DELEGATION OF MINISTER OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS POWERS AND DUTIES UNDER THE FOREST ACT AND REGULATIONS.

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1 DELEGATION OF MINISTER OF FORESTS, LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCE OPERATIONS POWERS AND DUTIES UNDER THE FOREST ACT AND REGULATIONS Instructions: June 2016 Powers or duties cannot be referred to a higher authority decision maker unless that higher authority decision maker is specified in the delegation column. If no other higher authority decision maker is listed then the power or duty must go to the Minister. If a section of the Forest Act or Regulation is not noted in table then the power or duty defaults to the Minister for decision. AAC = A = BCTS = CIB = CF = CFA = CSL = CTP = DCF = = EB = ED = FAIB = FL = FO = FNWL = FLTC = Annual Allowable Cut Assistant Deputy Minister BC Timber Sales Competitiveness & Innovation Branch Chief Forester Community Forest Agreement Community Salvage Licence Christmas Tree Permit Deputy Chief Forester District Manager Engineering Branch Executive Director Forest Analysis & Inventory Branch Forest Licence Forest Officer First Nation Woodland Licence Forestry Licence to Cut FSLTC = FTB = LTC = NRO = PA = RAA = RED = RP = RRA = TCID = TOPFN = TPA = TPB = TFL = TSA = TSL = TSM = WL = Fibre Supply Licence to Cut Forest Tenures Branch Licence to Cut Natural Resource Officer Pulpwood Agreement Regional Audit Accountant Regional Executive Director Road Permit Regional Revenue Accountant Tenures, Competitiveness & Innovation Division Timber Operations, Pricing & First Nations Timber Pricing Accountant, TPB Timber Pricing Branch Tree Farm Licence Timber Supply Area Timber Sale Licence Timber Sales Manager Woodlot Licence A reference to a delegate in the table below includes a person acting for the delegate. FOREST ACT Part 1 Definitions and Interpretation Definition forest officer 1 RED TSM for BCTS Part 2 Classification and Management of Forests and Forest Land and Regulation of Cutting Rates Provincial Forests 5 (7) Area A RED RED and limited to provincial forest deletions associated with Crown land dispositions under Page 1 of 37

2 FOREST ACT the Land Act. Timber Supply Areas 7 (b) Area A Authority limited to areas less than 100 hectares. Allowable annual cut 8 (6) 8 (7) (a) RED No sub-delegation except to the CF; DCF; Director, FAIB; or. 8 (7) (b) RED No sub-delegation except to the CF; DCF; or Director, FAIB. Part 3 Disposition of Timber by the Government Division 2 Forest Licences Applications 13 (6) RED Direct award of forest licence 13.1 (5) RED to produce bioenergy 13.1 (7) (b) RED Content of forest licence 14 (1) (h) RED Mountain Pine Salvage Area 14.1 (2) (e) RED 14.1 (3) RED Supplemental forest licence 14.2 (2) RED Replacement 15 (6) (a) RED Surrender of tree farm licence 16 (2) RED Transfer to other timber 18 RED supply areas Consolidation and subdivision 19 (2) RED of forest licences 19 (3) RED 19 (4) RED Division 3 Timber Sale BCTS disposition agreements 22.2 ED, BCTS Licences Division 3.1 Conversion of Timber Sale Licences Division 4 Forest Licence Area Restrictions Addition of timber sale licence allowable annual cut to forest licence on application Addition of timber sale licence to woodlot licence Surrender of timber sale licence for forest licence Surrender of timber sale licence for woodlot licence Surrender of timber sale licence for forestry licence to cut Permanent transfer to adjacent timber supply area TSM 24.4 (2) RED 24.4 (3) RED 24.5 (1) RED No sub-delegation except to (2) RED 24.6 (3) RED 24.7 (2) 24.7 (2) (f) 24.7 (3) 24.7 (3) (c) 24.8 (2) 24.8 (3) 25 (1) RED Transfer between TSAs that are in different regions is not delegated. Page 2 of 37

