Policy 2.1.7 Trust-Wide Administrative Procedures

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POLICY – 2.1.7 Trust-Wide Administrative Procedures (Section 11) Page 1 
 
Policy: 2.1.7 
Approved By: Trust Council 
Approval Date: September 27, 1996 
Amendment Date(s):   
Policy Holder: Legislative Services Manager 
 
TRUST-WIDE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (SECTION 11) 
Background 
Section 11 of the Islands Trust Act (1994) enables Islands Trust Council to establish administrative procedures 
that one or more local trust committees must follow in exercising this authority. Islands Trust Council may, by 
bylaw (adopted by at least 2/3 of its members) present at the meeting at which the vote on adoption takes 
place, establish procedures in relation to: 
 the conduct of a local trust committee; 
 the consideration and adoption of resolutions and bylaws; 
 the receipt and consideration of applications for amendments to bylaws and community plans; 
and 
 the receipt and consideration of applications for permits and issuance of permits. 
The Act also stipulates that if there is a conflict between an administrative procedure (Section 11) bylaw of 
Islands Trust Council and of a local trust committee, the Islands Trust Council bylaw will prevail whether it was 
adopted before or after the bylaw of the local trust committee. 
A. Definitions 
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B. Policy  
1. Details 
Whereas Section 11 of the Act allows Islands Trust Council to centrally impose a set of 
administrative procedures on local trust committees; 
Whereas local trust committees are independent corporate entities responsible for 
administrative procedural certainty in the conduct of their activities and enactment of bylaws; 
Whereas Islands Trust Council is responsible for the prudent management of the financial and 
human resources of the Islands Trust; and 
Whereas Section 11 of the Islands Trust Act should only be used in situations whereby 
administrative procedural uncertainty on the part of local trust committees may cause 
financial obligations (e.g. court costs) that could affect the Islands Trust Council’s ability to 
budget or pay bills. 

 
POLICY – 2.1.7 Trust-Wide Administrative Procedures (Section 11) Page 2 
Therefore it is acknowledged that the following efforts will be utilized to pursue administrative 
procedural certainty among the local trust committees: 
1.1 The Executive Committee will provide advice to local trust committees upon review of 
their administrative procedural bylaws to ensure they enact valid bylaws, carry out 
valid procedures and do not create unnecessary financial obligations for Islands Trust 
Council; 
1.2 Islands Trust Council will endeavor to provide local trust committees with access to 
legal advice to provide them with advice on their administrative procedures; 
1.3 Islands Trust Council will endeavour to provide local trust committees with 
administrative procedural formats and models in response to local trust committee 
needs, legislative requirements and administrative procedural reviews; and 
1.4 Islands Trust Council may pursue the est

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