British Columbia Order in Council — Amendment to BC Timber Sales Regulation (O.C. 342/2020)

O.C. 342/2020

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 BC Timber Sales Regulation, B.C. Reg. 381/2008, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule. Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development 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: Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157, s. 151 Other: OIC 918/2008 R10384451 June 22, 2020

SCHEDULE

Section of the BC Timber Sales Regulati on, B.C. Reg. 381/2008, is repealed and the following substituted: Advertising timber sale licences 14

(1) If the timber sales manager invites appl ications for a timber sale licence under

section of the Act, an advertisement inviting applications must be posted on a publicly accessible website maintained by or on behalf of the ministry.

(2) An advertisement inviting applications fo r a timber sale licence must specify the closing date by which all applications for the timber sale licence must be received by the timber sales manager.

(3) An advertisement inviting applications for a timber sale licence must be posted (

a) a minimum of 5 days before the clos ing date if the total volume of timber to be authorized for harvesting under the licence is less than m3, (

b) a minimum of 5 days before the clos ing date if the timber must be removed expeditiously because it is in imminent danger of being damaged, destroyed or otherwise lost, (

c) subject to paragraph (b), a minimum of 3 weeks before the closing date if the total volume of timber to be authorized for harvesting under the licence is m3 or more and less than m3, (

d) subject to paragraph (b), a minimum of 4 weeks before the closing date if the total volume of timber to be authorized for harvesting under the licence is m3 or more and less than m3, and (

e) subject to paragraph (b), a minimum of 8 weeks before the closing date if the total volume of timber to be authorized for harvesting under the licence is m3 or more.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), if an advert isement inviting applications for a timber sale licence is posted under this

section and no eligible application for the licence is received by the closing date specifie d in the advertisement, the timber sales manager may post subsequent advertisem ents inviting applications for the licence.

(5) A subsequent advertisement inviting ap plications for a timber sale licence may only be posted under subsection (4) if (

a) no eligible applicati on was received in response to the advertisement that was most recently posted in respect of that licence by the closing date specified in that advertisement, (

b) the requirements set out in subsecti ons (1) and (2) are complied with, and (

c) the requirements se t out in subsection (6) or (7), as applicable, are complied with.

(6) If the timber sales manager posts a s ubsequent advertisement inviting applica- tions for a timber sale licence under s ubsection (4) before 30 days have elapsed since the closing date specified in the advertisement that was most recently posted in respect of that licence, that subsequent advertisement must be posted a minimum of 5 days before the closing date specified in that subsequent advertisement.

(7) If the timber sales manager posts a s ubsequent advertisement inviting applica- tions for a timber sale licence under subs ection (4) after 30 days have elapsed since the closing date specified in the advertisement that was most recently posted in respect of that licence, that subsequent advertisement must be posted in accordance with the requirements set out in subsection (3).

(8) If an advertisement inviti ng applications for a timber sale licence is posted under this

section and approval of an eligible application for the licence is declined under section 20 (4) (

b) or (5) (

b) of th e Act, the timber sales manager may post subsequent advertisements inviting applic ations for the licence if the require- ments set out in subsections (1) to (3) are complied with.

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 342/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0342 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	cef51aead697ce355c32275d636ce9f4f98516e6

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