Lieutenant Governor in Council decisions (Agricultural Land Commission)
Last revised July 15, 2024

Section 45 of the Agricultural Land Commission Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 36, refers to the Lieutenant Governor in Council's decision. This section originated as the result of amendments contained in the Cabinet Appeals Abolition Act, S.B.C. 1993, c. 38, which eliminated appeals to Cabinet from Commission decisions but added provisions for a public hearing and referral to the Lieutenant Governor in Council for decisions considered to be matters of provincial interest.

In January 1998, Cabinet deemed the Six Mile Ranch proposal in Kamloops to be in the "provincial interest", appointed a Commission of Inquiry and in June announced its decision.

To date, there have been no other referrals for public hearing or Lieutenant Governor in Council decisions.

Legislative history

  • Cabinet Appeals Abolition Act, S.B.C. 1993, c. 38, s.5, adds section 28.6 - Lieutenant Governor in Council's Decision - to the Agricultural Land Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 9
  • Section number changed from 28.6 to 44 with publication of R.S.B.C 1996
  • Agricultural Land Commission Amendment Act, 1999, S.B.C. 1999, c. 5 amends "provincial interest" sections 40 to 44 in response to recommendations contained in the report, "Stakes in the Ground: Provincial Interest in the Agricultural Land Commission Act"
  • New Agricultural Land Commission Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 36 retains provincial interest provisions. Lieutenant Governor in Council decisions section is now section 45

 

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