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Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act

Business Practices and Consumer Protection Regulation

B.C. Reg. 294/2004

NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
Part 1.1 August 1, 2026
Section 2 March 18, 2013
Section 3 August 1, 2026
Section 5.1 November 1, 2009
Section 5.2 May 1, 2022
Section 7.3 November 1, 2009
Section 7.4 May 1, 2022
Part 4 Section 14 and 15 June 26, 2020
Section 14 July 1, 2021
Section 15 July 1, 2021
Part 5 Section 16 and 17 May 1, 2022

 Part 1.1 was enacted by BC Reg 10/2026, effective August 1, 2026.

 Section 2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 352/2012, effective March 18, 2013.

 Spouses

2  For the purposes of the Act, persons living and cohabiting with another person in a marriage-like relationship, including a marriage-like relationship between persons of the same gender, constitute a class of unmarried persons prescribed as spouses.

 Section 3 (1) (a) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 10/2026, effective August 1, 2026.

(a) section 19 [required contents of direct sales contract, future performance contract and time share contract];

 Section 3 (1) (c) and (o) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 10/2026, effective August 1, 2026.

(c) section 23 (2) [required contents of future performance contract];

(o) section 46 (2) [disclosure of information];

 Section 3 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 10/2026, effective August 1, 2026.

(2) A supplier is prescribed as subject to the imposition of an administrative penalty for a contravention of a provision referred to in subsection (1) (a), (c), (e), (g), (i),(j), (l), (m) and (r).

 Section 5.1 was enacted by BC Reg 57/2009, effective November 1, 2009.

 Section 5.2 was enacted by BC Reg 289/2021, effective May 1, 2022.

 Section 7.3 was enacted by BC Reg 57/2009, effective November 1, 2009.

 Section 7.4 was enacted by BC Reg 289/2021, effective May 1, 2022.

 Part 4 and sections 14 and 15 were enacted by BC Reg 150/2020, effective June 26, 2020.

 Section 14 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 127/2021, effective July 1, 2021.

(a) a payment that is directed to be made into the Consumer Advancement Fund in accordance with an undertaking under section 154 [undertakings] of the Act or section 56 (2) (b) [application of Divisions 1 to 3 of Part 10 — inspections and enforcement] of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act;

(b) a payment that is directed to be made into the Consumer Advancement Fund in accordance with a compliance order under section 155 [compliance orders] of the Act or section 56 (2) (c) of the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act.

 Section 15 (h) to (k) were added by BC Reg 127/2021, effective July 1, 2021.

 Part 5 and sections 16 and 17 were enacted by BC Reg 289/2021, effective May 1, 2022.