Agricultural Land Commission Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 10).
This Act provides for the continuation of the Provincial Agricultural Land Commission as a government corporation appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGC) (sect. 2). Its principal objects and powers are to preserve agricultural land, encourage the establishment and maintenance of farms, assist local government in the preparation of land reserve plans required under this Act, encourage the support of farm use of agricultural land generally. It has the power to designate agricultural land reserves for the above purposes (sect. 11).