B.C. Reg. 65/2024, deposited March 18, 2024, under the OFFENCE ACT [section 132]. Order in Council 139/2024, approved and ordered March 18, 2024.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that B.C. Reg. 179/2023 is amended as set out in the attached Appendix.

— N. SHARMA, Attorney General; J. OSBORNE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Appendix

1 Section 2 of Appendix 2 of B.C. Reg. 179/2023, as it enacts section 7 of the Offence Act Forms Regulation, B.C. Reg. 422/90, is amended by repealing section 7 and substituting the following:

Disputing fine amount in writing

7 (1) In this section:

"business day" means a day other than a Saturday or a holiday;

"provincial electronic credential" means

(a) a BC services card electronic credential for online services, or

(b) another electronic credential for online services,

that is issued under section 69.2 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act by a provincial identity information services provider to an individual.

(2) A statement and written reasons under section 15.4 (1) of the Act

(a) must be in Form M, and

(b) if provided under section 15.4 (2) (d) of the Act, the statement and written reasons

(i) must be provided 5 or more business days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the dispute, and

(ii) must be delivered or caused to be delivered to the address set out in Form M or, if all conditions set out in subsection (4) of this section are met, the statement and written reasons may also be provided online at https://tickets.gov.bc.ca.

(3) A statement and written reasons under section 15.4 (3) of the Act

(a) must be in Form M,

(b) must be provided 5 or more business days before the date scheduled for the hearing of the dispute, and

(c) must be delivered or caused to be delivered to the address set out in Form M or, if all conditions set out in subsection (4) of this section are met, the statement and written reasons may also be provided online at https://tickets.gov.bc.ca.

(4) The conditions referred to in subsections (2) (b) (ii) and (3) (c) are as follows:

(a) the notice of dispute was provided online;

(b) the person providing the statement and written reasons is the person to whom the violation ticket was issued and is an individual who

(i) has a provincial electronic credential, or

(ii) obtains a provincial electronic credential at the time of providing the statement and written reasons.

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