Section 3 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 168/2024, effective January 1, 2025.
(1) For the purposes of section 3 (4) [application of Act] of the Act, the Act applies to the director of certification except for the following provisions of the Act:
(a) section 17 [prohibited requirements respecting new language testing results and prescribed matters];
(b) Division 2 [Reconsiderations by Superintendent] of Part 5 [Prohibitions and Reconsiderations].
Section 9 BEFORE self-repealed by BC Reg 129/2024, effective July 1, 2025.
Transition — Canadian work experience requirement exemptions
9 (1) In this section, "transition period" means the period that starts on January 1, 2025 and ends on June 30, 2025.
(2) Section 16 (a) [prohibited requirements respecting Canadian work experience and prescribed matters] of the Act does not apply to a regulatory authority during the transition period.
(3) Despite subsection (2), a regulatory authority may apply in the transition period for the following:
(a) an exemption under Division 3 [Exemptions from Prohibited Requirements] of Part 3 [Regulatory Authorities] of the Act;
(b) a reconsideration under section 50 [application for reconsideration] of the Act of a decision described in section 24 [notice of exemption decision] of the Act.
(4) If the superintendent makes a decision in the transition period to grant an exemption, the notice of the decision under section 24 (1) of the Act must include an effective date for the exemption, which must be a date that is after the transition period.