Statutes and Regulations

Amendment Log / Table of Contents

The Compendium is current to the date shown below. The following is a summary of the most recent changes. (Note: For information about previous amendments to forest and range related acts and regulations, contact the Ministry of Forests, Corporate Policy and Planning Branch, phone (250) 387-2112.)

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Date Statutes and Regulations Section More Info.
June 1, 2008 Forest Act
  • Sections 136 and 163 (2) have been amended.
 2008 Bill 8
May 30, 2008 Cut Control Regulation
  • Sections 17 (6) (b) (ii) and (c) have been amended, and
  • Schedule A Item 4 and Schedule B Item 13 have been added.
 B.C. Reg. 111/2008
May 29, 2008 Forest Act
  • Section 13.1 has been added,
  • section 72 has been amended,
  • section 72 (10) has been added,
  • section 75.1 (3) (a) has been repealed and replaced.
  • Section 127.1 has been added,
  • section 163 (1) has been amended.
 2008 Bill 31
2008 Bill 33
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Section 108 (5) and 204 (3) have been amended,
  • section 67 (1) (c) (iii.1) has been added, and
  • section 122 (2) (a) has been amended.
Wildfire Act
  • Section 68 (2) (a) has been amended.
May 16, 2008 Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Sections 86 (1) definitions of "road construction" and "road construction during the reporting period" have been repealed, and
  • Sections 86 (2) and (4), 86.1 (2), 112 (2) to (5) have been repealed.
 B.C. Reg. 104/2008
Administrative Orders and Remedies Regulation
  • Sections 14 (e) has been amended.
May 9, 2008 Sea to Sky Phase 2 Designated Area
  • New.
 B.C. Reg. 101/2008
March 31, 2008 Forest Act
  • Sections 84 (1), (3), 86 (1) and (2) (a), 105 (1) and (3) have been amended,
  • Section 84 (2) has been repealed,
  • Sections 89 (2) and 105 (7) have been repealed and replaced, and
  • Sections 105 (8), 109 (2) (i) and (3) (e) have been added.
 2008 Bill 8
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Section 122 (1) has been repealed and replaced.
Wildfire Act
  • Section 68 (1) has been repealed and replaced.
March 25, 2008 Lheidli T'enneh Designated Area
  • has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 62/2008
Jan 1, 2008 Cut Control Regulation
  • Sections 3 (1), 4 (1), 17 (3) (d), (5) and (6) have been amended,
  • Schedule A items 2, 4, 22, and 27 have been repealed,
  • Schedule B items 13, 14, and 18 have been repealed, and
  • Schedule C has been repealed.
 B.C. Reg. 369/2007
Dec 14, 2007 Tree Farm Licence Area-based Allowable Annual Cut Trial Program Regulation
  • Section 1 and Schedule A sections 5 (a) and 6 (a) have been amended, and
  • Schedule A sections 2 (a), 3 (a), and 4 have been repealed, and
  • Schedule B section 1 has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 336/2007
Dec 1, 2007 Forest Act
  • Amended throughout.
 2007 Bill 33
B.C. Reg. 354/2007
Forest and Range Practices Act
Range Act
Forestry Revitalization Act
Foresters Act
Forest Practices Code
Wildfire Act
Nov 25, 2007 Forest Act
  • Sections 10 (2), 45 (1) (d), and 103.1 (3) have been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 389/2007
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Sections 149.1 (1) (a) and (2), 150.1 (1) and (2), 150 (1) (a), 150.3 (1) (a) and 191 (3) (a) have been amended.
Nov 13, 2007 Tree Farm Licence Area-based Allowable Annual Cut Trial Program Regulation
  • Section 7 (1) has been repealed and replaced,
  • section 7 (2) (b) has been amended, and
  • section 7 (5) has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 337/2007
Nov 8, 2007 Sliammon Designated Area No. 2
  • Sliammon Designated Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 150/2005 has been repealed, and
  • Sliammon Designated Area No. 2 is made.
 B.C. Reg. 340/2007
Woodlot Licence Regulation
  • Section 7.1 has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 338/2007
Yale AIP Designated Area
  • Has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 339/2007
Yekooche Designated Area
  • New.
 B.C. Reg. 344/2007
Oct 18, 2007 Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Section 136 (5) has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 311/2007
Sept 7, 2007 Forest Act
  • Sections 58.21 and 151 (2) (k.3) have been added.
 B.C. Reg. 284/2007
Administrative Orders and Remedies Regulation
  • Section 8 (b) has been amended.
Cutting Permit Postponement Regulation
  • New.
Sept 4, 2007 Forestry Licence to Cut Regulation
  • section 3 has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 151/2007
Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Sections 46 (1), (3) and 51 (1) (h) have been added
Sept 1, 2007 Scaling Regulation
  • section 5 (1) (c) has been repealed and replaced.
 B.C. Reg. 257/2007
Timber Marking and Transportation Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
July 26, 2007 Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Sections 1.2 and 3 (1) (g) have been added, and
  • section 3 (1) has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 266/2007
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Definitions of "forest practice" and "range practice" have been repealed and replaced,
  • section 46 (1), (2) and (3) have been amended, and
  • section 46 (1.1) has been added
 B.C. Reg. 266/2007
2007 Bill 18
Range Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Section 1.1 has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 267/2007
Woodlot Licence Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Section 3 (1) (g) has been added, and
  • sections 2 (3) and 3 (1) have been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 268/2007
Administrative Orders and Remedies Regulation
  • Sections 8 (a), (c) and 12 (b) have been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 269/2007
July 19, 2007 Forest Act
  • Sections 44 (5) (a) and 46.1 have been repealed.
 B.C. Reg. 255/2007
Advertising, Deposits, Disposition and Extension Regulation
  • Section 18 (3) has been added.
Community Tenures Regulation
  • Section 6 (1) has been amended.
Woodlot Licence Regulation
  • Section 7.1 and Part 3 have been repealed.
Scaling Regulation
  • Section 9 (3) has been repealed and replaced,
  • Schedule of Coast Timber Grades has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 256/2007
Cut Control Regulation
  • Section 17 (6) (b) (ii) and (c) have been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 254/2007
July 1, 2007 Forest Act
  • Section 48 (1) (c) has been amended.
 2007 Bill 20
June 21, 2007 Stillwater Pilot Project Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
 B.C. Reg. 209/2007
TFL 49 Pilot Project Regulation
  • Repealed.
 B.C. Reg. 208/2007
Cut Control Regulation
  • Section 17 (4) (d) has been amended.
 B.C. Reg. 207/2007
Foresters Act
  • Sections 27 (5) and 31 (1) have been repealed and replaced.
 2007 Bill 6
June 1, 2007 Lillooet Designated Area Regulation
  • Amended, and
  • Schedules 1 to 9 have been repealed.
 B.C. Reg. 150/2007
Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Sections 44 (1) (b), 46.2, 86 (3) (d) (iii), 91 (1), and 97 (5) have been amended, and
  • sections 46.11, 91 (1) (a) (iii), 97 (5) (c) and 97.1 have been added.
 B.C. Reg. 152/2007
May 31, 2007 Forest Act
  • Amended throughout.
 2007 Bill 18


