B.C. Reg. 130/2026, deposited July 17, 2026, under the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ACT [section 8]. Order in Council 336/2026, approved and ordered July 17, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Legislative Precinct Regulation, B.C. Reg. 274/2002, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— M. FARNWORTH, Minister of Transportation and Transit; J. OSBORNE, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 Section 2 of the Legislative Precinct Regulation, B.C. Reg. 274/2002, is repealed and the following substituted:

Limited entry, vehicular traffic and parking

2 Without prior authorization of the Speaker, a person must not do any of the following:

(a) enter or remain in or on any part of the grounds where a notice, sign or information device, posted or erected by or under the authority of the Speaker, indicates that entry is prohibited or is restricted to authorized persons;

(b) enter any building or restricted area in or on the Legislative Precinct where a notice, sign or information device, posted or erected by or under the authority of the Speaker, indicates that entry is prohibited or is restricted to authorized persons;

(c) enter or remain in or on any part of the grounds that has been fenced off or enclosed;

(d) drive, operate or park a vehicle in or on the grounds where a notice, sign or information device, posted or erected by or under the authority of the Speaker, indicates that vehicle entry or parking is prohibited or is restricted to authorized persons or vehicles.

2 The following sections are added:

Prohibition on blocking access

2.1 Without prior authorization of the Speaker, a person must not block, interfere, obstruct or restrict, or attempt to block, interfere, obstruct or restrict, a person from entering on or exiting from the Legislative Precinct, including any area in a building.

Prohibition on activities

3.1 (1) In this section, "activity" means an activity that impedes the responsibilities of the Speaker described in section 4 (1.1) [powers and duties of the Speaker] of the Act.

(2) Without prior authorization of the Speaker, a person must not engage in an activity in or on the Legislative Precinct where a notice, sign or information device, posted or erected by or under the authority of the Speaker, indicates that the activity is prohibited or is restricted to authorized persons.

Prohibition on interfering with security systems

3.2 Without prior authorization of the Speaker, a person must not interfere with a security system, including a closed-circuit television system or a closed-circuit television camera, in or on the Legislative Precinct.

3 Section 6 is repealed and the following substituted:

Signs

6 (1) A notice, sign or information device posted or erected in or on the Legislative Precinct is presumed to have been erected by or under the authority of the Speaker, unless the contrary is established.

(2) A person must not erect, remove, alter or deface any notice, sign or information device in or on the Legislative Precinct, except under the authority of the Speaker.

4 Section 8 (1) is amended by striking out "section 3, 4, 5 (1) (a) or (b) or (2), 6 or 7 (1)" and substituting "section 2, 2.1, 3, 3.1 (2), 3.2, 4, 5 (1) (a) or (b) or (2), 6 (2) or 7 (1)".

5 Section 10 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "section 2 (1) or (2), 3, 5 (1) (a) or (b) or (2), 6 or 7 (1) or (2)" and substituting "section 2, 2.1, 3, 3.1 (2), 3.2, 5 (1) (a) or (b) or (2), 6 (2) or 7 (1) or (2)", and

(b) in subsection (2) by striking out "contravenes 8 (1) (a) or (b)" and substituting "contravenes section 8 (1) (a) or (b)".

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