3 FOREST ACT Division 5 Timber Licences Division 6 Tree Farm Licences Division 7.1 Community Forest Agreements Minister may impose area restrictions 26 (2) RED Transfer between TSAs that are in different regions is not delegated. 26 (3) RED 26 (5) RED Rights not in tree farm licence 28 (2) RED No sub-delegation except to. 28 (4) RED No sub-delegation except to. One timber licence 29 RED No sub-delegation except to. Consolidation of timber licences 29.1 (1) RED No sub-delegation except to. Content of timber licence 30 (g) RED No sub-delegation except to. 31 RED No sub-delegation except to. Extension of term of timber licence Non-Timber Use 32 (1) RED No sub-delegation except to. 32 (2) RED No sub-delegation except to. Replacement 36 (1.1) A, TCID 36 (1.2) A, TCID 36 (3) (b) A, TCID 36 (5) A, TCID 36 (6) A, TCID Transition for Tree Farm 39 (2) A, TCID Licence replacement 39 (3) A, TCID 39 (4) A, TCID 39 (6) A, TCID Change in boundary or area 39.1 (1) A, TCID Director, FTB Applications for community forest agreements 39.1 (2) A, TCID Director, FTB Director, FTB, limited to area deletions less than 10 hectares. Director, FTB, limited to area deletions less than 10 hectares (1) RED No sub-delegation except to (4) RED No sub-delegation except to (5) RED No sub-delegation except to (6) RED No sub-delegation except to (7) RED No sub-delegation except to. Page 3 of 37

4 FOREST ACT 43.2 (8) RED No sub-delegation except to (9) RED No sub-delegation Division 7.11 First Nations Woodland Licences Division 7.2 Community Salvage Licences Division 8 Woodlot Licences Content of a community forest agreement Replacement community forest agreements Transition for community forest pilot agreements and probationary community forest agreements Direct Award of Community Forest Agreements except to (1) (f) 43.3 (1) (h) 43.4 (4) 43.4 (6) 43.4 (8) 43.4 (9) (a) (1) (1) RED (2.1) RED Change in area or boundary RED No sub-delegation except to. Award of first nations (2) RED woodland licence (3) RED (4) RED Content of first nations (1) (f) RED woodland licence (1) (i) RED Replacement of first nations (1) RED woodland licence (3) RED (4) RED (5) (a) RED Change in area of boundary RED Applications 43.7 (6) RED Content of community salvage 43.8 (h) RED licence Applications 44 (2) 44 (6) 44 (8) 44 (9) 44 (10) 44 (11) Content of a woodlot licence 45 (1) (b) 45 (1) (f) 45 (1) (g) Replacement 46 (1) 46 (2) 46 (3) (a) (ii) 46 (3) (b) (ii) 46 (7) (a) Page 4 of 37

5 FOREST ACT Division 8.1 Direct Award Division 8.2 Licences to Cut Consolidation of woodlot licences 46.2 Change in area or boundary 47.1 RED No sub-delegation except to. Direct Award of specified 47.3 (1) RED licence cannot award Licence to cut for persons occupying land or for oil and gas purposes 47.3 (3) RED 47.3 (5) RED 47.4 (2) (a) ED, Crown Land Opportunities Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration Director of Authorizations Commissioner, BC Oil and Gas Commission FL, CSL or FSLTC. cannot award FL, CSL or FSLTC. cannot award FL, CSL or FSLTC. No sub-delegation except for Commissioner, BC Oil and Gas Commission. ED, Crown Land Opportunities, and Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration, delegations are limited to authorizations related to liquefied natural gas development. Content of occupant and master licences to cut 47.5 (1) Director of Authorizations BC Oil and Gas Commission BC Oil and Gas Commission delegations are limited to authorizations for the purposes of determining a site of potential oil and gas activities and related activities, as those terms are defined in the Oil and Gas Activities Act. BC Oil and Gas Commission delegations are limited to authorizations for the purposes of determining a site of potential oil and Page 5 of 37

