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Enforcement
Decisions
You may
search online for enforcement decisions
and waivers made by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch
as of 2003. Specific names and other information have been
removed to comply with the requirements of the Freedom
of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
There are many search options, such as by region, establishment title, or by one or more of the contraventions. (Contraventions are listed in the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulations in the chart at the end of Schedule 4.)
For information about the enforcement process and enforcement decisions made before 2003, please contact the branch:
- In Victoria, call 250-387-1254
- Elsewhere in B.C., call toll-free 1-866-209-2111, or
- E-mail to lclb.lclb@gov.bc.ca
Glossary
of Decision Types
Enforcement
Hearing Decision
The Liquor Control and Licensing Act authorizes the general
manager of the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch to take
action against a licensee for alleged contraventions of the
Act, branch regulations and/or the terms and conditions of
the licence. In general, when a licensee disputes the alleged
contraventions, a hearing will be held. These are the decisions
resulting from those hearings.
Waiver
A licensee may choose to waive the opportunity for
an enforcement hearing by signing a waiver. A waiver is an
agreement that the alleged contravention occurred, an acceptance
of the enforcement action proposed by the branch and an acceptance
that the contravention and enforcement action will form part
of the history of the license and the licensee.
Judicial
Review
A licensee who is dissatisfied with a decision or order
of the general manager may apply to the B.C. Supreme Court
for a judicial review of the decision.
Liquor
Appeal Board
Prior to 2002, the Liquor Appeal Board (LAB) heard
appeals of the general manager's decisions. In early 2002,
the Liquor Control and Licensing Act was amended
and the LAB was eliminated. Now, any request for a review
of the decisions of the general manager must be made to the
B.C. Supreme Court.
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