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Forest Fire Prevention and Suppression Regulation (B.C. Reg. 169/95).

Pays/Territoire
Canada
Sous-division territoriale
British Columbia
Type du document
Règlement
Date
1995 (2003)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Forêts
Mot clé
Feux de forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Service forestier/agents forestiers Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Asie et Pacifique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This Regulation has eight Parts, and enacts the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act. Part 1 deals with definitions, Part 2 deals with Personnel and equipment. Section 4 outlines the duties of the firewatcher, that is, a person at a worksite who provides surveillance for forest fires. The rest of this part details the; Fire fighting tools and water delivery systems. Part 3 deals with fire prevention mechanisms. Part 4 outlines stipulations on open fires in or within 1 km of a forest. It is divided in to 5 divisions; Division 1 deals with scope and open fires for cooking, warmth and ceremony. Division 2 outlines provisions concerning small open fires. Division 3 deals with large open fires. Division 4 highlights resource management open fires. Finally Division 5 contains miscellaneous provisions. Part 5 goes in to specific detail in relation to railways. Part 6 outlines forest protection measures. This part is further divided in to 3 divisions, dealing with; planning for protection operations, fire hazard assessment and abatement and initial fire suppression and site rehabilitation. Part 7 stipulates forest fire fighting compensation provisions; whist Part 8 deals with offences. There are also 7 Schedules to this Regulation.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
www.qp.gov.bc.ca.

Références - Législation

Implemente

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

Législation | Canada | 1990 (2015)

Mot clé: Loi-cadre, Institution, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Politique/planification, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Feux de forêts, Agro-foresterie, Autorisation/permis, Infractions/sanctions, Inspection, Patrimoine culturel, Gestion/conservation, Biodiversité

Source: FAO, FAOLEX