6 FOREST ACT gas activities and related activities, as those terms are defined in the Oil and Gas Activities 47.5 (2) Director of Authorizations BC Oil and Gas Commission Forestry licence to cut 47.6 (2) RED Content of forestry licence to cut Applications for fibre supply licence to cut 47.6 (2.11) RED TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area Act. BC Oil and Gas Commission delegations are limited to authorizations for the purposes of determining a site of potential oil and gas activities and related activities, as those terms are defined in the Oil and Gas Activities Act. No sub-delegation except to FO for FLTC less than 2000 m 3. No sub-delegation except to FO for FLTC less than 2000 m 3. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, limited to FLTC associated with a TSL or RP. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, delegation expires June 30, (4) RED No sub-delegation except to FO for FLTC less than 2000 m (4.1) RED 47.7 (h) (1) RED No sub-delegation except to (3) RED No sub-delegation except to (4) RED No sub-delegation except to (5) RED No sub-delegation except to. Page 6 of 37

7 FOREST ACT (6) RED No sub-delegation Division 9 Free use permits for First Nations and others Division 9.1 Christmas Tree Permits and Government Use Content of a fibre supply licence to cut except to (1) (e) RED No sub-delegation except to (1) (f) RED No sub-delegation except to. Free use permit 48 (3) (b) Issuance and content of free use permit 49 (1) Inspector of Mines - Permitting 49 (2) (f) Inspector of Mines - Permitting Inspector of Mines Permitting delegations are limited to authorizations for mining exploration and development purposes under the Mines Act. Directions to Inspector of Mines - Permitting from the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Inspector of Mines Permitting delegations are limited to authorizations for mining exploration and development purposes under the Mines Act. Directions to Inspector of Mines Permitting from the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. 49 (2.1) No sub-delegation except to FO. 49 (2.2) No sub-delegation except to FO. Christmas tree permit 50 (1) (a) No sub-delegation except to FO. 50 (1) (c) No sub-delegation except to FO. Use by government employees and agents Part 4 General Tenure Provisions Division 2 Transfer and Transfer of agreements 54 (2) (a) (i) Director, FTB Exchange permitted TSM 52 (1) 52 (2) (b) 52 (3) Director, FTB, for TFL, FL, and PA. Page 7 of 37

8 FOREST ACT 54 (2) (a) (ii) RED Director, FTB TSM 54 (2) (e) Director, FTB TSM RED Transfer requirements 54.1 Director, FTB TSM Confirmation of completion of disposition and effect of completion Change in control of a corporation that is the holder of an agreement Disposition of private land subject to a tree farm licence or woodlot licence 54.2 (1) Director, FTB TSM 54.5 (1) RED TSM 54.7 (1) Director, FTB TSM for TSL. for WL and CTP. RED for all other agreements. Director, FTB, for all agreements except TSL. TSM for TSL. Director, FTB, for TFL, FL and PA. Director, FTB, delegation limited to transfers with an AAC under 100,000m3. for WL and CTP. TSM for TSL. RED for all other agreements. Director, FTB, for TFL, FL and PA. Director, FTB, delegation limited to transfers with an AAC under 100,000m3. for WL. TSM for TSL. Director, FTB, for TFL, FL and PA. Director, FTB, delegation limited to transfers with an AAC under 100,000m 3. for WL. TSM for TSL. RED for all agreements except TFL, FL, PA, FNWL and CFA. TSM for TSL. Director, FTB, for TFL. Director, FTB, delegation limited to private land dispositions for Page 8 of 37

9 FOREST ACT transfers with an AAC under 100,000m 3. Division 3 Extensions, Increases, Deletions and Reductions 54.7 (2) Director, FTB 54.7 (3) Director, FTB 54.7 (4) Director, FTB for WL. Director, FTB, for TFL. Director, FTB, delegation limited to private land dispositions for transfers with an AAC under 100,000m 3. for WL. Director, FTB, for TFL. Director, FTB, delegation limited to private land dispositions for transfers with an AAC under 100,000m 3. for WL. Director, FTB, for TFL. Director, FTB, delegation limited to private land dispositions for transfers with an AAC under 100,000m 3. for WL. Extension of term of nonreplaceable forest licence except to 58 (1) RED No sub-delegation Transition for extension 58.2 (2.1) 58.2 (2.2) Postponement of operation of cutting permits (1) No sub-delegation except to FO (2) No sub-delegation except to FO (4) No sub-delegation except to FO (7) No sub-delegation except to FO. 59 RED Increase of allowable annual cut Innovative forestry practices 59.1 (5) (a) RED 59.1 (6) (g) RED (i) 59.1 (7) RED 59.1 (8) RED Page 9 of 37

