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Forest Act

Annual Rent Regulation

B.C. Reg. 122/2003

NOTE: Links below go to regulation content as it was prior to the changes made on the effective date. (PIT covers changes made from September 19, 2009 to "current to" date of the regulation.)
SECTIONEFFECTIVE DATE
Section 1 June 9, 2011
October 24, 2014
July 11, 2022
April 1, 2024
Section 1.1 October 24, 2014
July 11, 2022
April 1, 2024
Section 2 October 24, 2014

 Section 1 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 104/2011, effective June 9, 2011.

 Annual rent

1  For the purposes of sections 111 and 112 of the Forest Act, a holder of an agreement or licence described in Column 1 in the following table must pay to the government annual rent at the rate that is determined as the sum of the rates that are set out in Column 2 and Column 3 immediately opposite that agreement or licence:

Table

Column 1Column 2Column 3
Community forest agreement$0.25m3, expressed as a yearly amount, for the volume designated under section 8 (7) of the community forest agreement area$0.12/m3, expressed as a yearly amount, for the volume designated under section 8 (7) of the Forest Act of timber harvested from the Crown land portion of the community forest agreement area
Forest licence$0.25/m3 of allowable annual cut$0.12/m3 of allowable annual cut
Timber licence$1.25/ha$0.60/ha
Timber sale licence that specifies an allowable annual cut greater than 10 000 m3$0.10/m3 of allowable annual cut$0.12/m3 of allowable annual cut
Tree farm licence$0.45/m3 of allowable annual cut$0.12/m3 of allowable annual cut
Woodlot licence$0.50/m3 of allowable annual cut$0.10/m3 of allowable annual cut

 Section 1 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 190/2014, effective October 24, 2014.

Annual rent

1   For the purposes of sections 111 and 112 of the Forest Act, the holder of an agreement or a licence described in Column 1 of the following Table must pay to the government annual rent at the rate that is set out in Column 2 immediately opposite that agreement or licence:

Table

ItemColumn 1
Description
Column 2
Rate
1Community forest agreement$0.37/m3 of allowable annual cut
2First nations woodland licence$0.12/m3 of allowable annual cut
3Forest licence$0.37/m3 of allowable annual cut
4Timber licence $1.85/ha
5Tree farm licence$0.57/m3 of allowable annual cut
6Woodlot licence$0.60/m3 of allowable annual cut

[en. B.C. Reg. 104/2011, Sch. 2.]

 Section 1, definition of "reduced volume condition" was added by BC Reg 163/2022, effective July 11, 2022.

 Section 1, definition of "supplemental forest licence" BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 62/2024, effective April 1, 2024.

"supplemental forest licence" has the same meaning as in section 14.2 (1) of the Act.

 Section 1.1 was enacted by BC Reg 190/2014, effective October 24, 2014.

 Section 1.1 BEFORE renumbered to 1.1 (1) and (2) added by BC Reg 163/2022, effective July 11, 2022.

Annual rent

1.1   For the purposes of sections 111 and 112 of the Act, the holder of a licence, agreement or permit described in Column 1 of the following table must pay to the government annual rent at the rate set out in Column 2 immediately opposite that licence, agreement or permit:

Item Column 1
Description of Licence,
Agreement or Permit
Column 2
Rate of Annual Rent
1Community forest agreement$0.37/m3 of allowable annual cut determined for the community forest agreement area
2First nations woodland licence$0.12/m3 of allowable annual cut determined for the first nations woodland licence area
3Forest licence, other than a supplemental forest licence$0.37/m3 of allowable annual cut specified in the forest licence
4Cutting permit issued under a supplemental forest licence$0.37/m3 of volume of timber authorized to be harvested under the cutting permit
5Timber licence$1.85/ha
6Tree farm licence$0.57/m3 of allowable annual cut determined for the tree farm licence area
7Woodlot licence$0.60/m3 of allowable annual cut determined for the woodlot licence area

 Section 1.1 (1) table, item 4 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 62/2024, effective April 1, 2024.

4Cutting permit issued for a supplemental forest licence$0.37/m3 of volume of timber authorized to be harvested under the cutting permit

 Section 2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 190/2014, effective October 24, 2014.

Woodlot Product Development Council payment

2   With respect to a woodlot licence, $0.25/m3 of the rate set out in Column 2 of the table in section 1 is allocated under section 112.1 of the Forest Act to represent money payable to the Woodlot Product Development Council.