91_2016 — Conflict of Interest Exceptions Regulation

s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Community Charter;

s. 1 — council representative

council representative means a member of a municipal council appointed by that council to the board of an entity;

s. 1 — entity

entity means any of the following:

s. 1(a)

a society or extraprovincial society;

s. 1(b)

a corporation, other than a society or extraprovincial society, incorporated by a public authority, that provides a service to the following:

s. 1(b)(i)

a municipality of which a council member is appointed to the board of the corporation;

s. 1(b)(ii)

a regional district of which a regional district director is appointed to the board of the corporation;

s. 1(b)(iii)

a greater board of which a board member is appointed to the board of the corporation;

s. 1(b)(iv)

the Islands Trust of which an Islands Trust trustee is appointed to the board of the corporation;

s. 1 — extraprovincial society

extraprovincial society has the same meaning as in the Society Act;

s. 1 — governing body

governing body means any of the following:

s. 1(a)

the council of a municipality;

s. 1(b)

the board of a regional district;

s. 1(c)

the board of a greater board;

s. 1(d)

the trust council;

s. 1 — greater board representative

greater board representative means a member of a board of a greater board appointed by that board to the board of an entity;

s. 1 — Islands Trust representative

Islands Trust representative means an Islands Trust trustee appointed by the trust council to the board of an entity;

s. 1 — Islands Trust trustee

Islands Trust trustee means a local trustee or a municipal trustee within the meaning of the Islands Trust Act;

s. 1 — regional district director

regional district director means a director in relation to a regional district within the meaning of the Local Government Act;

s. 1 — regional district representative

regional district representative means a regional district director appointed by the board of a regional district to the board of an entity;

s. 1 — representative

representative means any of the following:

s. 1(a)

a council representative;

s. 1(b)

a regional district representative;

s. 1(c)

a greater board representative;

s. 1(d)

an Islands Trust representative;

s. 1 — society

society has the same meaning as in the Society Act;

s. 1 — specified interest

specified interest means any of the following:

s. 1(a)

an expenditure of public funds to or on behalf of an entity;

s. 1(b)

an advantage, benefit, grant or other form of assistance to or on behalf of an entity;

s. 1(c)

an acquisition or disposition of an interest or right in real or personal property that results in an advantage, benefit or disadvantage to or on behalf of an entity;

s. 1(d)

an agreement respecting a matter described in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

s. 2 — Nature of pecuniary interest

For the purposes of section 104 (1) (e) [exceptions from conflict restrictions] of the Act, a pecuniary interest in relation to a representative in the nature of a specified interest that arises as a result of

s. 2(a)

the representative being appointed by a governing body to the board of the entity, and

s. 2(b)

the representative is prescribed.

s. 2(b)(i)

attending any part of a meeting during which the specified interest is under consideration by the following:

s. 2(b)(i)(A)

the governing body;

s. 2(b)(i)(B)

a committee of the governing body;

s. 2(b)(i)(C)

any other body referred to in section 93 [application of rules to other bodies] of the Act,

s. 2(b)(ii)

participating in any discussion of the specified interest at such a meeting, or

s. 2(b)(iii)

voting on a question in respect of the specified interest at such a meeting