10 FOREST ACT 59.1 (9) RED 59.1 (10) RED Temporary reductions 61 (1) Area A 61 (2) Area A Date of increase or reduction 63.2 (2) RED in allowable annual cut and prorating Reductions in allowable 70 (4) RED annual cut 70 (5) RED Removal of dead or damaged timber Removal of dead or damaged timber from a timber supply area 72 (2) No sub-delegation except to FO for LTC less than 2000m (4) 72 (5) 72 (7) 72 (8) 72 (9) 73 (3) 73 (4) 73 (6) 73 (7) Timber Cruise 74 (1) RED 74 (2) (b) RED (ii) Compatible Use 75 RED Division 3.01 Allowable Definitions (2) (c) RED Annual Cut Partition Partition order (6) RED Division Cut Control Interpretation 75.1 (2) (d) RED Cut Control for major licences 75.4 (2.1) (a) Exemption from cut control limits 75.9 (1) RED No sub-delegation except to. Division 4 Suspension and Cancellation Suspension of rights 76 (1) RED FO 76 (1.1) RED limited to WL only. RED and for CP suspensions under all agreements. RED for FL, TL, CFA, FNWL, CSL, FLTC, RP and FSLTC. for WL, RP and FLTC issued by. FO for FLTC under 2,000m 3 issued by FO. RED and for CP suspensions under Page 10 of 37

11 FOREST ACT all agreements. RED for FL, CFA, FNWL, CSL and FLTC. 76 (2) RED 76 (3) RED FO 76 (3.1) RED 76 (5) RED FO for WL. RED and for CP suspensions under all agreements. RED for FL, TL, CFA, FNWL, CSL, FLTC, RP and FSLTC. for WL, RP and FLTC issued by. FO for FLTC under 2,000m 3 issued by FO. RED and for CP suspensions under all agreements. RED for FL, CFA, FNWL, CSL, and FLTC. for WL. RED and for CP suspensions under all agreements. RED for FL, TL, CFA, FNWL, CSL, FLTC, RP and FSLTC. for WL, RP and FLTC issued by. FO for FLTC under 2,000m 3 issued by FO. 76 (6) RED RED and for CP FO suspensions under all agreements. RED for FL, TL, CFA, FNWL, CSL, FLTC, RP and FSLTC. for WL, RP and FLTC issued by. FO for FLTC under 2,000m 3 issued by FO. Cancellation 77 (1) RED Page 11 of 37

12 FOREST ACT 77 (1.1) RED 77 (2) RED 77 (3) RED Division 4.1 Miscellaneous Order respecting notice 79.1 (1) TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area RED for CFA, FL, FNWL, CSL, FLTC and FSLTC. for agreements other than TFL, CFA, FL, PA, CSL, FLTC FSLTC or FNWL. RED for CFA, FL, FNWL, CSL, FLTC and FSLTC. for agreements other than TFL, CFA, FL, PA, CSL, FLTC FSLTC or FNWL.. RED for CFA, FL, FNWL, CSL, FLTC and FSLTC. for agreements other than TFL, CFA, FL, PA, CSL, FLTC FSLTC or FNWL. RED for CFA, FL, FNWL, CSL, FLTC and FSLTC. for agreements other than TFL, CFA, FL, PA, CSL, FLTC FSLTC or FNWL. BC timber sales minister s 78.1 (1) powers of suspension and 78.1 (2) cancellation 78.1 (3) Continuing Liability 79 (1.2) authority does not apply to TSL. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, limited to TSL and RP. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, delegation expires June 30, (2) TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, limited to TSL and RP. TSM, BCTS Page 12 of 37

