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Regulations
- Forest Practices Code of BC ActFOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION REGULATION
Contents
Repealing B.C. Regs. 139/81 - Forest Fire Fighting
Compensation Regulations and 52/92 - Forest Fire Prevention Regulation;
B.C. Reg. 169/95 Deposited April 12,1995
O.C. 436/95 effective June 15, 1995
Consolidated to September 5, 2003
- PART 1 - DEFINITIONS
- PART 2 - PERSONNEL AND
EQUIPMENT
- PART 3 - FIRE PREVENTION
- PART 4 - OPEN FIRES IN OR
WITHIN 1 KM OF A FOREST
- PART 5 - RAILWAYS
- PART 6 - FOREST
PROTECTION
- PART 7 - FOREST FIRE
FIGHTING COMPENSATION
- PART 8 - OFFENCES
- Schedules 1 - 7
- 21. (1) A person who lights, fuels or makes use of an open fire must comply with
(a) this Part,
and
(b) the Waste Management Act and the regulations made under that Act.
(2) If a requirement or specification relating to open fires in the following instruments
differ, the more stringent requirement or specification prevails:
(a) the Act;
(b) this
regulation;
(c) the Waste Management Act;
(d) a regulation made under the Waste
Management Act;
(e) a burn
plan;
(f) a
condition specified under subsection (4);
(g) a bylaw of a local government.
(3) If a person wishes to light, fuel or make use of an open fire that
(a) is not described in section 21.1, 21.2 or
22, or
(b) is not a
Category 1 to 8 Open Fire,
the person
must obtain the prior consent of a designated forest official.
(4) In giving a
consent under subsection (3), the designated forest official must
specify the conditions that the person referred to in that
subsection must meet with respect to the fire, and may require the
submission of a burn plan acceptable to the designated forest
official.
(5) A person who obtains the consent of a designated forest official under subsection (3)
must comply with the conditions specified under subsection (4).
- 21.1 This Part, except sections 21 (1) and (2) (c), (d) and (g) and 24, does not
apply to an open fire that is subject to a bylaw of a local government that relates to the
lighting, fueling or use of open fires.
- 21.2 A person may light, fuel or make use of an open fire if the fire is in
(a) a stove
that uses a liquid or gaseous fuel or briquet, or
(b) a permanent campsite fireplace if the person complies with the following conditions:
(i) the fireplace
(A) must
comply with fire prevention requirements approved by a
designated forest official, or
(B) must be located in a provincial park or a privately owned and supervised commercial
campground or picnic site;
(ii) the fire must be extinguished before the person leaves the fireplace.
- 22. (1) A person who lights, fuels or makes use of an open fire for cooking,
warmth or ceremonial purposes where section 21.2 does not apply must do so in accordance
with the following conditions:
(a) before the
fire is ignited, all combustible material must be removed for at
least 30 cm in every direction from the perimeter of the fire;
(b) the fire
must be at least 3 m from any slash, snag, standing tree or
wooden structure;
(c) the fire
must not be more than 1 m in diameter or width or 1 m in height;
(d) a shovel,
or a pail containing at least 8 litres of water, must be kept
near the fire at all times;
(e) the fire must be extinguished before the person leaves the fire.
- 23. The following persons may light, fuel or make use of a Category 1 to 8 Open
Fire if the burning is conducted in accordance with this regulation:
(a) on private
land, an owner of private land or a person authorized by the
owner to burn on the land;
(b) on Crown land,
(i) a person authorized to occupy or use Crown land under another enactment unless that enactment prohibits the person from
lighting, fueling or making use of an open fire on Crown land, and
(ii) a designated forest official, or a person authorized by the government, for resource
management purposes, research or training.
