Point in Time - Information Management Act

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ACT

[SBC 2015] CHAPTER 27

SECTION	EFFECTIVE DATE
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.)
1	March 30, 2023
2	March 30, 2023
3	March 31, 2019
4	March 30, 2023
6	March 31, 2019
7	March 31, 2019
8	March 31, 2019
	March 30, 2023
8.1	March 31, 2019
19	March 31, 2019
	March 31, 2019
	March 31, 2019

Section 1 definition of "government body", paragraph (c) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-336, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(c) a person who is a member or officer of the Legislative Assembly, in the exercise of his or her functions as a member or officer of the Legislative Assembly, or

Section 2 (2) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-337, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(2) The chief records officer may delegate, with or without conditions, any or all of his or her powers and duties under this Act to a person or class of persons.

Section 3 (e) was added by 2017-7-1, effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Section 4 (1) (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-337, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(a) the information schedule is consistent with his or her mandate, set out in section 3, and

Section 6 BEFORE amended by 2017-7-2, effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Directives for digitizing and archiving government information

6 (1) The chief records officer may issue directives to a government body in relation to the digitizing and archiving of government information.

(2) The minister may designate a person appointed under the Public Service Act as a person who must approve a directive or class of directives issued under this section.

Section 7 BEFORE repealed by 2017-7-3, effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Chief records officer may request information from head of government body

7 The chief records officer may request information from a head of a government body in relation to the government body's management of government information.

Section 8 BEFORE re-enacted by 2017-7-3, effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Chief records officer may access information

8 If requested by a government body for the purpose of this Act, the chief records officer may access information, including personal information, held by the government body.

Section 8 (b) BEFORE amended by 2023-10-337, effective March 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).

(b) require from an officer or employee of a government body information and explanations necessary for the chief records officer to carry out his or her mandate.

Section 8.1 was enacted by 2017-7-4, effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Section 19 (1.1) was added by 2017-7-5(a), effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

Section 19 (2) BEFORE amended by 2017-7-5(b), effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

(2) The head of a government body must take reasonable steps to ensure that the government body complies with directives issued under section 6 [directives for digitizing and archiving government information].

Section 19 (3) BEFORE repealed by 2017-7-5(b), effective March 31, 2019 (BC Reg 65/2019).

(3) The head of a government body must respond to a request under section 7 [chief records officer may request information from head of government body].