F-4.1 - Forest Act

Section 172 Disposition versions

2008-04-01

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of the first and second paragraphs of section 43.1.1, the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent to wood processing plants not referred to in the holder’s agreement and the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent from other wood processing plants to a wood processing plant referred to in a holder’s agreement; these volumes of timber may be expressed as a percentage of the annual volumes set in the holder’s agreement or be based on any other rule for calculating them determined by regulation of the Government;

(7)  determine the elements, in addition to those prescribed by this Act, that must be contained in a general forest management plan, an annual management plan, and the annual report of activities that the holder concerned must prepare and submit to the Minister;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of any fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of file processing fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.3.1)  limit the total amount of all or part of the fees a person must pay during a given year for the examination, during that year, of the files opened under subparagraph 18.3;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  determine, among the provisions of a regulation for which no penal sanction is otherwise provided, those the contravention of which constitutes an offence and determine, among the fines provided for in section 186.9, the fine to which the offender is liable;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2006, c. 45, s. 20; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2007, c. 39, s. 28; 2001, c. 6, s. 119.

2007-12-21

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of the first and second paragraphs of section 43.1.1, the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent to wood processing plants not referred to in the holder’s agreement and the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent from other wood processing plants to a wood processing plant referred to in a holder’s agreement; these volumes of timber may be expressed as a percentage of the annual volumes set in the holder’s agreement or be based on any other rule for calculating them determined by regulation of the Government;

(7)  determine the elements, in addition to those prescribed by this Act, that must be contained in a general forest management plan, an annual management plan, and the annual report of activities that the holder concerned must prepare and submit to the Minister;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of any fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.3.1)  limit the total amount of all or part of the fees a person must pay during a given year for the examination, during that year, of the files opened under subparagraph 18.3;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  determine, among the provisions of a regulation for which no penal sanction is otherwise provided, those the contravention of which constitutes an offence and determine, among the fines provided for in section 186.9, the fine to which the offender is liable;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2006, c. 45, s. 20; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2007, c. 39, s. 28.

2007-03-31

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of the first and second paragraphs of section 43.1.1, the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent to wood processing plants not referred to in the holder’s agreement and the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent from other wood processing plants to a wood processing plant referred to in a holder’s agreement; these volumes of timber may be expressed as a percentage of the annual volumes set in the holder’s agreement or be based on any other rule for calculating them determined by regulation of the Government;

(7)  determine the elements, in addition to those prescribed by this Act, that must be contained in a general forest management plan, an annual management plan, and the annual report of activities that the holder concerned must prepare and submit to the Minister;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.3.1)  limit the total amount of all or part of the fees a person must pay during a given year for the examination, during that year, of the files opened under subparagraph 18.3;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  determine, among the provisions of a regulation for which no penal sanction is otherwise provided, those the contravention of which constitutes an offence and determine, among the fines provided for in section 186.9, the fine to which the offender is liable;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2006, c. 45, s. 20; 2001, c. 6, s. 119.

2006-12-13

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(6.1)  determine, for the purposes of the first and second paragraphs of section 43.1.1, the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent to wood processing plants not referred to in the holder’s agreement and the volume of timber that, during a given year, may be sent from other wood processing plants to a wood processing plant referred to in a holder’s agreement; these volumes of timber may be expressed as a percentage of the annual volumes set in the holder’s agreement or be based on any other rule for calculating them determined by regulation of the Government;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.3.1)  limit the total amount of all or part of the fees a person must pay during a given year for the examination, during that year, of the files opened under subparagraph 18.3;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  determine, among the provisions of a regulation for which no penal sanction is otherwise provided, those the contravention of which constitutes an offence and determine, among the fines provided for in section 186.9, the fine to which the offender is liable;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2006, c. 45, s. 20.

2005-11-24

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  determine, among the provisions of a regulation for which no penal sanction is otherwise provided, those the contravention of which constitutes an offence and determine, among the fines provided for in section 186.9, the fine to which the offender is liable;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11; 2001, c. 6, s. 119.

