Act title BEFORE amended by 2024-10-46, effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Sechelt Indian Government District Enabling Act
Section 1 (1) definition of "District Council" BEFORE amended by 2024-10-47(a), effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
"District Council" means the Sechelt Indian Government District Council established by the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act (Canada);
Section 1 (1) definitions of "Proclamation", "referendum" and "Sechelt Indian Government District" BEFORE repealed by 2024-10-47(b) and (c), effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
"Proclamation" means a Proclamation made under this Act and issued under the Great Seal of the Province;
"referendum" means a referendum held in accordance with the constitution of the Sechelt Indian Band established by the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act (Canada);
"Sechelt Indian Government District" means the Sechelt Indian Government District established by the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act (Canada).
Section 1 (1) definition of "shíshálh Nation Government District" was added by 2024-10-47(d), effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Section 2 BEFORE re-enacted by 2024-10-48, effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Status of District Council and establishment of Advisory Council
2 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may by Proclamation issued under the Great Seal of the Province, recognize the District Council as the governing body of the Sechelt Indian Government District.
(2) If a Proclamation is issued, the Lieutenant Governor in Council must by regulation establish an Advisory Council to represent all the residents of the Sechelt Indian Government District.
Section 3 BEFORE amended by 2024-10-49, effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Laws and bylaws
3 If in the exercise of its powers of self-government conferred by the Sechelt Indian Band Self-Government Act (Canada) the District Council enacts laws or bylaws that a municipality has power to enact under an Act of British Columbia, those laws or bylaws are, for the purposes of this Act, deemed to have been enacted under the authority of that Act of British Columbia.
Section 5 (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by 2003-52-491, effective January 1, 2004 (BC Reg 465/2003, repealing BC Reg 428/2003).
(a) Local Government Act;
(b) Taxation (Rural Area) Act.
Section 5 (c) was added by 2003-52-491, effective January 1, 2004 (BC Reg 465/2003, repealing BC Reg 428/2003).
Section 5 BEFORE amended by 2024-10-50, effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Suspension of taxation under other Acts
5 If a Proclamation has been issued and the District Council desires to provide services in respect of the Sechelt Indian Government District of a nature similar to services provided by a municipality, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may by regulation, for the purpose of assisting the District Council to provide those services, suspend, to the extent and subject to conditions the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary or desirable, the liability of persons to taxation in respect of their interests in lands in the Sechelt Indian Government District under the following Acts:
Section 7 BEFORE repealed by 2024-10-52, effective April 25, 2024 (Royal Assent).
Repeal and continuation
7 (1) This Act is repealed on June 30, 2006.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the Lieutenant Governor in Council
(a) is satisfied that a referendum held during the year 2004 approves the continuation of this Act in force after June 30, 2006, and
(b) prescribes a further period during which this Act continues in force,
and this Act is repealed on the expiration of the period so prescribed.