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[Supplement]

MANUFACTURED HOME ACT

[RSBC 1996] CHAPTER 280
 

Sections Spent

1 to 2 [Spent]

3 The following section is added to Part 3:

No grants unless registered

31.1 Despite the Home Purchase Assistance Act and the Home Owner Grant Act, or any other Act or law, a person who is the purchaser or owner of a manufactured home is not entitled to receive a grant, loan or other financial assistance under any of those Acts, unless the manufactured home in respect of which the grant or financial assistance is sought is registered under this Act.

RS1979-281-48; 1990-53-12.

Section Spent

4 [Spent]

5 Section 34 is amended

(a) and (b) [Spent]

(c) by adding the following subsection:

(4) Despite the Local Government Act, the School Act, the Taxation (Rural Area) Act or the Vancouver Charter, if a manufactured home is transported from the jurisdiction of one taxing authority to the jurisdiction of another taxing authority, the collector who collects the taxes must apportion the taxes collected in respect of the manufactured home among the taxing authorities in the prescribed manner.

RS1979-281-51 (4); 1990-53-12; 1994-9-16; 2000-7-191.

Section Repealed

6 [Repealed 1999-38-48.]

7 The following section is added:

Disclosure

37.1 (1) A person must not sell, offer for sale or advertise for sale a used or previously occupied manufactured home unless

(a) the person discloses in writing to the purchaser whether or not the manufactured home conforms to the standards prescribed by regulation, or

(b) the manufactured home is exempted from this section by the regulations.

(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

RS1979-281-55; 1990-53-12.

Section Repealed

8 [Repealed 1999-38-48.]

9 The following sections are added:

Registration

37.2 (1) A person must not, on behalf of another, for or in expectation of a fee, gain or reward, direct or indirect, sell or lease, offer for sale or lease or advertise for sale or lease a manufactured home unless

(a) the person is a licensee under the Real Estate Act, and

(b) security has been furnished as required by that Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person

(a) to whom Part 1 of the Real Estate Act does not apply, or

(b) exempted by the regulations under this Act.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply for one year after the date of the

(a) coming into force of this section, or

(b) establishment of a manufactured home dealer's prelicensing course satisfactory to the superintendent under the Real Estate Act,

whichever is the later date, to a person who is a licensee under the Real Estate Act on the date of the coming into force of this section.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

RS1979-281-56; 1990-53-12.

Registration of dealers

37.3 (1) A person must not act as a manufactured home dealer unless

(a) the person is a licensee under the Real Estate Act, and

(b) the person has furnished security as required by that Act.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person

(a) to whom Part I of the Real Estate Act does not apply, or

(b) exempted by the regulations under this Act.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply for one year after the date of the

(a) coming into force of this section, or

(b) establishment of a manufactured home dealer's prelicensing course satisfactory to the superintendent under the Real Estate Act,

whichever is the later date, to a person acting as a manufactured home dealer on the date of the coming into force of this section.

(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.

RS1979-281-57; 1990-53-12.

Commencement

10 Sections 1 to 9 come into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.

1981-11-45; 1990-11-92; 1994-9-21.


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