Part 1, sections 1 to 5, was brought into force by 2019-29-1 to 5, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 1 definitions of "consumer sale" and "supplier" BEFORE amended by 2023-41-1(a) and (c), effective October 1, 2024.
"consumer sale", in relation to a motor vehicle, means a retail sale or retail lease in British Columbia of the motor vehicle that is the first retail sale or retail lease, as the case may be, of that motor vehicle in British Columbia or another jurisdiction in or outside Canada;
"supplier", in relation to a motor vehicle, has the meaning given to it in section 2;
Section 1 definitions of "forecast report", "new" and "supply" were added by 2023-41-1(b) and (d), effective October 1, 2024.
Section 2 BEFORE repealed by 2023-41-2, effective October 1, 2024.
Definition of "supplier"
2 For the purposes of this Act, the following person is the supplier of a vehicle make:
(a) subject to paragraph (b), the person who supplies motor vehicles of the vehicle make for consumer sale by the person or another person;
(b) the person who is deemed under the regulations to be the supplier.
Section 4 (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-4, effective October 1, 2024.
(a) if the ZEV unit is a credit issued in relation to a consumer sale of a zero-emission vehicle, the ZEV unit has the model year, vehicle class and ZEV class of the zero-emission vehicle;
Section 7 BEFORE amended by 2023-41-6, effective November 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
Provincial targets
7 The following targets are established for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia:
(a) in 2025 and in each subsequent year, at least 10% of all new light-duty motor vehicles sold or leased in British Columbia must be zero-emission vehicles;
(b) in 2030 and in each subsequent year, at least 30% of all new light-duty motor vehicles sold or leased in British Columbia must be zero-emission vehicles;
(c) in 2040 and in each subsequent year, 100% of all new light-duty motor vehicles sold or leased in British Columbia must be zero-emission vehicles.
Section 8 BEFORE amended by 2023-41-7, effective November 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
Provincial targets report
8 (1) On or before March 31 in each year, the director must publish a report respecting the zero-emission vehicle targets described in section 7 that meets the requirements set out in subsection (2).
(2) A report under subsection (1) must
(a) cover the immediately preceding calendar year,
(i) the number of consumer sales of light-duty motor vehicles;
(ii) the number of consumer sales of light-duty motor vehicles that are zero-emission vehicles, and
Section 8 (2) (b) (i) and (ii) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-8, effective October 1, 2024.
(i) the number of consumer sales of specified motor vehicles;
(ii) the number of consumer sales of specified motor vehicles that are zero-emission vehicles, and
Part 3, Division 1, sections 10 to 16, was brought into force by 2019-29-10 to 16, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 11 (1) and (2) description of "NV" BEFORE amended by 2023-41-11, effective October 1, 2024.
| NV | = | the number of consumer sales, before the compliance date, of motor vehicles of the vehicle make, model year and vehicle class; |
| NV | = | the number of consumer sales, before the compliance date, of motor vehicles of the vehicle make, model year and vehicle class. |
Section 13 (1) (part) and (2) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-12(a) and (b), effective October 1, 2024.
(1) Subject to the regulations, the director may issue credits to a supplier of a vehicle make in relation to consumer sales of zero-emission vehicles of the vehicle make in any of the following circumstances:
(2) An application under subsection (1) (a) must be made in accordance with the regulations and relate to consumer sales made during a prescribed period of time.
Part 3, Division 2, sections 17 and 18, was brought into force by 2019-29-17 and 18, effective November 1, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 17 (4) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-14, effective November 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(4) The model year report must include the following information about consumer sales of zero-emission vehicles made on or before the compliance date for the reported model year, for each vehicle make referred to in subsection (3) (b) and each vehicle class and, if applicable, ZEV class:
(a) the number of consumer sales;
(b) the vehicle model and vehicle identification number of each zero-emission vehicle sold or leased;
Section 17 (4) (part) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-15(a), effective October 1, 2024.
(4) The model year report must include the following information about consumer sales of motor vehicles made on or before the compliance date for the reported model year, for each vehicle make referred to in subsection (3) (b) and each vehicle class and, if applicable, ZEV class:
Section 17 (4) (a), (a.1) and (b) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-15(b) and (c), effective October 1, 2024.
(a) the number of consumer sales of motor vehicles;
(a.1) the number of consumer sales of motor vehicles that are zero-emission vehicles;
(b) the vehicle model and vehicle identification number of each zero-emission vehicle sold or leased;
Section 17 (5) (e) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-16, effective October 1, 2024.
