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Displaying 16 - 20 of 98Agricultural Land Commission Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 10).
This Act provides for the continuation of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission as a government corporation appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGC) (sect. 2). Its principal objects and powers are to preserve agricultural land, encourage the establishment and maintenance of farms, assist local government in the preparation of land reserve plans required under this Act, encourage the support of farm use of agricultural land generally. It has the power to designate agricultural land reserves for the above purposes (sect. 11).
Range Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 396).
This Act gives the power to "regional and district managers" to grant rights over Crown range in the form of grazing licences, grazing permits, temporary grazing permits, hay cutting licences and hay cutting permits (sect. 3). Crown range means land included within the boundaries of a range district as established under this Act, but does not include land that is subject to a lease issued under the Land Act (sect. 1). Procedures for applications and fees are spelled out in sections 10-19. Section 14(1) and 14(2) deal with direct awards of licences or permits.
Park (Regional) Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 345).
This Act regulates the creation of Regional Park Districts. Article 2 states that, upon receipt of a petition from the councils, trustees, or both, of two or more municipalities, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may, on the recommendation of the minister, incorporate the area of land within the boundaries of the municipalities and its residents, into a regional park district.
Indian Self Government Enabling Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 219).
The present Act provides for the assistance of First Nations in implementing real property taxation on reserve lands by providing two taxation models under which the Province may vacate all or some of its taxing authority over non-member occupiers of reserve lands. The text consists of 38 sections divided into 4 Parts as follows: Concurrent taxation (1); Independent band taxation (2); Indian district enabling provisions (3); General (4).B
Landfill Gas Management Regulation (B.C. Reg. 391/2008).
The present Regulation enacts the Environmental Management Act. The Regulation applies to landfill sites that accept municipal solid waste for disposal into the landfill site on or after 1 January 2009. For the purpose of the present Regulation "landfill gas" means a mixture of gases generated by the decomposition of municipal solid waste; and “landfill gas management" includes the following: a) managing migration of landfill gas; b) collection of landfill gas; c) storing of landfill gas; d) flaring of landfill gas.