2004-04-22

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.2.1)  set the rate referred to in the third paragraph of sections 92.0.2 and 92.0.11 and determine the date and other terms of payment of the contribution referred to in those sections;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention;

(20)  determine, from among the documents to be submitted to the Minister under this Act, those that must be submitted using the medium or technology the Government specifies in the regulation and specify, from among the categories of persons or organizations that must submit the documents, those that must submit them using that medium or technology.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45; 2004, c. 6, s. 11.

2003-12-18

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(4.1)  provide for the payment of a specific amount, which may be added to the dues payable by a management permit holder, for the loss of scaling, inventory or transportation forms that were in the possession of the holder, and vary the amount to be paid depending on the type or number of forms lost;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(9.1)  determine the volume by which the volume of timber referred to in subparagraph 2 of the second paragraph of section 86.1 is to be reduced by the Minister, for the purpose of calculating the penalty provided for in the fourth paragraph of that section;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R‐18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119; 2003, c. 16, s. 45.

2001-06-27

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber or, where applicable, for each area of land, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in section 73.1, including the information, reports or other documents to be prepared or submitted;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, specifying, in particular, scaling methods, the place where scaling must take place, the standards applicable depending on whether scaling takes place before or after the timber is transported, and the standards applicable to transportation, the forwarding of scaling or inventory data, the verification of data and the scaling corrections to be made, including the assistance that the permit holder must provide to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

The Minister shall define, in an instruction manual, for each of the scaling methods determined by the Government under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph, the various scaling and sampling techniques, the content and form of the various applications and other types of forms relating to scaling, inventories and transportation, and any other instruction relating to the application of any such scaling method. The instruction manual is not subject to the provisions of the Regulations Act (chapter R-18.1). However, it must be supplied by the Minister to every management permit holder once the scaling method selected has been approved.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140; 2001, c. 6, s. 119.

1999-10-22

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other forest management activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 73.1;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other forest management activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the domain of the State, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16; 1999, c. 40, s. 140.

1997-06-12

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other forest management activities as well as contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 73.1;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other forest management activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the public domain, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix, for every species and group of species and for every quality of timber, the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18; 1997, c. 33, s. 16.

1996-06-20

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other forest management activities as well as assessments or other contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 73.1;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other forest management activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the public domain, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(18.2)  fix the rate referred to in section 73.4, the date or dates on which the volume allotted to an agreement holder under an agreement must be determined for the purposes of the contribution, and determine the intervals, dates and methods of payment of the contribution;

(18.3)  prescribe the payment to the Minister, or to the person or organization designated for the purposes of section 120, for his or its own account, of fees for the issue or renewal of a forest producer’s certificate, for changes made to a forest producer’s certificate or for the issue of duplicates or copies;

(18.4)  fix the rate per cubic metre of timber applicable to the contribution payable to a regional agency for private forest development by holders of a wood processing plant operating permit, and determine the schedule according to which permit holders are required to file their statements with the agencies; such a regulation may vary depending on the regional agencies;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16; 1996, c. 14, s. 18.

1995-06-22

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish rules for calculating the value of silvicultural treatments and other forest management activities as well as assessments or other contributions to the financing of the treatments or activities admitted as payment of prescribed dues and establish the conditions governing the granting of credits applicable to the payment of dues referred to in the fourth paragraph of section 73.1;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report on silvicultural treatments or other forest management activities submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the public domain, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30; 1995, c. 37, s. 16.

1994-09-07

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish the rules of calculation of the value of silvicultural treatments accepted as payment of the prescribed dues;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the silvicultural treatment progress report submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the public domain, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal, the classes of annual timber consumption authorized and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30.

