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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