STILLWATER PILOT PROJECT REGULATION

B.C. Reg. 96/01, Deposited April 5, 2001
O.C. 0427/01, effective April 5, 2001
consolidated to August 5, 2003

PART 6 - APPROVAL AND TERM OF FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN

Definition

52. In this Part, "term" means the time from the date a forest stewardship plan is approved until the date it expires.

Joint approval

53. (1) The district manager and the designated environment official must approve a proposed forest stewardship plan or amendment submitted under Part 3 if

(a) the forest stewardship plan or amendment was prepared and submitted in accordance with the Act and this regulation, and

(b) the district manager and the designated environment official are satisfied that the forest stewardship plan or amendment will adequately manage and conserve the forest resources for the area to which it applies.

(2) Before approving a forest stewardship plan or amendment submitted under Part 3, the district manager or the designated environment official may require the licensee to submit information that the district manager or the designated environment official reasonably requires in order to determine if the proposed forest stewardship plan or amendment meets the requirements of subsection (1).

(3) The district manager and the designated environment official may make his or her approval of an forest stewardship plan or amendment subject to a condition.

(4) The approval of a forest stewardship plan or amendment must include a date on which the approval is to take effect.

Effective date and term of forest stewardship plans

54. (1) A forest stewardship plan takes effect on the date specified in the approval of the forest stewardship plan under this Part.

(2) Subject to an extension under section 55, a forest stewardship plan expires after 5 years following the date specified in the approval of the plan under this Part.

Extension of term of forest stewardship plans

55. Before or after a forest stewardship plan expires, the district manager and the designated environment official may extend the term of the forest stewardship plan for a period of up to 12 months.

Notice of extension of a forest stewardship plan

56. If the licensee receives an extension of the forest stewardship plan under section 55, the licensee must publish in a newspaper a statement, approved by the district manager, specifying

(a) the term of the current forest stewardship plan, and

(b) the period of extension received.