2007 Bill 24
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Amended throughout.
Forestry Revitalization Act
  • Section 6 (4) has been amended.
Range Act
  • Amended throughout.
Wildfire Act
  • Amended throughout.
May 25, 2007 Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands Designated Area No. 3
  • Has been extended.
 B.C. Reg. 131/2007
March 30, 2007 Hill 60 Designated Area Regulation
  • Amended.
 B.C. Reg. 72/2007


B.C. Reg. 71/2007
MAA-NULTH Designated Area Regulation
  • Repealed and replaced.
Feb 7, 2007 Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Area No. 2
  • B.C. Reg. 554/2004 has been repealed and replaced.
 B.C. Reg. 15/2007
Dec 15, 2006 Duu Guusd Designated Area
  • Amended.
 B.C. Reg. 368/2006
Transition Regulation
  • New.
 B.C. Reg. 361/2006
Fort St. John Pilot Project Regulation
  • Sections 24 (1) and (3) have been repealed and replaced,
  • Section 24 (4) has been repealed,
  • Section 83 (5) has been added, and
  • Sections 85 (2) to (4) have been repealed and replaced.
 B.C. Reg. 359/2006
Cut Control Regulation
  • Section 17 (4) (d) has been amended, and
  • Sections 17 (6) and 18 have been added.
 B.C. Reg. 359/2006
Dec 7, 2006 Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Section 70.1 has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 355/2006
Dec 6, 2006 Cut Control Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
 B.C. Reg. 354/2006


B.C. Reg. 352/2006
Forest Act
  • Section 75.1 has been amended, and
  • sections 75.11, 75.95, 80 (3), and 146 (2) (c) have been added.
Dec 4, 2006 Forest Act, and
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Amended throughout.
 B.C. Reg. 344/2006
Forest Revenue Audit Regulation
  • New.
 B.C. Reg. 319/2006
Advertising, Deposits, Disposition and Extension Regulation
  • Section 2 amended, and
  • Section 2.1 has been added.
 B.C. Reg. 318/2006





B.C. Reg. 320/2006
B.C. Reg. 321/2006
Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
Nov 15, 2006 Forestry Licence to Cut Regulation
  • Section 2 added.
 B.C. Reg. 298/2006