(e) the number of credits, by vehicle class and ZEV class, claimed by the supplier in relation to consumer sales of zero-emission vehicles of the vehicle makes referred to in subsection (3) (b) and the reported model year for which credits have not been issued under section 13 (1) (a);
Section 18 (1) (a) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-17, effective October 1, 2024.
(a) information in a previous report under this Division did not completely and accurately disclose the information required to be included in the report, or
Part 3, Division 3, sections 19 to 21, was brought into force by 2019-29-19 to 21, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 19 (1) (d) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-19, effective October 1, 2024.
(d) if applicable, the number of credits, by model year, vehicle class and ZEV class, that the director issues in relation to consumer sales of zero-emission vehicles of the vehicle makes referred to in section 17 (3) (b) and the reported model year for which credits have not been issued under section 13 (1) (a) [early issuance of credits — consumer sales];
Part 3, Division 4, sections 22 to 24, was brought into force by 2019-29-22 to 24, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 22 (1) and (2) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-20, effective October 1, 2024.
(1) On request by the director, a supplier of a vehicle make must provide information about consumer sales of the vehicle make, by model year, vehicle class or ZEV class, within the period of time specified by the director.
(2) On request by the director, a supplier who submits a report under Division 2 [Reporting] must provide additional information in relation to the reported model year within the period of time specified by the director.
Section 23 (1) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-21, effective October 1, 2024.
(a) require a supplier who submits a report under Division 2 [Reporting] to have the report audited in accordance with the directions of the director, or
(b) conduct or authorize a person to conduct an audit of a report submitted under Division 2.
Part 4, Division 1, section 25, was brought into force by 2019-29-25, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Part 4, Division 2, sections 26 to 29, was brought into force by 2019-29-26 to 29, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 27 (1) (b) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-22, effective November 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
(b) has provided information that is incomplete or inaccurate in a model year report, in a supplementary report or in response to a request under section 22 [information requests].
Part 4, Division 3, sections 30 to 35, was brought into force by 2019-29-30 to 35, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 30 (3) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-23(b), effective October 1, 2024.
(3) A person convicted of an offence under subsection (1) (b), (c), (d) or (e) or (2) is liable to a fine of not more than $1 000 000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or both.
Section 31 BEFORE amended by 2023-41-24, effective November 30, 2023 (Royal Assent).
Offences of providing false or misleading information and penalties
31 (1) This section applies in relation to information that is required to be provided in a model year report, in a supplementary report or in response to a request under section 22 [information requests].
(2) A person who knowingly provides false or misleading information when required under this Act to provide information commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $1 000 000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or both.
(3) A person who provides false or misleading information when required under this Act to provide information, other than a person described in subsection (2), commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of not more than $500 000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than 6 months, or both.
(4) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (3) if, at the time the information was provided, the person, with the exercise of reasonable diligence, could not have known that the information was false or misleading.
Part 5, section 36, was brought into force by 2019-29-36, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 38 (3) (c) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-25, effective October 1, 2024.
(c) the number or proportion of consumer sales, by supplier, model year or vehicle class, that are zero-emission vehicles and the ZEV class of those vehicles;
Part 6, Division 2, sections 40 to 45, was brought into force by 2019-29-40 to 45, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 41 (2) (d) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-28, effective October 1, 2024.
(d) respecting when a person is deemed to be the supplier of a vehicle make for the purposes of section 2 (b) [definition of "supplier"].
Section 43 (a) (ii) BEFORE amended by 2023-41-29(b), effective October 1, 2024.
(ii) specifying the number of credits to be issued in relation to each consumer sale of a zero-emission vehicle or providing a method for determining that number;
Part 7, Division 1, section 46, was brought into force by 2019-29-46, effective July 30, 2020 (BC Reg 196/2020).
Section 46 BEFORE self-repealed by 2019-29-46(3), effective July 30, 2022 [2 years after s. 46 coming into force].
Transition — early action credits
46 (1) Subject to the regulations, the director may issue credits to a supplier of a vehicle make in relation to consumer sales of zero-emission vehicles of the vehicle make and the 2019 model year and any later model year if the compliance date for the model year is before the date this section comes into force.
(2) Without limiting any other provision of this Act, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations for the purposes of subsection (1), including, without limitation,
(a) respecting applications for issuance of credits,
(b) respecting the eligibility of suppliers and consumer sales for the issuance of credits, and
(c) specifying the number of credits to be issued in relation to each consumer sale of a zero-emission vehicle or providing a method for determining that number.
(3) This section is repealed 2 years after the date it comes into force.
(4) Unless earlier repealed, a regulation made under subsection (2) is repealed when this section is repealed.