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125 - Legislation, General

Last updated on April 18, 2024

Records relating to legislation not shown elsewhere in this primary block.  This primary covers draft and approved legislation not administered by the ministry or agency receiving and classifying the information.  It also includes orders in council (OICs) for board appointments.

Record types include correspondence, legislation, reports, and studies.

For the development of legislation for which a ministry or agency is directly responsible, see primary 140.
For legislative matters, including proceedings of the House, see primary 355.

non-OPR NOTE: Offices will retain non-OPR copies of records for SO nil DE

Primary-
Secondary		 Records Series OPR
  A SA FD
125-00 Policy and procedures SO nil DE
125-01 General CY+2y nil DE
125-03 Comparative studies
SO = upon completion or abandonment of study, and when no longer required for reference purposes		 SO nil DE
125-04 OIC for board appointments
SO = when the appointee has vacated the position
NOTE: OICs for board appointments are fully retained from the Co-ordination of Agencies, Boards and Commissions ORCS (schedule 118365).		 SO+1y nil DE
125-20 B.C. government legislation and regulations
(covers draft and approved legislation not administered by the ministry or agency receiving and classifying the information; as well as OICs, OIC resumes, and general information relating to OICs)
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes		 SO nil DE
125-35 BC Local government bylaws
(covers municipal, regional district, improvement district, and school board bylaws)
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes
NOTE: For researching and proposing changes to local government bylaws, see the relevant program ORCS.		 SO nil DE
125-40  Canadian provinces' and territories' legislation
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes		 SO nil DE
125-50  Federal legislation
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes
NOTE: For researching and proposing changes to federal legislation, see the relevant program ORCS.		 SO nil DE
125-60 First Nation-enacted legislation
(covers band bylaws and self-government legislation enacted by specific First Nations’ communities in other jurisdictions)
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes
NOTE: For researching and proposing changes to First Nation-enacted legislation, see the relevant program ORCS.		 SO nil DE
125-70 Foreign legislation
SO = when no longer required for reference purposes		 SO nil DE

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OPR – office of primary responsibility

A – active
SA – semi-active
FD – final disposition

CY – calendar year
nil – no retention period
SO – superseded or obsolete
y – year
DE – destruction

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Contact information

For general inquires, contact the Government Information Management (GIM) Branch at:

Office
250 387-3387
Email
GRS@gov.bc.ca