British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to Wildfire Regulation (O.C. 144/2024)

O.C. 144/2024

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Wildfire Regulation, B.C. Reg. 38/2005, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Forests Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Wildfire Act, S.B.C. 2004, c. 31, ss. 69 (3) and 72 (1) and

(2) Other: O.C. 94/2005 R10729802 March 18, 2024

SCHEDULE

Section of the Wildfire Regula tion, B.C. Reg. 38/2005, is amended (

a) in paragraph (

b) of the definition of “category resource management open fire” by striking out “ ecological restoration or range improvement ” and substituting “ecological restoration, ra nge improvement or purposes identified by Indigenous peoples”, and (

b) by adding the following

definitions: “Indigenous governing body” has the same meaning as in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act; “Indigenous peoples” has the same meaning as in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act; . 2 The following

section is added: Agreements with Indigenous governing bodies 23.1

(1) Despite

section 23, a person with aut hority to act on behalf of an Indigenous governing body is not required to comply wi th subsection (1) (

c) of that

section if the Indigenous governing body has entered into an agreement relating to open fire under

section of the Act.

(2) In a case in which an agreement referred to in subsection (1) of this

section exists, all references in

section to a burn plan are to be read as references to that agreement. 3

Section is amended by striking out “ telephone or facsimile number” and substituting “telephone number”.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 144/2024
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0144 2024
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	516b8ce3dbb992d2b47093c1e8ec9b0dcfdd5386

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