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British Columbia Sex Offender Information Registration Regulations

SOR/2005-2

SEX OFFENDER INFORMATION REGISTRATION ACT

Registration 2004-12-21

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

Interpretation

 The following definitions apply in these Regulations.

Act

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

BCSOIRC

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

RCMP

RCMP means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. (GRC)

Notification by Telephone

 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

 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

 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

 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

Footnote * 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 1Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast Region

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

PART 2Lower Mainland Region

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

PART 3Cariboo and Chilcotin Region

Column 1Column 2
ItemPlaceDesignated Area of Service
1100 Mile House RCMP detachmentThe area served by the detachment
2Anahim Lake RCMP detachmentThe areas served by the Anahim Lake and Bella Coola RCMP detachments
3Bella Bella RCMP detachmentThe area served by the detachment
4Quesnel RCMP detachmentThe areas served by the Quesnel and Wells RCMP detachments
5Valemount RCMP detachmentThe areas served by the Mcbride and Valemount RCMP detachments
6Williams Lake RCMP detachmentThe areas served by the Alexis Creek and Williams Lake RCMP detachments

PART 4North Region

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

PART 5Thompson and Okanagan Region

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

PART 6Columbia and Kootenay Region

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

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