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Volume 69, No. 8
67/2026
The British Columbia Gazette, Part II
May 5, 2026

B.C. Reg. 67/2026, deposited April 27, 2026, under the OFFENCE ACT [section 132]. Order in Council 160/2026, approved and ordered April 27, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective October 1, 2026, the Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation, B.C. Reg. 89/97, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— N. KRIEGER, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General; N. SHARMA, Attorney General and Deputy Premier; J. WHITESIDE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1  Schedule 1 of the Violation Ticket Administration and Fines Regulation, B.C. Reg. 89/97, is amended

(a) in Column 2 of Item 1B by repealing paragraph (c),

(b) in Column 3 of Item 1B by striking out "Section 3 of the Firearm Act",

(c) in Column 2 of Item 7B by repealing paragraph (a) and substituting the following:

(a) Firearm Violence Prevention Act ,

(d) in Column 3 of Item 7B by adding "Every provision of the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, the contravention of which constitutes an offence, other than those provisions referred to in Column 1 of Schedule 2" opposite paragraph (a) in Column 2,

(e) in Column 2 of Item 9B by repealing paragraph (b) and substituting the following:

(b) Firearm Violence Prevention Act , and

(f) in Column 3 of Item 9B by striking out "Section 3 of the Firearm Act" opposite paragraph (b) in Column 2 and substituting "Every provision of the Firearm Violence Prevention Act, the contravention of which constitutes an offence, other than those provisions referred to in Column 1 of Schedule 2".

2  Schedule 2 is amended

(a) by striking out the following items as indicated:

1


Provision
2


Contravention
3


Fine
4
Victim
Surcharge
Levy
5

Ticketed
Amount

Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act

section 2 (2)  

Operate armoured vehicle without having valid armoured vehicle permit

$250

$38

$288

section 7 (2)  

Fail to report the installation of an after-market compartment in a vehicle

$500

$75

$575


Body Armour Control Act

section 2 (2)  

Possess body armour without valid body armour permit

$250

$38

$288


Firearm Act

section 9

Loaded firearm in vehicle

$200

$30

$230

, and

(b) by adding the following items as indicated:

1


Provision
2


Contravention
3


Fine
4
Victim
Surcharge
Levy
5

Ticketed
Amount

Armoured Vehicle and After-Market Compartment Control Act

section 2 (2)  

Operate armoured vehicle without permit

$1 000

$150

$1 150

section 7 (2)  

Install, alter or repair after-market compartment

$1 000

$150

$1 150


Body Armour Control Act

section 2 (2)  

Possess body armour without permit

$1 000

$150

$1 150


Firearm Violence Prevention Act

section 3

Use, transport, carry or store firearm in manner posing risk to individual or property

$1 000

$150

$1 150

section 4 (1)  

Transport, carry or store loaded firearm in vehicle or boat

$500

$75

$575

section 4 (2)  

Fail to comply with regulations in transporting, carrying or storing low-velocity firearm or imitation firearm

$500

$75

$575

section 5 (1)  

Discharge firearm from vehicle or boat

$1000

$150

$1 150


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