissolution of community planning areas and improvement districts
  782. Creation or restructure of municipalities
  782.1 Additional powers
 
Part 24:  Division 3 – Government and Procedure
  783. Composition and voting rights
  784. Appointment and term of office of municipal directors
  785. Election and term of office of electoral area directors
  786. Alternate municipal directors
  787. Alternate electoral area directors
  787.1 Application of Community Charter provisions to regional district directors
  788. 788. and 789. Repealed
  790. Repealed
  791. Voting on resolutions and bylaws
  792. Chair and vice chair of board
  793. Calling and conduct of meetings
  794. Procedure, bylaws and enforcement
  795. Appointment of select and standing committees
 
Part 24:  Division 3.1 – Treaty First Nations and Regional Districts
  795.1 Interpretation
  795.11 Treaty first nation membership in regional district
  795.12 Regional district letters patent and treaty lands
  795.2 Treaty first nation directors
  795.21 Term of office of treaty first nation director
  795.22 Alternate treaty first nation director
  795.3 Treaty first nation electors for regional district services
  795.31 Tax base, requisition and collection of funds for treaty lands
  795.32 Tax base, requisition and collection of funds for treaty lands of taxing treaty first nations
  795.4 Treaty first nations and regional district financing
  795.41 Services to treaty first nation members
  795.42 Services to treaty lands outside regional district
  795.43 Non-member treaty first nation participation
  795.5 Foreshore agreements
 
Part 24:  Division 4 – Services and Powers
  796. General authority for services
  796.1 Consent required for services outside regional district
  796.2 Authorities in relation to services other than regulatory services
  796.3 Regulation authority in relation to previous bylaws
  797. Repealed
  797.1 Specific regulatory and other powers
  797.2 Repealed
  797.3 Referendums regarding services
  797.4 Petition for electoral area services
  797.5 Approval of the electors
  798. Incidental powers
  798.1 Emergency powers
  799. Additional powers and exceptions
  799.1 Continuation of regional parks and trails
  799.2 Exemptions from approval requirements
 
Part 24:  Division 4.1 – Establishing Bylaws
  800. Establishing bylaws required for most services
  800.1 Required content for establishing bylaws
  800.2 Special options for establishing bylaws
  801. Approval of establishing bylaws
  801.1 Responsibility for obtaining approval
  801.2 Approval by assent of the electors
  801.3 Approval by alternative approval process
  801.4 Consent on behalf of municipal participating area
  801.5 Consent on behalf of electoral participating area electors
  801.6 Other procedural rules
  802. Amendment or repeal of establishing bylaws
  802.1 Changes to participating and service areas
  802.2 Amending bylaws that are needed for authority to borrow
  802.3 Special provisions respecting service withdrawal
 
Part 24:  Division 4.2 – Cost Recovery for Services
  803. Options for cost recovery
  803.1 Costs of services
  804. Apportionment of costs
  804.1 Cost sharing for Part 26 services
  804.11 Exclusion of property under creditor protection from apportionment
  804.2 Valuation information and apportionment adjustments
  804.3 Tax base for property value taxes
 
Part 24:  Division 4.3 – Requisition and Tax Collection
  805. Requisition of funds from municipalities
  805.1 Collection in municipalities
  806. Requisition of funds for electoral areas
  806.1 Collection in electoral areas
  807. Amounts to be paid over to regional district
 
Part 24:  Division 4.4 – Tax Rates and Exemptions
  808. Variable tax rate system
  809. Property tax exemptions
  810. Exemptions for heritage properties
  810.1 Repayment requirement in relation to heritage exemptions
  811. Exemptions for riparian property
  811.1 Repayment requirement in relation to riparian exemptions
  812. Tax exemptions under a partnering agreement
 
