A-18.1 - Sustainable Forest Development Act

Section 56 Disposition versions

2013-04-09

56. For the purpose of preparing the operational plan, the Minister works with panel participants who so request and who demonstrate a specific interest in order to ensure that that interest is taken more fully into account. To that end, the Minister may take the proposals of such participants into consideration.

However, holders of a timber supply guarantee or of a permit to harvest timber to supply a wood processing plant need not make a request and their specific interest is presumed insofar as the plan concerns, as applicable, a development unit included in a region covered by their guarantee or a development unit covered by their permit. To optimize operational conditions with regard to forest development activities, holders of a timber supply guarantee may present proposals to the Minister concerning forest operations zones to be included in the plan.

Before a public consultation on the operational plan is held, the draft plan is sent to the local integrated land and resource management panel to ensure that its contents are compatible with the interests and concerns of all panel participants.

2010, c. 3, s. 56; 2013, c. 2, s. 7.

2010-04-01

56. For the purpose of preparing the operational plan, the Minister works with panel participants who so request and who demonstrate a specific interest in order to ensure that that interest is taken more fully into account. To that end, the Minister may take the proposals of such participants into consideration.

However, holders of a timber supply guarantee need not make a request and their specific interest is presumed in so far as the plan concerns a development unit located in a region to which their guarantee applies. To optimize operational conditions with regard to forest development activities, holders of a timber supply guarantee may present proposals to the Minister concerning forest operations zones to be included in the plan.

Before a public consultation on the operational plan is held, the draft plan is sent to the local integrated land and resource management panel to ensure that its contents are compatible with the interests and concerns of all panel participants.

2010, c. 3, s. 56.