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"Point in Time" Regulation Content

Forest Act

Allowable Annual Cut Partition Regulation

B.C. Reg. 32/2011

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 December 12, 2017
Section 2 December 12, 2017
Section 4 December 12, 2017
Section 5 December 12, 2017
Section 6 December 12, 2017
Section 6.1 to 6.4 December 12, 2017
Section 6.2 April 1, 2024
Section 6.3 April 1, 2024
Section 9 December 12, 2017

 Section 1 definitions of "AAC", "AAC available", "AAC partition", "base-level AAC" and "pre-order period" were added by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

 Section 2 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

Base-level allowable annual cut

2   The base-level allowable annual cut that is prescribed for the purposes of Division 3.01 of Part 4 of the Act is 10 001 m3 a year.

 Section 4 BEFORE repealed by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

Downward adjustments for timber volumes reported by scale

4   For the purposes of the definition of "harvested volume" in section 75.01 (1) of the Act, the timber volumes described in the definition of "timber volumes" in section 75.01 (2) (a) of the Act are adjusted downward by 100% for the following grades of timber:

(a) grade code Z listed in the Schedule of Coast Timber Grades to the Scaling Regulation;

(b) the grade codes listed in the Schedule of Interior Timber Grades to the Scaling Regulation, other than grade codes 1, 2 and 4.

 Section 5 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

Harvested volume limit for licences in TSA

5   For the purposes of section 75.02 (2) and (4) of the Act, the harvested volume limit for a forest licence in the timber supply area is determined by the following formula:

HVL = (AAC of forest licence) x (AAC partition) x (# of years of MO)

(AAC of TSA)

where

HVL = the harvested volume limit for the forest licence;
AAC of forest licence = the allowable annual cut authorized in the forest licence;
AAC of TSA = the allowable annual cut determined under section 8 (1) of the Act for the timber supply area;
AAC partition = the allowable annual cut partition;
# of years of MO = the term of the minister's order, expressed as a number of years in that order.

 Section 6 BEFORE re-enacted by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

Harvested volume limit for licences in TFL area

6   For the purposes of section 75.02 (3) and (4) of the Act, the harvested volume limit for a tree farm licence or a forest licence in the tree farm licence area is determined by the following formula:

HVL = (AAC of TFL or
AAC of forest licence)
 x (AAC partition) x (# of years of MO)

(AAC of TFL area)

where

HVL = the harvested volume limit for the tree farm licence or for the forest licence, as applicable;
AAC of TFL = the allowable annual cut available to the holder of the tree farm licence;
AAC of forest licence = the allowable annual cut authorized in the forest licence;
AAC of TFL area = the allowable annual cut determined under section 8 (1) of the Act for the tree farm licence area;
AAC partition = the allowable annual cut partition;
# of years of MO = the term of the minister's order, expressed as a number of years in that order.

 Sections 6.1 to 6.4 were enacted by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.

 Section 6.2 (1) (a) and (b) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 62/2024, effective April 1, 2024.

(a) the volume of partitioned timber cut or removed under that licence and under road permits associated with that licence, including

(i) any volume of partitioned timber that, under section 72 (9) or 73 (8) of the Act, is deemed to be cut or removed under the licence or under a road permit associated with the licence, and

(ii) any volume of partitioned timber that, under Division 3.1 [Cut Control] of Part 4 [General Tenure Revisions] of the Act, is attributed to another licence or to a road permit associated with another licence;

(b) the volume of partitioned timber, other than volume already counted under paragraph (a) of this subsection, estimated to be wasted or damaged under that licence and under road permits associated with that licence, including

(i) any volume of partitioned timber that, under section 72 (9) [removal of dead or damaged timber] or 73 (8) [removal of dead or damaged timber from a timber supply area] of the Act, is deemed to be wasted or damaged under the licence or under a road permit associated with the licence, and

(ii) any volume of partitioned timber that, under Division 3.1 of Part 4 of the Act, is attributed to another licence or to a road permit associated with another licence;

 Section 6.2 (a.1) was added by BC Reg 62/2024, effective April 1, 2024.

 Section 6.3 (a.1) and (a.2) were added by BC Reg 62/2024, effective April 1, 2024.

 Section 9 was enacted by BC Reg 237/2017, effective December 12, 2017.