The Act defines key terms, lets a member of the Executive Council enter into an agreement with prior approval, and allows a provincial official or provincial body to exercise certain powers or duties under a federal regulation if the stated conditions are met.
Federal Port Development Act 3 2015 March 25, 2015 1198514681/15003_a/15003_t E3tlc15003 Definitions 1 In this Act: agreement means an agreement, referred to in section 64.6 of the Canada Marine Act , among Canada and the government, or agents of either, in respect of an undertaking situated in a port in British Columbia; federal regulation means a regulation under section 64.1 of the Canada Marine Act that applies in relation to an undertaking situated in a port in British Columbia; port has the same meaning as in the Canada Marine Act ; provincial body means a corporation or other entity that a is established or continued under an enactment, and b has powers or duties under an enactment; provincial official means a person who a is a member of the Executive Council, an employee of the government or a person appointed to or employed by a provincial body, and b has powers or duties under an enactment; undertaking means an undertaking, or an undertaking in a class, designated for the purposes of section 64.1 (2) (a) of the Canada Marine Act . Authority to enter into agreement 2 With the prior approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, a member of the Executive Council may enter into an agreement on behalf of the government. Implementation of agreement 3 A provincial official or provincial body has authority to exercise a power or perform a duty under a federal regulation if a the federal regulation incorporates by reference the enactment of British Columbia under which the power is granted or the duty is imposed on the provincial official or provincial body, and b the government has entered into an agreement providing for the administration and enforcement of the federal regulation by the provincial official or provincial body. Commencement 4 This Act comes into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council.