B.C. Reg. 299/2006
Woodlot Licence Regulation
  • Section 7.1 added.
Sept 8, 2006 In-SHUCK-ch AIP Designated Area
  • New.
 		B.C. Reg. 256/2006
Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands Designated Area No. 3
  • New.
  • B.C. Reg. 122/2006 repealed.
 		B.C. Reg. 251/2006
July 21, 2006 Lheidli T'enneh AIP Designated Area
  • B.C. Reg. 151/2006 repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 222/2006
Forestry Licence to Cut Regulation
  • New.
 		B.C. Reg. 221/2006
Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Sections 12.1 (3), 22 (2) (d), 82 (2) and section 3 of Schedule 1 have been amended.
  • Sections 4.01, 79.2 and 79.3 have been added.
 		B.C. Reg. 223/2006
B.C. Reg. 224/2006
Range Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Section 30 (a) has been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 225/2006
Administrative Orders and Remedies Regulation
  • Sections 9, 12 (d), (e) and (f), 14 (a) and (e), 16 (e), 17 (a) and (e) have been amended, and
  • Division 4 has been repealed.
 		B.C. Reg. 226/2006
July 13, 2006 Forest Planning and Practices Regulation
  • Section 96 (1.1) has been repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 205/2006
Forest Recreation Regulation
  • Section 1; "campground operator" has been repealed, and "recreation officer", "regional manager", and "recreation site or trail operator" have been added, and
  • Sections 5 (1) and (2), 6 (4), 8, 11 (2), 12 (2), 13 (1), 14, 15 (1) and (2), 16, 17 (b), 19, 20, 22 (8) (c), and 23 (1) have been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 206/2006
Wildfire Regulation
  • Section 1 (1) definition of "protected area" has been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 215/2006
May 18, 2006 Forest Act
  • Section 47.6 (2) (c) has been repealed and replaced, and
  • sections 47.6 (2) (d) and 151 (2) (z) have been added.
 		2006 Bill 24
May 4, 2006 Haida Gwaii / Queen Charlotte Islands Designated Area No. 2
  • New.
 		B.C. Reg. 122/2006
April 21, 2006 Log Salvage Regulation for the Vancouver Log Salvage District
  • Amended throughout.
 		B.C. Reg. 90/2006
April 7, 2006 Scaling Regulation
  • Section 3 of the Schedule of Interior Timber Grades, All Species has been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 80/2006
North Coast Designated Area No. 2 Regulation
  • The North Coast Designated Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 303/2004 has been repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 81/2006
Central Coast Designated Area No. 2 Regulation
  • The Central Coast Designated Area Regulation, B.C. Reg. 304/2004 has been repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 82/2006
Administrative Review and Appeal Procedure Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
 		B.C. Reg. 83/2006
April 1, 2006 Scaling Regulation
  • Sections 6 (h) (ii) and 7 (a) have been amended, and
  • Schedule of Interior Timber Grades - All Species has been repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 15/2006
March 31, 2006 Woodlot Licence Regulation
  • Repeals and replaces the Woodlot Licence Regulation, B.C. Reg. 190/99, and
  • Section 44 of the Forest Act has been repealed and replaced.
 		B.C. Reg. 68/2006
Advertising, Deposits, Disposition and Extension Regulation
  • Section 9 (1) (d) has been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 66/2006
Scaling Regulation
  • Section 3 of the Schedule of Interior Timber Grades, All Species has been amended.
 		B.C. Reg. 67/2006
Wildfire Regulation
  • Amended throughout.
 		B.C. Reg. 75/2006
March 30, 2006 Forest Act
  • Amended throughout, and
  • Part 11.1 has been added.
 		2006 Bill 9
Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Sections 2 (1) and 142 (2) have been amended,
  • Sections 30 (1) (c) and (2) have been repealed and replaced,
  • Section 59 (1.1) has been added and 59 (2) has been amended,
  • Section 74 (3) has been amended,
  • Section 187 (1.1) has been added and 187 (3) has been amended,
  • Section 196 (1) (a) has been repealed and replaced, and
  • Section 197 (7) (a.1) has been added,
Forestry Revitalization Act
  • Section 3 (5) (a) has been repealed and replaced.
Ministry of Forests Act
  • Title changed,
  • Section 1 (1) has been amended, and
  • Section 4 (d) has been repealed and replaced.
Wildfire Act
  • Section 1 definition of "grass land" has been repealed and replaced.
Range Act
  • Section 1 (1) definition of "district manager" has been amended.
Forest Practices Code
  • Section 197 (1) (b) (ii) and (c) (ii) has been amended.
Timber Sale Licence Replacement (Sliammon First Nation) Act
  • Section 3 has been amended.
March 28, 2006 BC Timber Sales Regulation
  • Sections 2 (2) (b), 4 (3) (b), 4.1 (3) (b) and 6 (4) have been amended,
  • Sections 3 (4), 4 (1), 4.1 (1) and 5 (1), (2) (a) and (3) have been repealed, and
  • Section 9 has been added.
 		B.C. Reg. 56/2006
Advertising, Deposits, Disposition and Extension Regulation
  • Repeals and replaces the Advertising, Deposits, Disposition and Extensions Regulation, B.C. Reg. 277/2004
 		B.C. Reg. 55/2006
February 1, 2006 Forest and Range Practices Act
  • Paragraph (b) of the definition "objectives set by government" in section 1 (1) has been repealed and replaced.
 		2003 Bill 46
B.C. Reg. 357/2005
Forest Practices Code Act
  • Sections 3 to 5, 9 and 9.1 are repealed.
  2005 Amendments
  2004 Amendments
  2003 Amendments
  2002 Amendments