Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation (B.C. Reg. 284/2007)

Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation Copyright (c) Queen's Printer, IMPORTANT INFORMATION Victoria, British Columbia, Canada B.C. Reg. 284/2007 Deposited September 7, 2007 O.C. 599/2007 Forest Act Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation [includes amendments up to B.C. Reg. 234/2008, July 30, 2008] Definition 1 In this regulation: "Act" means the Forest Act; "deferred timber" means timber under a cutting permit that is subject to an application for postponement under section 58.21 (1) of the Act. Forest management reasons for postponing operation of cutting permit 2 For the purposes of section 58.21 [postponement of operation of cutting permits] of the Act, the minister may postpone the operation of a cutting permit (a) if, in the minister's opinion, (i)  it is necessary or desirable for a holder of a cutting permit to harvest other timber in priority to deferred timber because the other timber is in danger, as a result of forest health factors, of being significantly reduced in value, lost or destroyed, and (ii)  the postponement will not result in the deferred timber being significantly reduced in value, lost or destroyed, 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. [en. B.C. Reg. 234/2008.] [Provisions of the Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: sections 58.21 (1), 151 (1.1) and 151 (2) (k.3)] Copyright (c) Queen's Printer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada file:///D/HTML/bc95569.htm[14.01.2025 19:46:56]