Effective March 31, 2009, section 128(a) of the Public Health Act, S.B.C. 2008, c.28, was brought into force by B.C. Regulation 49/2009.  Section 128(a) of the Public Health Act repeals many sections of the Health Act, including section 8 which provided for appeals to the Environmental Appeal Board.

Previously, section 8(4) of the Health Act provided that a person aggrieved by the issue or refusal of a permit for a sewage disposal system under the Sewerage System Regulation could appeal that decision to the Board.  Under the Sewerage System Regulation, the only type of sewage disposal system that requires a permit is a holding tank.  With the repeal of section 8(4) of the Health Act, that right of appeal to the Board no longer exists, and the Board no longer hears any appeals under the Health Act or the Sewerage System Regulation.