Part 24:  Division 4.5 – Dispute Resolution in Relation to Services
  813. Definitions
  813.01 Minister may appoint facilitators
  813.02 Parties to a service review or service withdrawal
  813.03 Costs of service review or service withdrawal
  813.04 Initiating a service review
  813.05 Other issues and services may be dealt with in one service review
  813.06 Preliminary meeting
  813.07 Negotiations to resolve issues
  813.08 Initiating service withdrawal
  813.09 Minister's direction on process
  813.10 Addition of further initiating participants or further services
  813.11 Early termination of process
  813.12 Mediation
  813.13 Arbitration
  813.14 Initiating participant must respond to final resolution
  813.15 Direction to further arbitration in certain cases
  813.16 When final resolution becomes binding
  813.17 Implementation of final resolution by bylaw
  813.18 Failure to adopt required bylaws
  813.19 Regulations respecting arbitrations
 
Part 24:  Division 5 – Financial Operations
  814. General accounting rules
  814.1 Annual reporting on regional district finances
  815. Financial plan
  816. Process requirements for financial plan
  817. Limit on expenditures
  818. Limit on borrowing and other liabilities
  819. Application of Community Charter borrowing and liability provisions
  820. Repealed
  821. Revenue anticipation borrowing
  822. Short term capital borrowing
  823. Regional district loan authorization bylaws
  823.1 Participating area approval required for some loan authorization bylaws
  823.11 Electoral participating area petition for borrowing
  823.2 Temporary borrowing under loan authorization bylaw
  824. Financing municipal undertakings
  825. Security issuing bylaws
  826. General liability provisions
  827. Repealed
  828. 828. to 836. Repealed
 
Part 24:  Division 6 – General
  837. Services to public authorities
  838. Local community commissions
  839. Repealed
  840. Restriction on authority in relation to firearms
  841. Repealed
  842. to 845.3 Repealed
  846. Inspection of regional districts
  847. Legal proceedings and enforcement

PART 25 – REGIONAL GROWTH STRATEGIES
 
Definitions
  848. Definitions
 
Part 25:  Division 1 – Application and Content of Regional Growth Strategy
  849. Purpose of regional growth strategy
  850. Content of regional growth strategy
  851. Area to which regional growth strategy applies
  852. Requirement to adopt regional growth strategy
 
Part 25:  Division 2 – Preparation and Adoption Procedures
  853. Requirements for adoption
  854. Initiation of regional growth strategy process
  855. Consultation during development of regional growth strategy
  856. Facilitation of agreement during development of regional growth strategy
  857. Acceptance by affected local governments required
  857.1 Minor amendments to regional growth strategies
  858. Resolution of anticipated objections
  859. Resolution of refusal to accept
  860. Settlement of regional growth strategy
  861. Options for settlement process
  862. General provisions regarding settlement process
  863. Adoption of regional growth strategy
  864. Requirement to adopt finalized regional growth strategy
 
Part 25:  Division 3 – Effect of Regional Growth Strategy
  865. Regional district must conform with regional growth strategy
  866. Requirement for regional context statements in municipal official community plans
 
Part 25:  Division 4 – General
  867. Intergovernmental advisory committees
  868. Implementation agreements
  869. Regular reports and review of regional growth strategy
  870. Provincial policy guidelines
  871. Minister may require official community plans and land use bylaws

PART 26 – PLANNING AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT
 
Part 26:  Division 1 – General
  872. Definitions
  873. Authority under Part
  873.1 Rural land use bylaws
  874. Ministerial orders
 
Part 26:  Division 2 – Official Community Plans
  875. Purposes of official community plans
  876. Authority to adopt by bylaw
  877. Required content
  878. Policy statements in official community plans
  879. Consultation during OCP development
  879.1 879.1 and 880. Repealed
  881. Planning of school facilities
  882. Adoption procedures
  883. Repealed
  884. Effect of official community plans
  885. Repealed
 
Part 26:  Division 3
  886. 886. to 889. Repealed
 
Part 26:  Division 4 – Public Hearings on Bylaws
  890. Public hearings
  891. Delegating the holding of public hearings
  892. Notice of public hearing
  893. Notice if public hearing waived
  894. Procedure after a public hearing
 