13 FOREST ACT Kootenay Business Area, delegation expires June 30, Division 5 Eligibility of Applicants Part 5 Timber Marking Part 6 Timber Scaling 79.1 (3) TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area Eligibility 81 (3) RED TSM Timber marks 84 (5) RED Applications 85 (1) Registrar of Timber Marks Scaled Timber Brands 86 (2) 86 (3) RED Applications 87 (1) RED 87 (2) RED 87 (3) RED 87 (4) RED Transfer 90 (2) RED Timber to be scaled 94 (1) RED 94 (2) RED TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, limited to TSL and RP. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, delegation expires June 30, RED for CFA, FL, FLTC, FNWL, CSL and FSLTC. for agreements other than TFL, CFA, FL, PA, CSL, FLTC, FSLTC, FNWL or TSL. TSM for TSL. Delegation is to the official who suspended the certificate and the scaled timber brand. Delegation is to the official who suspended the certificate and the scaled timber brand. Page 13 of 37

14 FOREST ACT Scaling of special forest products 94 (5) RED 94 (6) RED 94.1 RED 94.1 (3) (c) RED 94.1 (3) (d) RED 94.1 (3) (e) RED 94.1 (4) RED Scale site authorization 95 (2) RED 95 (3) RED 95 (4) RED 95 (6) RED Scale 96 (1) (b) A, TOPFN Scale Return 97 (1) (e) Director, TPB 97 (1) (f) Director, TPB 97 (5) RED FO 97 (6) RED 97 (7) RED Director, TPB Second scale and second check scale 99 (1) RED 99 (4) RED Scaling 100 (1) A, TOPFN 100 (2) A, TOPFN 100 (3) RED Re-examination 101 (1) A, TOPFN Suspension and cancellation 102 (1) (a) A, TOPFN RED 102 (1) (b) A, TOPFN 102 (2) A, TOPFN Part 7 Payments to the Government Correcting stumpage rates where inaccurate information Director, TPB RED, Omineca Region Must consult with the Director, TPB, before exemption can be granted. Directions of the Minister of Forests, Page 14 of 37

15 FOREST ACT was provided RED, Thompson Okanagan Region RED, West Coast Region Cruise instead of scale 106 (1) RED ED, BCTS 106 (2) RED ED, BCTS Director, TPB 106 (3) Director, TPB More than one stumpage rate 107 RED Rate on unscaled or incorrectly 108 RED scaled timber BC Timber Sales Account 109 (5) ED, BCTS Director, Business Management, BCTS Associate Director, Business Management, BCTS TSM Calculation of annual rent 112 (2) RED 112 (3) RED Timber cruise 113 (1) RED Part 8 Roads and Right of Way Road permits and road use permits for timber harvesting 115 (2) 115 (3) 115 (4) 115 (5) TSM Director, EB 115 (6) Right to harvest Crown timber 116 Road use permits for industrial use 117 (2) ED, Crown Land Opportunities Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration BC Oil and Gas Commission Lands and Natural Resource Operations. ED, Crown Land Opportunities, and Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration, delegations are limited to authorizations related to liquefied natural gas development. BC Oil and Gas Commission delegations are limited to authorizations for Page 15 of 37

16 FOREST ACT the purposes of determining a site of potential oil and gas activities and related activities, as those terms are defined in the Oil and Gas Activities Act. Road permit content 118 (1) (d) Road use permit content 119 (b) ED, Crown Land Opportunities Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration Road and trail construction 121 (1) (a) TSM Director, EB ED, Crown Land Opportunities, and Director, LNG, Crown Land Opportunities and Restoration, delegations are limited to authorizations related to liquefied natural gas development. 121 (1) (c) 121 (1) (d) 121 (1) (e) 121 (9) (a) 121 (9) (a.i) Director, FTB 121 (9) (b) 121 (9) (c) Director, FTB Director, EB Director, EB, restricted to the transfer of forest service roads to the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. 121 (9) (d) Director, FTB Part 9 Marine Log Salvage Log salvage permit 124 (2) RED 124 (3) RED 124 (4) (a) RED 124 (4) (b) Director, TPB 124 (5) Director, TPB Area Closure 126 (1) RED Part 10 Manufacture in British Columbia Exemptions 128 (2) (a) RED A, TCID Page 16 of 37

