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MUSEUM ACT

[SBC 2003] CHAPTER 12

NOTE: Links below go to act content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 6, 2000 to "current to" date of the act.)
SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
1May 10, 2016
 May 10, 2016
4December 22, 2014
 May 10, 2016
 May 10, 2016
5May 10, 2016
17March 29, 2004
21March 29, 2004
22May 10, 2016
23March 31, 2014

  Section 1 definition of "archives of the government" BEFORE repealed by 2015-27-48, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

"archives of the government" means the archival records transferred from government to the corporation under section 26 of this Act, under the Document Disposal Act or under another enactment;

  Section 1 definition of "museum archives of government" was added by 2015-27-48, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

  Section 4 (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 262/2014 under RS1996-440-12, effective December 22, 2014 (BC Reg 262/2014).

(a) to secure, receive and preserve specimens, artifacts and achival and other materials that illustrate the natural or human history of British Columbia;

  Section 4 (b) BEFORE amended by 2015-27-49, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

(b) to hold and manage the archives of the government;

  Section 4 (b.1) was added by 2015-27-49, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

  Section 5 (8) BEFORE amended by 2015-27-50, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

(8) The corporation

(a) only with the prior consent of the government, may dispose of or destroy any record that is part of the archives of the government, and

(b) on request, must provide the government with access to a record in the archives of the government within a reasonable time.

  Section 17 (4) and (5) BEFORE amended by 2003-71-54, effective March 29, 2004 (BC Reg 64/2004).

(4)  A director or senior officer of the corporation is not deemed to be interested or to have been interested at any time in a proposed contract or transaction solely as a result of any of the following circumstances:

(a) a proposed contract or transaction relates to a loan to the corporation, and he or she or a specified corporate body or specified firm in which he or she has an interest has guaranteed or joined in guaranteeing the repayment of the loan or any part of the loan;

(b) a proposed contract or transaction has been or will be made with or for the benefit of a corporate body affiliated to the corporation, and he or she is a director or officer of that corporate body;

(c) a proposed contract or transaction relates to an indemnity of the type described in section 128 of the Company Act, or to insurance of the type described in that section;

(d) a proposed contract or transaction relates to the remuneration of a director or senior officer in his or her capacity as a director or senior officer.

(5)  For the purposes of subsection (4), in determining whether a corporate body is affiliated with the corporation, the definition of "affiliate" in section 1 (1) of the Company Act applies and section 1 (2) to (7) of that Act applies.

  Section 21 (1) and (2) BEFORE amended by 2003-71-55, effective March 29, 2004 (BC Reg 64/2004).

21  (1)  Subject to subsection (2), the Company Act and the Company Clauses Act do not apply to the corporation.

(2)  The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by order, declare that certain provisions of the Company Act apply to the corporation.

  Section 22 BEFORE repealed by 2015-27-51, effective May 10, 2016 (BC Reg 109/2016).

Application of the Document Disposal Act

22   The Document Disposal Act applies to the corporation.

  Section 23 (2) BEFORE amended by 2009-13-195,Sch1, effective March 31, 2014 (BC Reg 148/2013).

(2) If, in the opinion of the board, the directions, terms or trusts imposed by a donor, settlor, transferor or testator are no longer in the best interests of the corporation, the board may apply to a judge of the Supreme Court for an order authorizing a variation of the directions, terms or trusts that the court, having in mind the intent of the donor, settlor, transferor or testator, considers will best further both that intent and the best interests of the corporation.