- 23.1 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of one or more open fires on a burn
area to burn accumulations of waste material that do not exceed 2 m in height and 3 m in
diameter or width must do so in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) before a
fire is ignited, all combustible material must be removed for at
least 1 m in every direction from the perimeter of the waste
material to be burned;
(b) the distance from a fire to any slash, snag, standing tree or wooden structure must be
(i) at least
twice the diameter or width of the waste material, whichever
is greater, or
(ii) at least 2 m, if twice the diameter of width of the waste material is less than 2 m;
(c) during ignition and until all fires are extinguished there must be at least one adult
person at the burn area who actively patrols to prevent the fires from escaping, and who
is equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a pail containing at least 18 litres of water, or a means of water delivery that is
at least equivalent to an 18 litre pail of water;
(d) the person
lighting, fueling or making use of the fires must, immediately
on a fire escaping or threatening to escape, provide, in
addition to the person patrolling, 2 adult persons with suitable
fire fighting tools, and must ensure that they make reasonable
attempts to extinguish the fire;
(e) no more
than 2 accumulations may be ignited or burning at one time;
(f) if 2 accumulations are ignited or burning at one time
(i) the
accumulations must not be more than 50 m apart, and
(ii) one of them must be extinguished before another accumulation is ignited.
- 23.2 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of an open fire to burn grass or
stubble where the burn area is less than 0.2 ha in size must do so in accordance with the
following conditions:
(a) before the
fire is ignited, a fuel break must be established around the
burn area to prevent the fire from escaping;
(b) during ignition and until the fire is extinguished there must be at least 2 adult
persons at the burn area who actively patrol to prevent the fire from escaping, and who
are equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a means to deliver 400 litres of water to any place on the burn area in a manner
which is appropriate for fire fighting;
(c) the person
lighting, fueling or making use of the fire must, immediately on
the fire escaping or threatening to escape, provide, in addition
to the persons patrolling, 2 adult persons with suitable fire
fighting tools, and must ensure that they make reasonable
attempts to extinguish the fire;
(d) only one
burn area may be ignited or burning at one time;
(e) the fire on a burn area must be extinguished before another burn area is ignited.
- 23.3 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of one or more open fires at a burn
area to burn piles or windrows that are more than 50 m from combustible material must do
so in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) before any
fires are ignited, the person lighting, fueling or making use of
the open fires must obtain a burning reference number;
(b) during ignition and until all risk of the fires escaping is eliminated there must be
at least one adult person at the burn area who actively patrols to prevent the fires from
escaping and who is equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a hand-tank pump containing at least 18 litres of water, or something that is at
least equivalent to such a pump;
(b.1) adjacent windrows are separated by a
fuel break that is at least 10 m in size;
(c) the number of piles or windrows on the burn area that may be ignited or burning at one
time must not be more than the number of ignited or burning piles or windrows that the person patrolling the fires is
able to take timely action in respect of to prevent any of the
fires from escaping;
(d) all fires must be extinguished within 14 days from the date the reference number is
issued.
- 23.4 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of one or more open fires on a burn
area to burn root raked windrows must do so in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) before any fires are ignited
(i) the
person lighting, fueling or making use of the open fires must
obtain a burning reference number, and
(ii) all combustible material must be removed for at least 30 m in every direction from
the perimeter of the root raked windrows;
(b) during ignition and until all risk of the fires escaping is eliminated there must be
at least one adult person at the burn area who actively patrols to prevent the fires from
escaping, and who is equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a hand-tank pump containing at least 18 litres of water, or something that is at
least equivalent to such a pump;
(c) the number of root raked windrows on the burn area that may be ignited or burning at
one time must not be more than the number of ignited or burning windrows that the person patrolling the fires is
able to take timely action in respect of to prevent any of the
fires from escaping;
(d) all fires must be extinguished within 14 days from the date the reference number is
issued.
- 23.5 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of one or more open fires on a burn
area to burn piles or windrows that are less than 50 m from combustible material must do
so in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) before any
fires are ignited, the person lighting, fueling or making use of
the open fires must obtain a burning reference number;
(b) during ignition and until all risk of the fires escaping is eliminated there must be
at least 2 adult persons at the burn area who actively patrol to prevent the fires from
escaping, and who are equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) either a piece of heavy equipment that
is suitable for fighting fires on the burn area or a water delivery system;
(c) before a
fire is ignited, a fuel break must be established around the
fire to prevent the fire from escaping and the fuel break must
be equal in size to twice the diameter or width of the pile or
windrow to be burned, whichever is greater;
(c.1) adjacent windrows are separated by a
fuel break that is at least 10 m in size;
(d) the number of piles or windrows on the burn area that may be ignited or burning at one
time must not be more than the number of ignited or burning piles or windrows that the persons patrolling the fires are able to
take timely action in respect of to prevent any of the fires
from escaping;
(e) all fires must be extinguished within 14 days from the date the reference number is
issued.
- 23.6 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of an open fire to burn an area of
grass or stubble that is greater than 0.2 ha in size must do so in accordance with the
following conditions:
(a) the fire is on private land or on Crown land subject to a lease under the Land Act
or an agreement under the Range Act;
(b) before any fires are ignited,
(i) the
person lighting, fueling or making use of the open fires must
obtain a burning reference number, and
(ii) a fuel break must be established around the burn area to prevent the fire from
escaping;
(c) during ignition and until all risk of the fires escaping is eliminated there must be
at least 2 adult persons at the burn area who actively patrol to prevent the fire from
escaping and who are equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a means to deliver 400 litres of water to any place on the burn area in a manner
which is appropriate for fire fighting;
(d) only one
burn area may be ignited or burning at one time;
(e) the fire
on a burn area must be extinguished before another burn area is
ignited;
(f) all fires must be extinguished within 14 days from the date the reference number is
issued.
- 23.7 If a Category 3 to 6 Open Fire escapes or threatens to escape from a burn
area, in addition to any other requirements of the Act or the regulations, the person
lighting, fueling or making use of the open fire must provide the requirements specified
in one or more of the following paragraphs in whatever combination is necessary to limit
or prevent the escape of the fire:
(a) the number
of adult persons with suitable fire fighting tools, up to a
maximum of 10, that is necessary to limit or prevent the escape
of the fire;
(b) one water
delivery system;
(c) one piece of heavy equipment suitable for fire fighting on the burn area.
- 23.8 A person who lights, fuels or makes use of one or more open fires on a burn
area to burn accumulations of waste material for resource management purposes must do so
in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) before any fires are ignited
(i) the person lighting, fueling or making use of the open fires must obtain a burning reference number,
and
(ii) a fuel break must be established around the fire to prevent the fire from escaping;
(b) during ignition and until all risk of the fires escaping is eliminated there must be
at least 2 adult persons at the burn area who actively patrol to prevent the fire from
escaping, and who are equipped with the following:
(i) a round
nose shovel;
(ii) either
an axe or a pulaski;
(iii) a piece of heavy equipment that is
suitable for fighting fires on the burn area
and a water delivery system that
(A) are
capable of being delivered to the burn area within 2 hours,
if the fire danger class is 3 or less, or
(B) are located on the burn area, if the fire danger class is greater than 3;
(c) the number of accumulations on the burn area that may be ignited or burning at one
time must not be more than the number of ignited or burning accumulations that the persons patrolling the fires are able to
take timely action in respect of to prevent any of the fires
from escaping;
(d) if a fire escapes or threatens to escape from the burn area, in addition to any other
requirements of the Act or the regulations, the person lighting, fueling or making use of
the open fire must provide the requirements specified in one or more of the following
paragraphs in whatever combination is necessary to limit or prevent the escape of the
fire:
(i) the
number of adult persons with suitable fire fighting tools, up
to a maximum of 10, that is necessary to limit or prevent the
escape of the fire;
(ii) one
water delivery system;
(iii) 2 pieces of heavy equipment suitable for fire fighting on the burn area;
(e) all fires must be extinguished within 14 days from the date the reference number is
issued.
- 23.9 (1) In this section, "broadcast burn" means
an open fire that is intentionally ignited and allowed to burn
over a designated area within well-defined boundaries.
(2) A person who lights, fuels or makes use of an open fire to carry out a broadcast burn
for resource management purposes must do so in accordance with the following conditions:
(a) the
burning is authorized under the Act, the regulations, an
operational plan or by a designated forest official;
(b) the person lighting, fueling or making
use of the open fire must
(i) at least
30 days before the proposed ignition date, prepare and submit
to a designated forest official a burn plan that is acceptable
to the official,
(ii) notify
a designated forest official before igniting the fire, and
(iii) comply with the burn plan.
(c) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 102/99, s. 10 (a).]
