Section 5 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 69/2012 effective March 31, 2012.
Food Premises Regulation
5 For the purposes of applying the Food Premises Regulation, B.C. Reg. 210/99,
(a) conditions that may cause food to be contaminated are prescribed as health hazards,
(b) potentially hazardous food within the meaning of that regulation is prescribed as a health hazard, and
(c) the operation of food premises to which that regulation applies is prescribed as a regulated activity.
Section 6 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 216/2011 effective December 2, 2011.
Health Act Communicable Disease Regulation
6 For the purposes of applying the Health Act Communicable Disease Regulation, B.C. Reg. 4/83,
(a) the handling and transportation of a dead body is prescribed as a regulated activity, and
(b) pet food meat containing micro-organisms capable of producing disease in humans is prescribed as a health hazard.
Section 9 to 11 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 161/2011 effective September 9, 2011.
Organic Matter Recycling Regulation
9 For the purposes of applying the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation, B.C. Reg. 18/2002, the production, distribution, storage, sale, use or application to land of biosolids or compost to which that regulation applies are prescribed as regulated activities.
Section 12 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 209/2010 effective June 28, 2010.
Sewerage System Regulation
12 For the purposes of applying the Sewerage System Regulation, B.C. Reg. 326/2004,
(a) a "health hazard" within the meaning of that regulation is prescribed as a health hazard, and
(b) the construction and maintenance of a holding tank or sewerage system described in section 2 of that regulation are prescribed as regulated activities.
Section 13 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 296/2010 effective October 8, 2010.
Swimming Pool, Spray Pool and Wading Pool Regulations
13 For the purposes of applying the Swimming Pool, Spray Pool and Wading Pool Regulations, B.C. Reg. 289/72, the construction and operation of pools, portable instruction pools and therapeutic pools within the meaning of that regulation are prescribed as regulated activities.
Section 14 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 216/2011 effective December 2, 2011.
West Nile Virus Control Regulation
14 For the purposes of applying the West Nile Virus Control Regulation, B.C. Reg. 357/2004,
(a) a health hazard prescribed under section 2 of that regulation is prescribed as a health hazard for the purposes of the Act, and
(b) the application of pesticides for the purposes of preventing or removing a health hazard prescribed under section 2 of that regulation is prescribed as a preventive measure.
Section 16 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 161/2011 effective September 9, 2011.
No fee for use of public toilet
16 (1) In this section, "public toilet" means a toilet that is located in a place to which the public has access, whether or not a fee is charged for that access, but does not include a toilet that is located in a private dwelling.
(2) A person who owns, occupies or has control of a place other than a private dwelling must not
(a) demand or require payment for the use of a public toilet, or
(b) have control of, or permit a person to install, a public toilet that operates or is accessible only on payment.
(3) A person who contravenes subsection (2) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2 000.
Section 17 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 216/2011 effective December 2, 2011.
Duties of landlords
17 (1) In this section:
"landlord", "rental unit", and "tenant" have the same meaning as in the Residential Tenancy Act;
"rental accommodation" means a rental unit to which the Residential Tenancy Act applies.
(2) A landlord must not rent a rental unit that is not connected to a waterworks system unless the landlord can provide the tenant with a supply of safe and potable water for domestic purposes.
(3) Unless permitted under another enactment, a landlord must not rent a rental unit that does not have
(a) at all times at least 384 cubic feet of airspace for each tenant, and
(b) a window that may be opened by tenants of the rental unit.
Section 18 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 216/2011 effective December 2, 2011.
Distance of wells from possible source of contamination
18 (1) A person who sinks or digs a well after section 42 of the Sanitary Regulations, B.C. Reg. 142/59, was first enacted must ensure that the well is located at least
(a) 100 feet from any probable source of contamination,
(b) 20 feet from any private dwelling, and
(c) unless contamination of the well would be impossible because of the physical conformation, 400 feet from any cemetery or dumping ground.
(2) A person who controls a well sunk or dug before section 42 of the Sanitary Regulations was first enacted must
(a) remove any source of contamination within the distances set out in subsection (1), or
(b) subject to subsection (3), abandon and fill the well.
(3) Subsection (2) (b) does not apply to a well located within 20 feet of a private dwelling unless it can be shown that the well should be abandoned for a reason other than proximity to a private dwelling.