335_99 — Free Use Permit Regulation

s. 1 — Definition

For the purposes of section 48 (1) (g) of the Forest Act, traditional and cultural activity means an activity that

s. 1(a)

has historically been carried out in British Columbia by members of a group to which the person carrying out the activity belongs,

s. 1(b)

is carried out for a traditional or cultural purpose of the group,

s. 1(c)

is not carried out for profit or for a commercial purpose, including trading and bartering, and

s. 1(d)

is not carried out for the purpose of constructing a residential dwelling except for a residential dwelling constructed by an aboriginal community with an aboriginal right to timber that includes constructing residential dwellings.

s. 2 — Authority to enter into free use permit

For the purposes of section 49 (2.1) of the Forest Act, the minister may enter into a free use permit for a volume exceeding 50 m 3 only if the person applying for the free use permit can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the minister that the timber is to be used for the construction of

s. 2(a)

a longhouse, community hall or other similar structure, or

s. 2(b)

a residential dwelling constructed by an aboriginal community with an aboriginal right to timber that includes constructing residential dwellings.