Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"Act" means the Forest Act;

"BCTS operating area", in relation to a cutting permit or road permit, means an area of land that, at the time the application for the permit is received by the minister, is identified as a BCTS operating area on a map in the Schedule;

"representative timber", in relation to an area of land, means timber that, having regard to the following, is representative of the timber on the area of land:

(a) the volume, grade and species of the timber on the area of land;

(b) the circumstances or conditions applicable to the harvesting of the timber on the area of land;

"specified cutting permit or road permit" means a cutting permit or road permit

(a) that covers all or a portion of a BCTS operating area, and

(b) the application for which is received by the minister on or after January 8, 2019.

Prescribed government objective

2   For the purposes of sections 52.05 (a) and 117 (a) of the Act, the prescribed government objective is ensuring that BCTS generates adequate cost and price information and data respecting the harvest of representative timber from Crown land through the planning, development and auction of the authority to harvest timber in BCTS operating areas.

[en. B.C. Reg. 62/2024, Sch., s. 49.]

Prescribed matters

3   For the purposes of sections 52.05 (a) and 117 (a) of the Act, the following are prescribed as matters to be taken into account by the minister in determining whether the issuance of a cutting permit or road permit would compromise the government objective prescribed under section 2 of this regulation:

(a) whether money has been expended under section 109 (3) (a), (a.1), (c) or (d) of the Act in respect of all or a portion of a BCTS operating area covered by the specified cutting permit or road permit;

(b) whether issuance of the specified cutting permit or road permit would adversely affect a proposed timber harvesting area or road in a BCTS operating area that is spatially identified in a multi-year development plan published by BCTS on a publicly accessible website maintained by or on behalf of the minister;

(c) whether issuance of the specified cutting permit or road permit would adversely affect the ability of the timber sales manager to obtain an adequate 10 year supply of representative timber from the BCTS operating areas in a timber supply area in the timber sales manager's BC timber sales business area;

(d) any mitigating factors that the minister considers to be relevant to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

[am. B.C. Reg. 62/2024, Sch., s. 50.]

Reasons for determination

4   If the minister determines under sections 52.05 (a) or 117 (a) of the Act that the issuance of a specified cutting permit or road permit would compromise a government objective prescribed in this regulation, the minister must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the determination.

[en. B.C. Reg. 62/2024, Sch., s. 51.]