(3) The burn plan must include any or all of the following, in the manner and form
specified by a designated forest official:
(a) the
objective to be achieved by the fire;
(b) the fuel moisture codes and fire
behaviour indices that are required to
achieve all or part of the fire's objective;
(c) the date
the fire is proposed to be ignited;
(d) the
weather station requirements;
(e) the
maximum allowable wind speed, relative humidity and temperature
at the time of ignition;
(f) specifications and resources relating to the following:
(i) the
preparation for the fire;
(ii) the
ignition and control of the fire;
(iii) the patrol and extinguishment of the fire;
(g) the resources that will be provided to
limit or prevent the escape of the fire in the event the fire
escapes or threatens to escape;
(h) the
measures to be taken to notify adjacent landowners or other
persons or agencies;
(i) the
methods to be used to communicate the status of the fire to
persons patrolling the fire and persons who are not situated on
the burn area;
(j) measures
to achieve smoke management objectives;
(k) other information that the designated forest official determines is necessary to carry
out the fire.
- 23.91 A person who proposes to light, fuel or make use of a Category 8 Open Fire is exempt from the requirement to comply with a notice under section 78 of the Act that applies to the fire if the person
(a) complies with this regulation with respect to the fire, and,
(b) obtains, in writing, after the notice has been issued under section 78, the approval of a designated forest official to light, fuel or make use of the fire.
- 24. (1) A
person must not light, fuel or make use of an open fire when a
reasonable person would know that the wind is strong enough to
cause sparks or other burning material to be carried to
combustible material.
(2) A person who lights, fuels or makes use of a fire must extinguish it immediately when
ordered to do so by a designated forest official, designated environment official or peace
officer.
- 24.1 A person who lights, fuels or
makes use of an open fire in an area referred to in paragraph (a) does not have to comply
with the requirements for a Category 3 to 7 Open Fire, except the applicable requirements
under sections 23.7 and 23.8 (d) or under section 21 (3) to (5), if
(a) a
designated forest official has issued a public notice stating
that winter burning conditions are in effect for an area,
(b) before any
fires are ignited, the person lighting, fueling or making use of
the open fires must obtain a burning reference number, and
(c) all fires are extinguished within 14 days of a designated forest official issuing a
public notice stating that winter burning conditions are no longer in effect for the area.
- 25. Repealed.
[B.C. Reg. 102/99, s. 12.]]
- 25.1 (1) A person who is required to
obtain a burning reference number must do so by
(a) calling
the burning reference number telephone number or contacting a
designated forest official, and
(b) providing the following information to the designated forest official or the person
who answers the telephone:
(i) the
name, address, phone number and facsimile number of the person
who is lighting, fueling or making use of the proposed open
fire;
(ii) the
legal description of the proposed burn area;
(iii)
information necessary to determine the category of the
proposed open fire;
(iv) other information relating to the proposed open fire that the designated forest
official or the person answering the telephone requires.
(2) Unless the proposed open fire has been prohibited under section 78 of the Act, the
person answering the burning reference telephone number or the designated forest official
must assign a burning reference number to the proposed open fire and give it to the person
who is required to obtain the burning reference number if
(a) the person
who is required to obtain the burning reference number complies
with subsection (1), and
(b) the fire is a Category 3 to 7 Open Fire.
 25.2 A person is exempt from the prohibition in section 84 (2) of the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 159, against entering a restricted area, if the person has the written consent of any designated forest official to enter the restricted area.
- 26. (1) A person that operates a railway in British Columbia must
(a) maintain
the railway right of way so that it is substantially free from
dead or dry grass, weeds and other combustible accumulations,
and
(b) regularly patrol the railway right of way to provide for early detection of fires.
(2) If in the opinion of a designated forest official the risk of fire in an area
justifies the expense, the designated forest official may order a person that operates a
railway in British Columbia to
(a) plough or
dig a strip of land on one or both sides of the railway tracks,
and
(b) take other
steps specified by the designated forest official as necessary
in the area to reduce the possibility of a fire occurring,
and the person
must, on receipt of the order, comply with it promptly.
(3) A person must not carry out rail grinding work for a railway in British Columbia
unless
(a) a designated forest official has approved
(i) a plan
identifying the methods to be used to prevent and extinguish
fires, and
(ii) a schedule identifying the dates and times when rail grinding work will occur, and
(b) the work is carried out in accordance with the plan and schedule approved under
paragraph (a).
