Administrative Remedies Regulation (B.C. Reg. 182/98).

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

This Regulation enacts the Forest Practices Code of BC Act. It is divided into 7 sections as follows: 1. Definition; 2. Determinations that are not stayed; 3. Stop work orders; 4. Limitation period; 5. Penalties; 6. Penalties expressed as amounts per m3 or hectare and 7. Penalties for Community Forest Agreement Regulation. This Regulation enacts section 117. (1) of the Forest Practices Code of BC Act, which deals with penalties. The Act states that if a senior official determines that a person has contravened the Act, the regulations, the standards or an operational plan, the senior official may levy a penalty against the person up to the amount and in the manner prescribed. Section 2 of this Regulation makes the exception that determinations that are not stayed by a review or Appeal when dealing with any contravention regarding Range developments (sec 74 (1) of the Act); Brands and Trespassing livestock (sec 98 of the Act); or refusal to approve a logging plan (sec 41 (4) of the Act). This Regulation also deals with the Limitation Period for the purposes of section 117 (1) of the Act. The prescribed form of Stop Work Orders (sec 123 (1) of the Act) is highlighted in this Regulation together with more specific penalties.

Full text

English

Website

www.qp.gov.bc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 159).

Legislation | Canada | 1990 (2015)

Keyword: Framework law, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Policy/planning, Timber extraction/logging, Forest fires, Agro-forestry, Authorization/permit, Offences/penalties, Inspection, Cultural heritage, Management/conservation, Biodiversity

Source: FAO, FAOLEX