Part 26:  Division 5 – Public Information and Advisory Commission
  895. Development approval procedures
  896. Information that must be available to the public
  897. Repealed
  898. Advisory planning commission
 
Part 26:  Division 6 – Board of Variance
  899. Establishment of board of variance
  900. Chair and procedures
  901. Variance or exemption to relieve hardship
  902. Extent of damage preventing reconstruction as non-conforming use
 
Part 26:  Division 7 – Zoning and Other Development Regulation
  903. Zoning bylaws
  904. Zoning for amenities and affordable housing
  905. Housing agreements for affordable and special needs housing
  905.1 Phased development agreements
  905.2 Term and assignment of phased development agreement
  905.3 Process for phased development agreement bylaw
  905.4 Amendments to phased development agreement
  905.5 Information that must be available for public inspection
  905.6 Filing of notice of phased development agreement
  906. Off-street parking and loading space requirements
  907. Runoff control requirement
  908. Regulation of signs
  909. Screening and landscaping to mask or separate uses
  910. Construction requirements in relation to flood plain areas
  911. Non-conforming uses and siting
  912. Effect of expropriation in relation to non-conforming use and subdivision
  913. Approval of regional district bylaws by minister
  914. No compensation in relation to adoption of bylaw or issuance of permit
 
Part 26:  Division 8 – Regulation of Farm Businesses in Farming Areas
  915. Intensive agriculture
  916. Provincial standards for farm bylaws
  917. Farm bylaws
  918. Application
  919. Three year review of bylaws affecting farming areas
 
Part 26:  Division 9 – Permits and Fees
  919.1 Designation of development permit areas
  920. Development permits
  920.01 Designation of development approval information areas or circumstances
  920.1 Development approval information
  920.2 Designation of temporary use permit areas
  921. Temporary permits
  922. Development variance permits
  923. Tree cutting permits
  924. Approval required for development near controlled access highway
  925. Requirement for security
  926. Lapse of permit
  927. Notice of permit on land title
  928. General matters
  929. Withholding of permits and licences that conflict with bylaws in preparation
  930. Amendment and discharge of land use contracts
  931. Fees related to applications and inspections
 
Part 26:  Division 10 – Development Costs Recovery
  932. Definitions
  933. Development cost charges generally
  933.1 Development for which charges may be waived or reduced
  934. Amount of development cost charges
  935. Use of development cost charges
  936. Acquisition and development of park land
  937. Adoption procedures for development cost charge bylaw
  937.001 Bylaws adopted after application for building permit submitted
  937.01 Annual development cost charges report
  937.1 Development works agreements with private developers
 
Part 26:  Division 10.1 – School Site Acquisition Charges
  937.2 Definitions
  937.3 School site acquisition charge payable
  937.4 Eligible school site requirements
  937.5 Setting school site acquisition charges
  937.6 Provision of land for school sites
  937.7 No subdivision or building permit unless charge paid
  937.8 Credit for previous contributions
  937.9 Transfer to board of education
  937.91 Regulations for this Division
 
Part 26:  Division 11 – Subdivision and Development Requirements
  938. Subdivision servicing requirements
  939. Excess or extended services and latecomer payments
  940. Completion of works and services
  941. Provision of park land
  941.1 Disposition of regional parks and trails
  942. Repealed
  943. Bylaws adopted after application for subdivision submitted
  944. Parcel frontage on highway
  945. Highway provision and widening
  946. Subdivision to provide residence for a relative
 
Part 26:  Division 12 – Contaminated Sites
  946.1 Assessment of site profiles
  946.2 Environmental Management Act requirements must be met
  946.3 Repealed

PART 27 – HERITAGE CONSERVATION
 
Part 27:  Division 1 – General
  947. Definitions
  948. Limits on the use of this Part
  949. Limit on compensation
  950. Bylaw and permit procedures
  951. Repealed
  952. Ombudsperson review of local government decisions
 
Part 27:  Division 2 – Heritage Review
  953. Community heritage commissions
  954. Community heritage register
  955. Heritage recognition
  956. Heritage inspection may be ordered
  957. Entry authority for a heritage inspection
  958. Impact assessment may be required
  959. Local government requests for Provincial protection
 