- 26.1 a person is exempt from the requirement in section 91 (2) of the Act to submit to a designated forest official a fire preparedness plan if the person complies with sections 27 and 28 of this regulation.
- 27. A person who is the holder of a major licence or woodlot licence, or a timber sale licence that is not a major licence, must, before carrying out an industrial activity in risk classification A or B in Table 1
of Schedule 1, prepare a fire preparedness plan for the person's area of operation if the activity
(a) is to be
carried out on the area between April 1 and October 31,
(b) will occur
over a period of more than 30 days, and
(c) will normally involve 4 or more persons at all times.
- 28. (1)A person who is required under section 27 to prepare a fire preparedness
plan, must ensure that the fire preparedness plan
(a) meets the
requirements of section 91 (1) (b) (ii) and (2) (a) of the Act,
and
(b) specifies the following:
(i) the
number of people, types of equipment and the anticipated
location of the people and equipment during the carrying out
of the industrial activity;
(ii) the
names of key personnel and how they may be contacted;
(iii) the
names of personnel who meet the prescribed training
qualification;
(iv) the
tools and equipment available in a central cache if a cache is
required under section 11 for that type of industrial
activity;
(v) the
location of the weather stations that will be used to monitor
the weather at the site of the industrial activity;
(vi) a schedule of industrial activity including proposed location and timing.
(2) Unless otherwise exempted by a designated forest official, the person referred to in subsection (1) must
(a)
submit all of the information required by subsection (1)(b)(ii), (v) and (vi) to a designated forest official before carrying out an industrial activity specified in section 27, and;
(b) submit all or part of the information required by subsection (1)(b)(i), (iii) and (iv) to a designated forest official if requested to do so by that official.
- 29. (1) A
person carrying out an industrial activity who is a holder of a major licence or woodlot licence, or a timber sale licence that is not a major licence, and who will be carrying out a timber harvesting
operation that requires a fire preparedness plan under section 27,
must ensure at all times during the operation that a person in
charge is present on the site who has been trained to a level
acceptable to the minister in the areas of fire suppression
techniques, fire behavior and fire line safety.
(2) The following courses are prescribed for the purposes of section 91 (1) (b) (ii) of
the Act:
(a)
Fundamentals of Fire Fighting s-130 (B.C.);
(b) Safety and
Fire Behavior s-190 (B.C.);
(c) Portable
Pumps and Water Use s-232 (B.C.);
(d) courses that, in the opinion of a designated forest official, are the equivalent of a
course referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
- 30. (1) For
the purposes of section 79 (1) of the Act and this section, a
"prescribed activity
" is any of the following activities that are
carried on for the purposes of timber harvesting: felling;
bucking; yarding; skidding; loading; logging road access
construction or modification.
(2) For the
purposes of section 79 (1) of the Act, a person who, on Crown land
or on private land that is in a tree farm licence or a woodlot
licence, harvests timber or carries out a prescribed activity,
must prepare and submit to a designated forest official an
assessment of the fire hazard that exists on the area from where
the timber was harvested.
(3) The assessment must be received by a designated forest official
(a) within 30
days after the completion of the timber harvesting or prescribed
activity, or
(b) if the timber harvesting or prescribed activity is completed between October 15 and
March 15 of the following year, by June 30 of that following year.
(4) [Repealed]
- 31. A person required to prepare an assessment of a fire hazard under section 30
(2) must complete an assessment substantially in the form of Schedule
7.
- 32. For the purposes of section 33 and 34, "fire hazard rating"
means the fire hazard rating that is determined in accordance with a fire hazard
assessment prepared under section 30 (2).
- 33. For the purposes of section 80 (1) and (2) of the Act, a fire hazard exists
on an area of land in or within 1 km of a forest if
(a) timber harvesting using a clearcut or clearcut with reserves silvicultural system
results in a fire hazard rating that is greater than 14, under Schedule
7, or
(b) unless a designated forest official determines that the woody debris is not a fire
hazard, woody debris has resulted from
(i) road
right of way clearing, land clearing, other industrial
activities, or timber harvesting related activities, or
(ii) timber harvesting using a silvicultural system other than clearcutting or clearcutting
with reserves.
