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Professional Governance Act

Architects Regulation

B.C. Reg. 33/2023

SECTION	EFFECTIVE DATE
NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
Section 1	June 2, 2023
Section 2	June 2, 2023
Section 5	June 2, 2023
Section 7	June 2, 2023
Section 8	June 2, 2023
Schedule 1	June 2, 2023

Section 1 definition of "building height" was added by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

Section 2 (1) (b) and (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(b) its council under the former Act is continued as a council established under section 23 the Act,

(c) each individual who is a councillor of the council continued under paragraph (b) is continued as a councillor under the Act,

Section 2 (2) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(2) Each individual who is a councillor of the council continued under subsection (1) (b) may continue as a councillor under the Act until the earliest of the following:

Section 2 (2) (b) and (c) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(b) the resignation or disqualification of the councillor;

Section 5 (2) (d), (f), (g) and (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(d) except as permitted in article 3.1.2.5. of the building code, care occupancy as defined in the building code and treatment occupancy as defined in the building code;

(f) business and personal services occupancy as defined in the building code if the building has a gross area of 470 m² or more;

(g) mercantile occupancy as defined in the building code if the building has a gross area of 470 m² or more;

(i) medium-hazard and low-hazard industrial occupancy as defined in the building code if the building has a gross area of 470 m² or more;

Section 5 (2) (e) (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(i) a hotel as defined in the Hotel Guest Registration Act that has a gross area of 470 m² or more;

(ii) a building that has a building area of 600 m² or more;

(iii) a building that has 4 or more storeys;

(v) a mixed-use building that has a gross area of 470 m² or more and that has one or more dwelling units;

Section 5 (3) (a) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(i) a change of the building's occupancy type;

Section 7 (5) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(5) The council of the institute may make a bylaw, in accordance with the Act, authorizing an officer or a committee for the institute under the former Act to continue to exercise a power or to perform a duty that the officer or the committee began to exercise or to perform, but did not complete, before the designation.

Section 8 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

Transition — inconsistent bylaws

8 Despite section 2 (1) (a) of this regulation, if the institute has bylaws made under the former Act that are not continued due to inconsistency with the Act, the inconsistent bylaws may continue to be applicable for one year after the designation and the council of the institute must, as applicable, do the following:

Schedule 1, section 1 (a) (i), (iii) and (v) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 136/2023, effective June 2, 2023.

(i) an electrical substation;

(iii) a power plant;

(v) a waste paper processing plant;