110. The Minister may suspend, under the same conditions and for the period determined by the Minister, the rights granted by the timber supply guarantee(1) in any of the cases described in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph of section 109; or
(2) if the guarantee holder fails to join the forest protection organizations certified by the Minister or fails to pay the assessment set by those organizations.
During such a suspension, the Minister may take all the necessary measures with respect to the volumes of timber made available.
In the case of a plant that has ceased operations for at least six months, the guarantee holder has a period of at least six months, specified in the Minister’s decision, to submit a business plan for resuming operations. Despite the first paragraph, the prior notice need not mention the requirement to submit such a plan.
2010, c. 3, s. 110; 2013, c. 2, s. 35; 2023, c. 242023, c. 24, s. 13711.