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1.2(1) The chief forester, in writing, may. (a) delegate a power or duty of the chief forester under this Act to. (i) a person employed in a ministry, or. (ii) a class of persons employed in a ministry, (b) provide directions that are binding on the delegate respecting the exercise of the power or the performance of the duty, and.
- Forest Act
Direct award of forest licence to produce bioenergy. 13.1...
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Provincial forests. 5 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council...
- Expropriation Act
Application. 2 (1) If an expropriating authority proposes to...
- Forest Act
Bonus bid equalization payment for attributed timber volumes. 75.2. Limit on total cut for licences with a term of 5 years or less. 75.21. Limit on total cut for forestry licence to cut. 75.22. Cut control period for short term licences that are extended. 75.3. Reconciliation of cut control for short term licences.
58.1(1) The holder of a timber sale licence may apply in writing to the timber sales manager for an extension of the term of the licence for a period that. (a)does not exceed one year, and. (b)does not result in a term of more than 4 years for the licence. (2) [Repealed 2023-43-47.]
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This document contains material to assist with the administration of matters under the Forest Act. This document contains a summary of the legal requirements.
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Tenure is the mechanism by which the government transfers specific rights to use public forest and resources to others. Forest companies, communities and individuals gain the right to harvest timber in public forests through tenure agreements with the government. A timber tenure can take the form of an agreement, licence, or permit. Each is a leg...
The rights, obligations, and responsibilities for each tenure are established in provincial legislation, regulation, and policy. Additional requirements may also be included in each individual agreement, licence, or permit. The key statute governing timber tenures is the Forest Act. This Act sets out the forms of agreements under which provincial...
Volume-based tenures grant licensees the right to harvest a certain amount of timber within a specified timber supply area, allowing several licensees to operate in the same management unit. Area-based tenures grant the licensees virtually exclusive rights to harvest timber within a specified area.
The Forest Act defines some licences as “major” forms. These include forest licences, tree farm licences, and timber licences, as well as some timber sale licences and forestry licences to cut. Typically, the major forms convey more rights, and more obligations for planning, reforestation and road building. Above: Logs being processed in a sawlog...
The Sloan Commission’s recommendations led to major changes in the Timber Tenure System, including amendments to the Forest Act in 1947. Key amongst the changes was the establishment of forest management units that would be managed for a long-term sustained yield of timber, through the use of a regulated harvest rate. The public sustained yield un...
In 2017, the government embarked on forest policy reforms to modernize forest policy, working collaboratively with First Nations with a focus on enhancing forest management in partnership with First Nations to advance true and lasting reconciliation, enhancing stewardship, resiliency, and sustainability, strengthening the social contract between te...
TABLE: Disposition of Timber by Government Licence to Cut (Master) Area (covers a large Land Act tenure area) Authorizes harvesting under cutting permits in all or part of a forest district. Up to 5 years. Reforestation may be required, and stumpage payments.
Government may issue timber tenures on a competitive basis, or in certain cases, on a direct award basis. Competitive Bid. From time-to-time, new tenure opportunities may become available. Forms of tenure issued on a competitive basis include timber sale licences issued by BC Timber Sales. Eligibility for these licences is restricted, and applica...
Existing tenure holders may initiate the transfer, subdivision or consolidation of some forms of tenure. The Forest Act requires the minister to consider the effects of a tenure transfer or the change in control of the tenure holder on the marketing of fibre in British Columbia and the public interest. If there are concerns, the minister may attac...
BC Timber Sales is a division of the Ministry of Forests that develops timber sale licences for competitive auction. The auctions provide a reference point used to calculate the stumpage fees paid on public timber harvested under other forms of tenure (i.e., Market Pricing System). The BC Timber Sales Program also auctions timber sale licences that...
The Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) and its regulations govern activities including planning, road building, harvesting, reforestation and grazing. Its predecessor was the Forest Practices Code of British Columbia Act. Under FRPA, government can set objectives for sustaining forest values – biodiversity, cultural heritage, forage, fish, recr...
The province carefully regulates the amount of timber that may be harvested each year. The maximum amount of timber that may be harvested per year from a specified area of land is called the AAC. A separate AAC is assigned to every management unit: tree farm licences, timber supply areas, community forest agreements, First Nations woodland licenc...
Forest sector activities contribute substantially to provincial revenues, which are used to provide public services like health care and education. Since 2003, First Nations have had the opportunity to participate in Forest Revenue Sharing Agreements with the government. Tenure related revenues include stumpage, annual rents, waste assessment fees...
Timber Supply: The rate at which timber is made available for harvesting. It is the potential total availability of timber over time, shaped by social, economic, and environmental considerations. Allowable Annual Cut: The rate of timber harvesting determined for an area under the Forest Act. The rate may be specified as a volume of timber in cubi...
Tree Farm Licences, Timber Supply Areas and Natural Resource Regions and Districts
encouraged to refer to the Forest Act and THCSR for details and to obtain legal advice from their own sources. The THCSR is often called “Bill 13”. This colloquial term refers to the Bill enacted in 1991 that created extensive new Regulation making powers in the Forest Act, which were then relied upon by Cabinet to implement the THSCR.
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"former Act" means the Ministry of Forests Act repealed by the Forest Act, S.B.C. 1978, c. 23; "government" means the government of British Columbia; " holding corporation " means a holding corporation within the meaning of section 1.3 (5); "licence area" means the following: (a) in relation to a tree farm licence, the tree farm licence area;
