Forest Act (R.S.Q., c. F-4.1). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Legislation Date 1986 (2012) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Basic legislation Ecosystem preservation Private forest Public forest Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Afforestation/reforestation Forestry protection measures Timber Timber extraction/logging Special fund Offences/penalties Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to forestry. Its purpose is to foster recognition of the forest as a common heritage and promote sustainable forest development in order to meet the economic, environmental and social needs of present and future generations while giving proper consideration to other potential uses of the territory. “Sustainable forest development aims” at the preservation of biological diversity; the maintenance and improvement of the condition and productivity of forest ecosystems; the conservation of soil and water resources; the maintenance of the function of forest ecosystems as a component of global ecological cycles; the maintenance of the multiple socioeconomic benefits society derives from forests; the giving of proper consideration, in selecting forms of development, the values and needs expressed by the populations concerned. The text consists of 258 articles divided into 9 Titles as follows: Management of forests in the domain of the state (I); Development of private woodlots (II); Delegated management of programs intended to maintain or improve the protection, development or transformation of forest resources (II.1); Forest protection (III); Utilization and processing of timber (IV); Forestry Fund (IV.1); Regulations (V); Sanctions (VI); General provisions (VII); Changes of tenure in the domain of the state (VIII); Miscellaneous and transitional provisions (IX). Full text English Website www.gouv.qc.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Forest Protection Regulation (R.Q. c. F-4.1, r.11). Legislation | Canada | 1987 (2013) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forest service/forest officers, Forestry protection measures, Standards, Policy/planning, Authorization/permit, Waste disposal, Waste domestic sources, Waste management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation respecting standards of forest management for forests in the domain of the State (R.Q. c. F-4.1, r. 7). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2013) Keyword: Forest service/forest officers, Public forest, Forestry protection measures, Forest species, Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Standards, Forest management/forest conservation, Cultural heritage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation respecting forest royalties (R. Q. c. F-4.1, r.12). Legislation | Canada | 1987 (2013) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Royalties/fees, Zoning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation respecting the scaling of timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State (R.Q. c. F-4.1, r.6). Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2013) Keyword: Timber, Timber extraction/logging, Public forest, Forest service/forest officers, Inventory, Transport/storage, Offences/penalties, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Regulation respecting the Forest Management Funding Program (R.Q. c. F-4.1, r.10). Legislation | Canada | 1996 (2013) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Forest service/forest officers, Special fund, Credit Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Sustainable Forest Development Act (R.S.Q., c. A-18.1). Legislation | Canada | 2010 (2021) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Forest species, Public forest, Timber, Internal trade, Data collection/reporting, Monitoring, Private forest, Sustainable development, Protection of environment, Wetlands, Protected area, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX