Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation (B.C. Reg. 284/2007). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Regulation Date 2007 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Timber Forest fires Afforestation/reforestation Forest service/forest officers Enforcement/compliance Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Regulation enacts the Forest Act. The Regulation lays down provisions relating to the postponement of timber cutting permits. In particular, the Regulation establishes that the Minister may postpone the operation of a cutting permit if: a) in the Minister’s opinion, it is necessary for a holder of a cutting permit to harvest other timber in priority, or b) if, in the Minister’s opinion, the continuance or completion of timber harvesting operations under the cutting permit is likely to result in (i) an adverse effect on reforestation, or (ii) an unacceptable risk of a fire hazard, in an area of land covered by the cutting permit. the text consists of 2 sections. Full text English Website www.qp.gov.bc.ca References - Legislation Implements Forest Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 157). Legislation | Canada | 1978 (2016) Keyword: Framework law, Forest management/forest conservation, Institution, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Inventory, Agricultural development, Authorization/permit, Cultural heritage, Indigenous peoples Source: FAO, FAOLEX