- 34. (1) To abate and remove a fire hazard, a person referred to in section 80 (1)
or (2) of the Act must,
(a) if the
fire hazard is referred to in section 33 (a) of this regulation,
take measures to reduce the fire hazard rating to a rating of 14
or less or to a rating that is acceptable to the designated
forest official, and
(b) if the fire hazard is referred to in section 33 (b) of this regulation, take measures
to abate it that are acceptable to a designated forest official.
(2) Slash
accumulations created during the process of fire hazard reduction
must be abated using measures that are acceptable to a designated
forest official unless otherwise instructed by a designated forest
official.
(3) A person required to take measures under subsection (1) (a) or (b) or (2) must do so
(a) within 12
months of carrying out an assessment under section 30
(b) if no
assessment was carried out, within 12 months of when the fire
hazard was created, or
(c) when ordered by the designated forest official if, despite paragraph (a) or (b), in
the opinion of the designated forest official public safety would be endangered by waiting
for 12 months.
(4) Despite subsections (1) and (3), a person does not have to abate, remove or both abate
and remove a fire hazard if an operational plan or higher level plan specifies that the
woody debris which constitutes the fire hazard is required to be left on the area of land
on which the fire hazard exists.
- 35. (1) For the purposes of section 92 (1) (b) of the Act, a person carrying out
an industrial activity must take appropriate action when a fire is first discovered to
(a) contain or
limit the spread of the fire, and
(b) if possible, extinguish the fire.
(2) The person must commit, if necessary to meet the requirements of subsection (1),
(a) all
employees of the person who are working in the area of
operation, and
(b) all tools
and equipment required by and under this regulation, and
(c) any other tools and equipment that are available to the person, excluding aircraft,
but including helicopters normally used in the industrial activities to extract logs or to
move personnel and equipment to and from the area of operation.
- 36. (1) For
the purposes of sections 89 (1) and 92 (1) (b) of the Act, a
person who carries out fire control or fire suppression operations
must stabilize all fire access trails, fire guards and other fire
suppression works to ensure that natural drainage patterns are
maintained and surface soil erosion is minimized.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a person carrying out rehabilitation must include the
following activities:
(a)
stabilization and revegetation of soil disturbed or exposed by
heavy equipment;
(b) disposal
of slash and debris;
(c)
stabilization of the stream channel and stream bed at stream
crossings;
(d) stabilization of sump and dam locations.
(3) A person responsible for stabilization activities under subsection (1) must prepare
and submit a site rehabilitation plan to a designated forest official for approval not
later than 10 days after the fire is suppressed if heavy equipment was used to construct
fire access trails, fire guards, fire camps, staging areas or heliports.
- 37. (1) The rates of compensation under sections 93 and 95 of the Act for
assistance in controlling a forest fire are as set out in Schedule
6.
(2) Despite
subsection (1), if a person voluntarily attempts to control or
extinguish a fire burning in or within 1 km of a forest, the rates
of compensation by the government for persons employed by that
person are at the rates for similar work established by collective
agreements or terms of employment in effect in the area for
workers in the forest industry in the area of British Columbia
where the fire occurs.
(3) The rates of compensation by the government for equipment employed under section 94 of
the Act are for the use of similar equipment set out in the Province of British Columbia,
B.C. Hydro and Power Authority and B.C. Rail Ltd. Equipment Rental Rate Guide, as amended,
whether amended before or after this section comes into force.
- 38. The rates of compensation under Schedule 6 for
assistance in controlling a forest fire are increased by 50 cents per hour if the person
is responsible for providing first aid and possesses a valid Occupational First-Aid Level
3 Certificate issued by the Workers' Compensation Board.
- 39. Repealed.
[B.C. Reg. 6/98, s. 17.]
- 40. Despite sections 37, 38 and 39, if a person is placed on standby at
marshaling points in readiness for immediate dispatch, the rate of compensation under
section 93 or 95 of the Act that is payable by the government to the person is the minimum
wage in British Columbia.
- 41. (1) A
person who contravenes section 4, 12, 13 (1) or (2), 14 (1) or
(2), 17, 19, 24 (2) or 26 (2) commits an offence.
(2) A person who commits an offence is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5000
or to imprisonment for not more than 6 months or to both.
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