Section 3 (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
Primary uses authorized under the Land Act
3 Crown land in a Provincial forest, described in an agreement under the Range Act or described in a woodlot licence may be managed or used for any of the following purposes if carried out by the government or authorized in an instrument granted or issued under the Land Act:
Section 3 (e) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
(e) commercial film production;
Section 3 (h) (v) and (n) to (q) were added by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
Section 7 (1) (e.1), (m) and (n) were added by BC Reg 262/2018, effective December 10, 2018.
Section 7 (1) (l) BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 262/2018, effective December 10, 2018.
Section 7 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
(1) In addition to the purposes set out in section 2 of the Act or under this regulation, Crown land in a Provincial forest, described in an agreement under the Range Act or described in a woodlot licence may be managed or used for any of the following ancillary purposes if carried out by the government or authorized in a special use permit:
(a) construction and maintenance of a road, including construction and maintenance of bridges and other drainage structures;
(b) sand pits, gravel pits, rock quarries and other quarries that provide materials for road construction, modification or maintenance authorized under the Forest Act;
(d) a logging camp and associated facilities, including a waste disposal site;
(e) a log dump or dry land sort;
(e.1) disposal of organic debris from a remote log dump or dry land sort;
(f) a temporary timber processing site;
(i) an airstrip, helipad or other air transportation landing site;
(j) educational or research purposes;
(l) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 262/2018, Sch. 1, s. 2 (b).]
(m) silviculture treatments and associated facilities, including camps and waste disposal sites;
(n) wildlife habitat enhancement and associated facilities, including camps and waste disposal sites.
Section 7 (1.1) and (1.2) were added by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
Section 7 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 223/2024, effective July 15, 2024.
(1) In addition to the purposes set out in section 2 of the Act and in this regulation, Crown land in a Provincial forest, Crown land described in an area-based licence as defined in section 1 (1) of the Forest Act or Crown range as defined in section 1 (1) of the Range Act may be managed or used for any of the purposes described in subsection (1.1) of this section if the purpose is carried out by the government or authorized in a special use permit.
Section 8 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
Application for special use permit
8 If a person wishes to
(a) use or manage, in a manner referred to in section 7 (1), a portion of Crown land described in an agreement under the Range Act or described in a woodlot licence, or
(b) use or manage, in a manner referred to in section 7, a portion of Crown land in a Provincial forest or wilderness area
and has not been authorized under another enactment to use or manage the portion of Crown land in that manner, the person may apply in writing to the district manager for a special use permit.
[en. B.C. Reg. 347/97, s. 4.]
Section 9 (1) (b) (i) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
(i) the issuance of the special use permit would not impair the proper management and conservation of forest resources on Crown land in the Provincial forest, described in an agreement under the Range Act or described in a woodlot licence, and
Section 9 (2.1) and (3) (c) were added by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
Section 9 (4) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 57/2024, effective March 11, 2024.
(4) On expiry or cancellation of the special use permit, the remainder of the deposit must be returned to the holder of the permit.
Section 13 (1) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 223/2024, effective July 15, 2024.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), sections 76 and 77 of the Forest Act, except section 77 (5), apply to the cancellation or suspension of a special use permit.
Section 13 (1.1) (part) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 223/2024, effective July 15, 2024.
(1.1) The minister may suspend or cancel a special use permit if any of the following applies: