BILL 40 — 2019
INTERPRETATION AMENDMENT ACT, 2019

HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows:

1 Section 26 of the Interpretation Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 238, is repealed and the following substituted:

Pacific Time

26  (1) In this section, "Pacific Time" means 7 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

(2) A reference to time in British Columbia is a reference to Pacific Time.

Consequential Amendments

Election Act

2 Section 56 (3) of the Election Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 106, is amended by striking out "Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight Saving Time, as applicable" and substituting "Pacific Time".

3 Section 75 (3) is amended by striking out "Pacific Standard Time or Pacific Daylight Saving Time, as applicable," and substituting "Pacific Time".

4 Form 1 of the Schedule is amended by striking out "[Pacific Standard Time] [Pacific Daylight Saving Time]" wherever it appears and substituting "Pacific Time".

Vancouver Charter

5 Section 194 of the Vancouver Charter, S.B.C. 1953, c. 55, is repealed.

Commencement

6  This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.