17 FOREST ACT Director, CIB 128 (2) (b) A, TCID Director, CIB Part 11 Recovery of Money Miscellaneous Division 1 Recovery of Lien 130 (1) (b) RED Money (i) Removal Permit 132 (1) RED TSM 132 (2) (c) RED TSM 132 (3) RED TSM Division 2 Miscellaneous Records and returns 136 (1.1) Director, TPB TPA RAA RRA A, TCID, delegation limited to exemptions up to 50,000 BDU. Director, CIB, delegation limited to exemptions up to 10,000 BDU. Page 17 of 37

18 ADVERTISING, DEPOSITS, DISPOSITION AND EXTENSION REGUALTION PART 2 Deposits Amount of deposit 9 (1) (f) RED TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area No sub-delegation except to or FO. FO restricted to FLTC less than 2000m 3 and issued under ss (2), (2.11) or (4). TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, restricted to FLTC issued under s (2.11) associated with a TSL or RP. TSM, BCTS Kootenay Business Area, delegation expires June 30, (1) (g) RED 9 (2) (a) (i) RED No sub-delegation except to or FO. FO restricted to FLTC less than 2000m 3. 9 (2) (a) (ii) RED No sub-delegation except to or FO. FO restricted to FLTC less than 2000m 3. 9 (2) (b) RED No sub-delegation except to or FO. FO restricted to FLTC less than 2000m 3. 9 (3) RED PART 3 Disposition of Deposits Forfeiture of deposit for not entering into agreement Refund if obligations fulfilled or substantially fulfilled 13 (2) RED 14 1 (a) RED 14 1 (b) RED 14 (2) RED 14 (3) RED restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. Page 18 of 37

19 Forfeiture of deposit for noncompliance with licences 15 (1) RED 15 (2) RED 15 (3) RED restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. restricted to WL, TL, FLTC and CSL. Page 19 of 37

20 BC TIMBER SALES REGULATION PART 3 Disposition of deposits Forfeiture of bid deposit or standing bid deposit from not entering into agreement Forfeiture of deposit for noncompliance with agreement 19 (2) A, TOPFN 21 (5) A, TOPFN Page 20 of 37

21 CHRISTMAS TREE REGULATION Application for Christmas tree permit Forfeiture of deposit for noncompliance with agreement Higher social or economic use of land 1 No sub-delegation except to FO. 3 (1) No sub-delegation except to FO. 3 (3) No sub-delegation except to FO. 4 No sub-delegation except to FO. Page 21 of 37

22 COMMUNITY TENURES REGULATION PART 1 Community Forest Agreements Applications 3 (a) RED No sub-delegation except to. 3 (c) (iii) RED No sub-delegation except to. 3 (c) (vi) RED No sub-delegation except to. Evaluation of Applicants 4 (h) RED No sub-delegation except to. Direct award of community 6 (1) RED forest agreements 6 (1) (a) RED 6 (2) RED 6 (3) (b) RED 6 (3) (c) RED Change of boundary or area 7 RED No sub-delegation except to. Page 22 of 37

23 CUT CONTROL REGULATION Division 4 Volume of Timber Harvested Reduction in volume of timber harvested Division 5 Attributing Volume Crediting volume between licences Attribution if licences in same timber supply area Exception for woodlot licences and restricted forest licences Attribution if licences in same tree farm licence Attribution if licences in same woodlot licence area 17 (6) (c) RED 19 RED 20 (c) RED 21 (b) RED 22 (b) RED 23 (b) RED Page 23 of 37

24 CUTTING PERMIT POSTPONEMENT REGULATION Forest management reasons for postponing operation of cutting permit 2 (a) No sub-delegation except to FO. 2 (b) No sub-delegation except to FO. Page 24 of 37

25 FIRST NATION TENURES REGULATION Representative direct award of community forest agreement Representative first nations woodland licence Representative replaceable forest licence Change to area of first nations woodland licence 2 (1) RED 3 (1) RED 4 (1) RED 5 RED Page 25 of 37

26 FOREST ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE INTEREST REGULATION Definitions 1 ED, Receivables Management Office, Ministry of Finance Page 26 of 37

27 FREE USE PERMIT REGULATION Authority to enter into free use permit 2 No sub-delegation except to FO. Page 27 of 37

28 INNOVATIVE FORESTRY PRACTICES REGULATION Definition Standard Practice 1 RED Authorized innovative forestry practices and activities 2 (e) RED Page 28 of 37