1994-05-04

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish the rules of calculation of the value of silvicultural treatments accepted as payment of the prescribed dues;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the silvicultural treatment progress report submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  establish the scaling standards for timber harvested in forests in the public domain, which include, in addition to the techniques for scaling and sampling cut timber, the place where scaling must take place, the time limits for scaling the timber and reporting to the Minister, the time limits for verifying scaling, the content of the applications and other forms established by the Minister and the procedure for completing the forms and sending them to the Minister;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21; 1993, c. 55, s. 30.

1990-06-22

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish the rules of calculation of the value of silvicultural treatments accepted as payment of the prescribed dues;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the silvicultural treatment progress report submitted to the Minister under section 73.2;

(4)  prescribe the methods for scaling timber harvested on lands in the public domain;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plans contemplated in section 147.4;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61; 1990, c. 17, s. 21.

1988-12-23

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish the rules of calculation of the value of silvicultural treatments accepted as payment of the prescribed dues;

(3.1)  prescribe the form and content of the silvicultural treatment progress report submitted to the Minister under section 89.1;

(4)  prescribe the methods for scaling timber harvested on lands in the public domain;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(5.1)  prescribe the form and content of the progress report to be submitted to the Minister by the holder of a sugar bush management permit for acericultural purposes, and the time at which the report must be submitted;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form and content of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of computation for the purposes of section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plan contemplated in section 146;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form and content of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal and the form and content of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168, and the time at which the register must be transmitted;

(18)  define the works referred to in section 218 and determine the method of calculation of the residual value of the works;

(18.1)  fix another unit rate or determine a rule of calculation for the purposes of section 213.1 of the Mining Act (chapter M-13.1);

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172; 1988, c. 73, s. 61.

1987-04-01

172. The Government may, by regulation,

(1)  determine, for each species, group of species and quality of timber, the unit rate or the rules of calculation of the unit rate at which the Minister is to determine, for any class of forest management permit, the dues payable by the permit holder;

(2)  establish forest tariffing zones for the establishment of the unit rates at which the amounts of dues are to be determined by the Minister;

(3)  establish the rules of calculation of the value of silvicultural treatments accepted as payment of the prescribed dues;

(4)  prescribe the methods for scaling timber harvested on lands in the public domain;

(5)  prescribe the information which an applicant for a sugar bush management permit must provide to the Minister and the rules the permit holder must observe when tapping maples and carrying on other forest management activities in the sugar bush;

(6)  prescribe rules governing the movement of persons in the forest and on forest roads and prescribe rules as to the weight and size of the vehicles, the trimming of their loads, and road signs;

(7)  prescribe the form of a general forest management plan, of a five-year forest management plan, of an annual forest management plan, of updatings of a general forest management plan and the form and content of the progress reports an agreement holder is required to submit to the Minister and the times at which the plans and reports are to be submitted;

(8)  establish the rules of calculation of the stumpage value to which the unit rate of the dues prescribed by the Minister for the carrying out of a timber supply and forest management agreement corresponds;

(9)  prescribe a schedule for the payment of the dues payable under this Act;

(10)  determine the amount of dues payable under section 106;

(11)  prescribe the rate of reimbursement of the expenses related to fire extinction contemplated in section 128 and to the plan contemplated in section 146;

(12)  prescribe the conditions to be fulfilled by an applicant for a permit under section 135, and those to be observed by the operator of a site for the elimination of industrial or domestic waste under section 139;

(13)  prescribe safety standards for forest fire prevention and extinction to be observed by the persons contemplated in sections 141 and 142;

(14)  prescribe the form and content of the fire protection program to be obtained from a protection organization by a person contemplated in section 143;

(15)  prescribe the form of the plant inventory which a producer must submit to the Minister under section 155, and the time for submitting it;

(16)  establish classes of wood processing plants;

(17)  prescribe the conditions to be met by an applicant for the issue or renewal of a wood processing plant operating permit, the dues payable by him for the issue or renewal and the form of the register he must keep pursuant to section 168;

(18)  prescribe the method of calculating the residual value of work contemplated in section 218;

(19)  prescribe which of the regulations under this section carry a penalty pursuant to section 181 in the event of contravention.

1986, c. 108, s. 172.