In this regulation:
Act means the Forest Act;
BCTS operating area, in relation to a cutting permit or road permit, means an area of land that, at the time the application for the permit is received by the minister, is identified as a BCTS operating area on a map in the Schedule;
representative timber, in relation to an area of land, means timber that, having regard to the following, is representative of the timber on the area of land:
the volume, grade and species of the timber on the area of land;
the circumstances or conditions applicable to the harvesting of the timber on the area of land;
specified cutting permit or road permit means a cutting permit or road permit
that covers all or a portion of a BCTS operating area, and
the application for which is received by the minister on or after January 8, 2019.
For the purposes of sections 52.05 (1) (a) and 117 (2) (a) of the Act, the prescribed government objective is ensuring that BCTS generates adequate cost and price information and data respecting the harvest of representative timber from Crown land through the planning, development and auction of the authority to harvest timber in BCTS operating areas.
For the purposes of sections 52.05 (1) (a) and 117 (2) (a) of the Act, the following are prescribed as matters to be taken into account by the minister in determining whether the issuance of a cutting permit or road permit would compromise the government objective prescribed under section 2 of this regulation:
whether money has been expended under section 109 (3) (a), (a.1), (c) or (d) of the Act in respect of all or a portion of a BCTS operating area covered by the specified cutting permit or road permit;
whether issuance of the specified cutting permit or road permit would adversely affect a proposed timber harvesting area or road in a BCTS operating area that is spatially identified in a multi-year development plan published by BCTS on a publicly accessible website maintained by or on behalf of the minister;
whether issuance of the specified cutting permit or road permit would adversely affect the ability of the timber sales manager to obtain an adequate 10 year supply of representative timber from the BCTS operating areas in a timber supply area in the timber sales manager's BC timber sales business area;
If the minister determines under section 52.05 (1) (a) or 117 (2) (a) of the Act that the issuance of a specified cutting permit or road permit would compromise a government objective prescribed in this regulation, the minister must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the determination.
Schedule [am. B.C. Reg. 151/2022.] Maps of BCTS Operating Areas Babine BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Cariboo — Chilcotin BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Chinook BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Kamloops BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Kootenay BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Okanagan — Columbia BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Peace-Liard BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Prince George BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Seaward/tłasta BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Skeena BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Strait of Georgia BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 Stuart — Nechako BC Timber Sales Business Area — BCTS Operating Areas, dated July 1, 2022 NOTE: Maps are exempt from publication and may be inspected during regular office hours at the address specified for that map: