A-18.1 - Sustainable Forest Development Act

Section 58 Disposition versions

2015-04-21

58. Throughout the process leading to the drafting of the plans, the Minister sees that forest planning is founded on ecosystem-based development and on integrated and regionalized land and resource management. During this process, the Minister

(1)  establishes a timetable for the formulation of the plans;

(2)  ensures that the policy directions and objectives set out in the regional plan for integrated land and resource development drawn up by a regional commission under the Act respecting the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire (chapter M-22.1) are taken into account in preparing the tactical and operational plans, to the extent provided for in the plan implementation agreement entered into with the responsible body, referred to in section 21.5 of that Act, to which the regional commission concerned reports;

(3)  directs the proceedings of the local integrated land and resource management panel, if the Minister is responsible for the composition and operation of the panel and has not entrusted that responsibility, or participates in the proceedings in any other case, and takes account, in preparing the plans, of the local objectives and the harmonization measures agreed upon by those panels;

(4)  rules when there is a disagreement on a local integrated land and resource management panel, if the applicable dispute resolution mechanisms fail;

(5)  establishes a timetable for the public consultation referred to in section 57 and takes account, in preparing the plans, of the comments sent in by persons and bodies in the course of the consultation;

(6)  consults the Native communities affected by forest planning so as to be aware of their concerns relating to the possible effects of the planned activities on their domestic, ritual or social activities, and accommodates those concerns, if necessary;

(7)  adjusts the plans, if necessary, before setting the date on which they are to come into force;

(8)  establishes the silvicultural prescriptions applicable to the forest operations zones contained in the operational plan, on the basis, among other things, of the harmonization measures adopted by the Minister; and

(9)  makes the plans public on their coming into force.

2010, c. 3, s. 58; 2015, c. 8, s. 212.

2010-04-01

58. Throughout the process leading to the drafting of the plans, the Minister sees that forest planning is founded on ecosystem-based development and on integrated and regionalized land and resource management. During this process, the Minister

(1)  establishes a timetable for the formulation of the plans;

(2)  ensures that the policy directions and objectives set out in the regional plan for integrated land and resource development drawn up by a regional commission under the Act respecting the Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire (chapter M-22.1) are taken into account in preparing the tactical and operational plans, to the extent provided for in the plan implementation agreement entered into with the regional conference of elected officers to which the regional commission concerned reports;

(3)  participates in the proceedings of local integrated land and resource management panels and takes account, in preparing the plans, of the local objectives and the harmonization measures agreed upon by those panels;

(4)  rules when there is a disagreement on a local integrated land and resource management panel, if the applicable dispute resolution mechanisms fail;

(5)  establishes a timetable for the public consultation referred to in section 57 and takes account, in preparing the plans, of the comments sent in by persons and bodies in the course of the consultation;

(6)  consults the Native communities affected by forest planning so as to be aware of their concerns relating to the possible effects of the planned activities on their domestic, ritual or social activities, and accommodates those concerns, if necessary;

(7)  adjusts the plans, if necessary, before setting the date on which they are to come into force;

(8)  establishes the silvicultural prescriptions applicable to the forest operations zones contained in the operational plan, on the basis, among other things, of the harmonization measures adopted by the Minister; and

(9)  makes the plans public on their coming into force.

2010, c. 3, s. 58.