Vol. 139, No. 1 — January 12, 2005

Registration
SOR/2005-2 December 21, 2004

SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION REGISTRATION ACT

British Columbia Sex Offender Information Registration Regulations

The Lieutenant Governor in Council of British Columbia, pursuant to subsection 18(1) of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, S.C. 2004, c. 10, hereby makes the annexed British Columbia Sex Offender Information Registration Regulations.

December 15, 2004

Iona Victoria (Hardy) Campagnolo
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

BRITISH COLUMBIA SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION REGISTRATION REGULATIONS

INTERPRETATION

1. The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

"Act" means the Sex Offender Information Registration Act. (Loi)

"BCSOIRC" means the British Columbia Sex Offender Information Registration Centre administered by RCMP "E" Division. (BIRDSCB)

"RCMP" means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (GRC)

NOTIFICATION BY TELEPHONE

2. A sex offender whose main residence is located in the Province of British Columbia may provide any notification required under section 6 of the Act by telephone to the BCSOIRC.

PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT INFORMATION

3. The following persons are authorized in the Province of British Columbia to collect information for the purposes of the Act:

(a) a member of the RCMP; and

(b) a provincial constable, municipal constable or designated constable, within the meaning of section 1 of the Police Act, Revised Statues of British Columbia 1996, c. 367, as amended from time to time.

PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO REGISTER INFORMATION

4. A person employed at a registration centre whose duties include the registration of information are authorized in the Province of British Columbia to register information for the purposes of the Act.

REGISTRATION CENTRES

5. A place set out in column 1 of an item of the schedule is designated as a registration centre in the Province of British Columbia, and its designated area of service is set out in column 2 of the item.

COMING INTO FORCE

6. These Regulations come into force on the later of the day on which the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, chapter 10 of the Statutes of Canada, 2004, comes into force and the day on which these Regulations are registered.

SCHEDULE
(Section 5)

REGISTRATION CENTRES

PART 1

VANCOUVER ISLAND AND THE SUNSHINE COAST REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	Campbell River Municipal RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Campbell River, Nootka Sound, Sayward and Quadra Island RCMP detachments
2.	Central Saanich Police Department headquarters	The area served by the police department
3.	Comox Valley RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
4.	Nanaimo RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Gabriola Island, Nanaimo and Oceanside RCMP detachments
5.	North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Ladysmith, Lake Cowichan and North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachments
6.	Port Alberni Municipal RCMP detachment	The area served by the Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet RCMP detachments
7.	Port Hardy RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Alert Bay, Port Alice, Port Hardy and Port Mcneill RCMP detachments
8.	Powell River RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Gibsons, Powell River, Sechelt and Texada Island RCMP detachments
9.	Saanich Police Department headquarters	The areas served by the Oak Bay and Saanich police departments
10.	Sidney/North Saanich RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Salt Spring Island, Sidney/North Saanich and Outer Gulf Islands RCMP detachments
11.	Victoria Police Department headquarters	The area served by the police department
12.	West Shore RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Shawnigan Lake, Sooke and West Shore RCMP detachments

PART 2

LOWER MAINLAND REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	The BCSOIRC	The entire area of the Province
2.	Office of the Vancouver City Police Department, 312 Main Street, Vancouver	The area served by the police department
3.	Abbotsford Police Department headquarters	The area served by the police department
4.	Chilliwack Municipal RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Agassiz, Boston Bar, Chilliwack, Hope and Mission RCMP detachments
5.	Coquitlam RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Burnaby, Coquitlam and Ridge Meadows RCMP detachments, and the area served by the Port Moody and New Westminster Police Departments
6.	Delta Police Department headquarters	The area served by the department
7.	North Vancouver RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Bowen Island, North Vancouver and Squamish RCMP detachments
8.	Pemberton RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Pemberton and Whistler RCMP detachments
9.	Richmond RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Richmond and University of British Columbia RCMP detachments
10.	Surrey RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Langley, Surrey and White Rock RCMP detachments
11.	West Vancouver Police Department headquarters	The area served by the police department

PART 3

CARIBOO AND CHILCOTIN REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	100 Mile House RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
2.	Anahim Lake RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Anahim Lake and Bella Coola RCMP detachments
3.	Bella Bella RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
4.	Quesnel RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Quesnel and Wells RCMP detachments
5.	Valemount RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Mcbride and Valemount RCMP detachments
6.	Williams Lake RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Alexis Creek and Williams Lake RCMP detachments

PART 4

NORTH REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	Atlin RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
2.	Burns Lake RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Burns Lake, Granisle and Houston RCMP detachments
3.	Chetwynd RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
4.	Dawson Creek RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Dawson Creek and Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachments
5.	Dease Lake RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
6.	Fort Nelson RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
7.	Fort St. James RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Fort St. James and Takla Landing RCMP detachments
8.	Fort St. John RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Hudson's Hope and Fort St. John RCMP detachments
9.	Mackenzie RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
10.	Masset RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Masset and Queen Charlotte RCMP detachments
11.	New Hazelton RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
12.	Prince George RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
13.	Prince Rupert RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
14.	Smithers RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
15.	Stewart RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
16.	Terrace RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Kitimat, Lisims Nass Valley and Terrace RCMP detachments
17.	Tsay Keh Dene RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
18.	Vanderhoof RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Fraser Lake and Vanderhoof RCMP detachments

PART 5

THOMPSON AND OKANAGAN REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	Ashcroft RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Ashcroft, Clinton, Lillooet, Logan Lake and Lytton RCMP detachments
2.	Boundary Regional RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
3.	Kamloops City RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Barriere, Clearwater, Kamloops Rural, Kamloops City and Merritt RCMP detachments
4.	Kelowna Municipal RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
5.	North Okanagan RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Chase, North Okanagan, Salmon Arm and Sicamous RCMP detachments
6.	Penticton RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Penticton, Princeton, South Okanagan and Summerland RCMP detachments

PART 6

COLUMBIA AND KOOTENAY REGION

Item	Column 1 Place	Column 2 Designated Area of Service
1.	Cranbrook RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Cranbrook, Creston and Kimberley RCMP detachments
2.	Columbia Valley RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
3.	Elk Valley RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
4.	Golden/Field RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
5.	Nelson Police Department headquarters	The areas served by the Nelson Police Department and the Kaslo, Nakusp, New Denver and Nelson RCMP detachments
6.	Revelstoke RCMP detachment	The area served by the detachment
7.	Trail RCMP detachment	The areas served by the Castlegar, Salmo and Trail RCMP detachments

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

The Sex Offender Information Registration Act ("the Act") provides for the creation of a national sex offender registry database, which is to be maintained by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Act further provides that the Lieutenant Governor in Council of a province may make regulations concerning certain specified elements of the registration system in that province.

The British Columbia Sex Offender Information Registration Regulations ("the Regulations") will come into force on the later of the day on which the Act comes into force and the day on which the Regulations are registered. The Regulations provide for the following in the Province of British Columbia:

(a) a means by which sex offenders may provide notification under the Act;

(b) the authorization of persons to collect information from sex offenders;

(c) the authorization of persons to register information collected from sex offenders; and

(d) the designation of places as registration centres in British Columbia and the areas served by those centres.

After royal assent to the Act, the RCMP and municipal police forces in British Columbia were consulted with respect to the proposed Regulations. Notice with respect to specific obligations will be provided to sex offenders under the Criminal Code.

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