Timber Harvesting Contract and Subcontract Regulation (B.C. Reg. 22/96). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision British Columbia Document type Regulation Date 1996 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Contract/agreement Timber Timber extraction/logging Authorization/permit Dispute settlement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Regulation deals with both contracts and subcontracts in timber harvesting. It is divided into 7 parts as follows: Part 1 - Interpretation and Application; Part 2 - Written Contracts and Subcontracts Required; Part 3 - Assignability of Contracts and Subcontracts; Part 4 - Dispute Resolution; (Division 1 - Dispute Resolution Requirements; Division 2 - Dispute Resolution System; Division 3 - Register of Arbitration Awards); Part 5 - Replaceability of Contracts and Subcontracts; (Division 1 - Contracts; Division 2 - Amount of work; Division 3 - Amount of Work Disputes; Division 4 - Rate Disputes; Division 5 - AAC Reductions; Division 6 - Subcontracts); Part 6 - Contractor Clause Compliance; Part 7 - Required Provisions and Schedules 1 to 20. Part 4 outlines the practices, procedures, fees and expenses of mediation and arbitration. Part 5 specifies that a replaceable contract must provide for the contractor to continue to satisfactorily perform its obligations under the contract as a condition. This Regulation deals with amount of work and rate disputes arising in the absence of express provision. Part 5 also deals with the reduction of "AAC" (allowable annual cut) and dispute resolution proceedings. Part 6 provides that compliance of "contractor clause" by the holder of a licence must be assessed for each calendar year in accordance with this Regulation. Finally a contract or subcontract must contain either the standard provisions contained in the schedules, which comply the requirements specified throughout this Regulation, or similar provisions agreed to by the parties 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