B.C. Reg. 344/2006
O.C. 845/2006
Deposited December 4, 2006

Statute Revision Act

Ministry of Forests
Statutes Correction Regulation, 2006

Corrections to Ministry of Forests statutes

1 The following statutes are corrected as set out in the attached Schedule:

(a) Forest Act;

(b) Forest and Range Practices Act.

Schedule

Forest Act

1 Sections 15 (1.1) and 36 (1.1) of the Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157, are amended by striking out "6 month's notice" and substituting "6 months' notice".

2 Section 15.1 (3) is amended by striking out "which offer conforms to" and substituting ", and the offer must conform to".

3 Section 20 (3) (a) is amended by striking out "by the or" and substituting "by the".

4 Section 24.8 (1) is amended by striking out "if any, of that holder." and substituting "if any."

5 Section 25 (1) (a) is amended by striking out "forest licence, be transferred" and substituting "forest licence be transferred".

6 Section 36.1 (3) is amended by striking out "which offer must conforms to" and substituting ", and the offer must conform to".

7 Section 39 (7) is amended by striking out "also a tree farm licence as defined in paragraph (c) of the definition of licence in section 75.4 (1)." and substituting "also a tree farm licence as defined in paragraph (c) of the definition of "licence" in section 75.4 (1)."

8 Section 45 (1) (f) (vi) is amended by striking out "area, and" and substituting "area;".

9 Section 58.2 (2.1) is amended by striking out "that, we in effect" and substituting "that was in effect".

10 Section 60.1 is amended in paragraph (b) of the definition of "for an access purpose" by renumbering the second subparagraph (ii) as subparagraph (iii).

11 Section 73 (1) is repealed and the following substituted:

 (1)  In this section, "holder of the licence" means the holder of a forest licence for the area to which an agreement in the form of a forestry licence to cut, proposed to be entered into under this section, would apply.

12 Section 85 (1) (a) (ii) is amended by striking out "records of the land title office" and substituting "records of the land title office,".

13 Section 151.1 (4) is amended by striking out "timber sales business areas" and substituting "timber sales business areas,".

14 Section 176 is repealed and the following substituted:

Definition

176 In this Part, "Nisga'a Final Agreement" has the same meaning as in the Nisga'a Final Agreement Act.

Forest and Range Practices Act

15 Section 1 (1) of the Forest and Range Practices Act, S.B.C. 2002, c. 69, is amended in the definition of "official" by striking out "in a provision of this Act or the regulations".

16 Section 118 (2) (d) is amended by striking out "interpretative forest site," and substituting "interpretive forest site,".

[Provisions of the Statute Revision Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 440, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 12]