29 LICENCE TO CUT REGULATION PART 1 Forestry Licence to Cut Small scale and intermediate salvage Harvesting in conjunction with a government funded contract PART 2 Fibre Supply Licence to Cut Application for fibre supply licences Criteria for evaluating applications for fibre supply licences to cut 2 (1) (b) RED 2 (2) RED 2 (4) RED 4 RED No sub-delegation except to FO for LTC less than 2000m 3. No sub-delegation except to FO for LTC less than 2000m 3. 5 (a) RED No sub-delegation except to. 6 RED No sub-delegation except to. Page 29 of 37

30 LOG SALVAGE REGULATION FOR THE VANCOUVER LOG SALVAGE DISTRICT Qualifications for licence 3 RED Qualifications for a log salvage 4 (1) RED permit 4 (2) RED 4 (3) RED Duties of licensee 9 (1) (b) RED 9 (4) RED Salvaging of logs, permit 12 (2) (d) RED required (ii) (B) Delivery of salvaged logs 13 (2) (c) RED Prohibited salvaging 14 (b) RED Equipment and assistance 15 (1) RED Log identification hammers 16 (1) RED 16 (2) RED 16 (4) (d) RED Removal from water 17 RED Daylight hours Daylight hours 18 (1) RED Seizure 19 (1) RED 19 (2) RED Page 30 of 37

31 PEFORMANCE BASED HARVESTING REGULATION Rejecting an application for an agreement or permit 3 (2) RED Page 31 of 37

32 SCALING REGULATION Scaling Procedures Late Scale Requirement 3 (1) RED Director, TPB 3 (2) RED, 3 (3) RED Director, TPB Bucking at the Scale Site 4 (2) RED Type of Scale 5( 1) (c) Director, TPB 5 (1.1) RED 5 (2) RED Type of Scale Special Forest 5.1 (a) Director, TPB Products Scaling Procedures 6 (a) (ii) RED 6 (f) RED Scale Return Submission 11 (3) RED Timing and Penalty The method must be approved by the Director, TPB The method must be approved by the Director, TPB. Page 32 of 37

33 TIMBER HARVESTING CONTRACT AND SUBCONTRACT REGULATION PART 1 Interpretation, Application and Notice Interpretation PART 4 Dispute Resolution Division 2 Dispute Registered mediators and resolution rules arbitrators 1 (b) Contractor clause RED 7 (3) RED Page 33 of 37

34 TIMBER MARKING AND TRANSPORTATION REGULATION Scale site designation and conditions of transport Timber marking requirements stored timber 2 (2) RED 2 (3) RED 3 (1) (b) (ii) RED NRO 4 (1) (a) (iii) RED Timber marking requirements land transportation Timber marking requirements 5 (3) RED water transportation Exception 6 RED Scaled timber brand 7 (a) (iii) RED requirements land transportation Exception 8 (1) RED Documentation requirements 10 (3) RED 10 (5) RED Page 34 of 37

35 TRANSFER REGULATION PART 2 Permitted Transfers Transfer of certain licences entered into with First Nations 5 (2) RED Delegated to RED only for the licences described in 5 (1) (c) and (d). Page 35 of 37

36 TREE FARM LICENCE MANAGEMENT PLAN REGULATION Public Review 6 (1) RED 6 (2) RED 6 (3) RED Page 36 of 37

37 WOODLOT LICENCE REGULATION Part 1 Applications for Woodlot Licences and Evaluation Applications for woodlot licences 2 (1) (a) 2 (1) (c) 4 (3) Evaluation of competing woodlot applications PART 2 Change in Boundary or Area Minor change of boundary or 6 (1) RED No sub-delegation area except to. Increase in competitively 7.1 RED awarded woodlot licence area PART 4 Surrender of woodlot licence Surrender of woodlot licence 10 (1) 10 (2) 10 (3) 10 (4) Security for surrender of 11 (1) woodlot licence 11 (2) Refund of Security 12 (1) Forfeiture of security for noncompliance 13 (1) with obligations 13 (2) Page 37 of 37