Part 27:  Division 3 – Temporary Protection
  960. Withholding of approvals
  961. Withholding of demolition permits until other approvals issued
  962. Orders for temporary protection
  963. Temporary protection by introduction of a continuing protection bylaw
  964. Heritage control periods for temporary protection
  965. Temporary protection
 
Part 27:  Division 4 – Continuing Protection
  966. Heritage revitalization agreements
  967. Heritage designation protection
  968. Heritage designation procedure
  969. Compensation for heritage designation
  970. Heritage site maintenance standards
  970.1 Designation of heritage conservation areas
  971. Heritage conservation areas
 
Part 27:  Division 5 – Heritage Alteration Permits
  972. Heritage alteration permits
  973. Requirements and conditions in a heritage alteration permit
 
Part 27:  Division 6 – Notices under this Part
  974. Giving notice to owners and occupiers
  975. Posting notice on protected heritage property
  976. Notice on land titles
  977. Notice to minister responsible for the Heritage Conservation Act
  978. Regulations regarding notices
 
Part 27:  Division 7 – Remedies and Offences
  979. Civil remedies in relation to heritage property
  980. Notice of contravention may be filed in land title office
  981. Offences and penalties

PART 28 – REPLOTTING SCHEMES
 
Part 28:  Division 1 – Interpretation
  982. Definitions
  983. Application of Part
 
Part 28:  Division 2 – Preparation and Initiation of Scheme
  984. Preliminary definition of district
  985. Information included in scheme
  986. General principles of replotting
  987. Reallotment of parcels
  988. Municipality may acquire charges
  989. Notice requirements for initiation of a scheme
  990. General consent of owners to scheme
  991. Consents binding on owners once given
  992. Alterations to scheme may require new consents
  993. Initiation of scheme by registration of resolution
  994. Effect of initiation
  995. Resolution to complete or discontinue scheme
 
Part 28:  Division 3 – Implementation and Completion of Scheme
  996. Registration of common mass
  997. Effect of deposit of reference plan
  998. Registration for owners of new parcels
  999. Rights of ownership and charges transferred
 
Part 28:  Division 4 – Complaints Regarding Compensation
  1000. Allotments binding, although owners may complain regarding compensation
  1001. Compensation for loss and damage
  1002. Appointment of commissioner
  1003. Replacement of commissioner
  1004. Notice to owners who do not consent
  1005. Time and place to hear complaints
  1006. Hearing by commissioner
  1007. Commissioner’s powers and report
  1008. Appeal to Supreme Court
  1009. Payment of compensation
 
Part 28:  Division 5 – General
  1010. Removal of buildings
  1011. Accounts and apportionment
  1012. Former highways to be maintained
  1013. Limitation of claims
  1014. Disposal of municipal parcels
  1015. Taxation during proceedings
  1016. List of owners must be provided to municipality
  1017. Land title fees
  1018. Questions may be referred to Supreme Court

PART 29 – INSPECTOR OF MUNICIPALITIES
  1019. Inspector of municipalities
  1020. Official seal and documents
  1021. Inquiries into local government matters
  1022. Certificate of approval for money bylaws
  1023. Inquiry into application for certificate
  1024. Appeal from inspector's decisions in relation to borrowing
  1025. Certificate conclusive of validity
  1025.1 Appeal to minister if unable to reach agreement on construction of drains

PART 30 – ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSIONER
  1026. Definitions
  1027. Appointment of administrative commissioner
  1028. Substitution of commissioner
  1029. Acting commissioner
  1030. Powers transferred to commissioner
  1031. Power of commissioner to make bylaws
  1032. Powers of commissioner to borrow
  1033. Taxes for sinking fund
  1034. Parcel tax rolls
  1035. Limits on complaints against assessment
  1036. Differences between commissioner and board of school trustees
  1037. Reports to minister
  1038. Election after commissioner appointed
  1039. Restriction on legal proceedings
  1040. Power to make regulations