Section 1 definitions of "limited liability entity", "maintainer", "motor vehicle" and "resource road" were added by 2012-14-13, effective June 25, 2012 (BC Reg 153/2012).
Section 2 BEFORE renumbering as 2 (1) and adding (2) by 2012-14-14, effective June 25, 2012 (BC Reg 153/2012).
Application of Act
2 Subject to section 3 (4), and sections 4 and 9, this Act determines the care that an occupier is required to show toward persons entering on the premises in respect of dangers to them, or to their property on the premises, or to the property on the premises of persons who have not themselves entered on the premises, that are due to the state of the premises, or to anything done or omitted to be done on the premises, and for which the occupier is responsible by law.
Section 8 (2) (e) BEFORE amended by 2004-37-16, effective May 13, 2004 (Royal Assent).
(e) an industrial road as defined in the Highway (Industrial) Act.
Section 8 BEFORE amended by 2012-14-16, effective June 25, 2012 (BC Reg 153/2012).
Crown bound
8 (1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), the Crown and its agencies are bound by this Act.
(2) Despite subsection (1), this Act does not apply to the government or to the Crown in right of Canada or to a municipality if the government, the Crown in right of Canada or the municipality is the occupier of
(a) a public highway, other than a recreational trail referred to in section 3 (3.3) (c),
(b) a public road,
(c) a road under the Forest Act,
(d) a private road as defined in section 2 (1) of the Motor Vehicle Act, other than a private road referred to in section 3 (3.3) (b) (iv) of this Act, or
(e) an industrial road as defined in the Industrial Roads Act.