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Ministry of Forests
Office of the Minister MEMORANDUM
File: 140-03/Grants of Statutory Authority 2022
Re: Delegation of Minister’s Authority under the Forest Act
I delegate the Minister’s powers and duties under the Forest Act, as set out in the
attachments to this memorandum.
This memorandum revokes and replaces the previous Delegation of the Minister’s
Authority under the Forest Act signed by the Deputy Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural
Resource Operations and Rural Development and dated September 16, 2021.
April 1, 2022
____________________________________ _____________________
Minister of Forests
Rick Manwaring
____________________________________
Printed Name and Title
(if authorized signatory)
Attachments:
1. Delegation of Minister of Forests Powers and Duties under the Forest Act and
Regulations, April 2022
DELEGATION OF MINISTER OF FORESTS POWERS AND DUTIES UNDER THE FOREST ACT
AND REGULATIONS
APRIL 2022
Instructions:
Powers or duties cannot be referred to a higher authority decision maker unless that higher authority
decision maker is specified in the delegation column. If no other higher authority decision maker is listed
then the power or duty must go to the Minister.
If a section of the Forest Act or Regulation is not noted in table then the power or duty defaults to the
Minister for decision.
AAC = Annual Allowable Cut NRO = Persons employed by the Compliance and
ADM = Assistant Deputy Minister Enforcement Branch, designated as “natural
Area = Coast Area, North Area, and South Area resource officers” under section 2 of the Natural
BCTS = BC Timber Sales Resource Compliance Act
BDU = Bone Dry Units OLTC = Occupant Licence to Cut
CBAB = Compensation & Business Analysis Branch PA = Pulpwood Agreement
CF = Chief Forester RAA = Regional Audit Accountant
CFA = Community Forest Agreement RED = Regional Executive Director
CSL = Community Salvage Licence IRO = Integrated Resource Operations
CTP = Christmas Tree Permit RP = Road Permit
DCF = Deputy Chief Forester RRA = Regional Revenue Accountant
DM = District Manager TEPB = Trade and Export Policy Branch
EB = Engineering Branch TL = Timber Licence
ED = Executive Director TPA = Timber Pricing Accountant, TPB
FAIB = Forest Analysis and Inventory Branch TPB = Timber Pricing Branch
FL = Forest Licence TFL = Tree Farm Licence
FO = Forest Officer TSA = Timber Supply Area
FPIR = Forest Policy and Indigenous Relations TSL = Timber Sale Licence
FNWL = First Nation Woodland Licence TSM = Timber Sales Manager
FLTC = Forestry Licence to Cut WL = Woodlot Licence
FSLTC = Fibre Supply Licence to Cut
FUP = Free Use Permit
FTB = Forest Tenures Branch
LTC = Licence to Cut
A reference to a delegate in the table below includes a person acting for the delegate.
An expectation of the Minister of Forests is the Minister’s expectation of a government employee in the exercise of
their delegated authority and is not a legally binding direction.
FOREST ACT
Topic Expectations of
Section Delegation Directions the Minister of
Forests
Part 1 – Definitions and Interpretation
Definition 1 DM No sub-delegation.
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FOREST ACT
Topic Expectations of
Section Delegation Directions the Minister of
Forests
“forest officer” RED
TSM for BCTS.
Part 2 — Classification and Management of Forests and Forest Land and Regulation of Cutting Rates
Provincial 5 (7) Area ADM No sub-delegation.
Forests
DM, only for
provincial forest
deletions associated
with Crown land
dispositions under
the Land Act.
RED, only for
provincial forest
deletions associated
with Crown land
dispositions under
the Land Act.
Timber Supply 7 (b) Area ADM, only for No sub-delegation.
Areas areas less than 100
hectares.
Allowable 8 (6) DM No sub-delegation.
annual cut 8 (7) (a) RED No sub-delegation
except to the CF; DCF;
Director, FAIB; or DM.
8 (7) (b) RED No sub-delegation
except to the CF; DCF;
or Director, FAIB.
Part 3 – Disposition of Timber by the Government
Division 2 – Applications 13 (6) RED No sub-delegation.
Forest Licences Direct award of 13.1 (5) RED No sub-delegation.
forest licence to 13.1 (7) RED No sub-delegation.
produce (b)
bioenergy
Content of forest 14 (1) (h) RED No sub-delegation.
licence
Mountain Pine 14.1 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
Salvage Area (e)
14.1 (3) RED No sub-delegation.
Supplemental 14.2 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
forest licence
Replacement 15 (6) (a) RED No sub-delegation.
Surrender of 16 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
tree farm licence
Transfer to 18 RED No sub-delegation.
other timber
supply areas
Consolidation 19 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
and subdivision 19 (3) RED No sub-delegation.
of forest licences
19 (4) RED No sub-delegation.
Division 3 – BCTS disposition 22.2 ED, BCTS No sub-delegation.
Timber Sale agreements TSM
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FOREST ACT
Topic Expectations of
Section Delegation Directions the Minister of
Forests
Licences
Division 3.1 – Addition of 24.4 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
Conversion of timber sale 24.4 (3) RED No sub-delegation.
Timber Sale licence
Licences allowable
annual cut to
forest licence on
application
Addition of 24.5 (1) RED No sub-delegation
timber sale except to DM.
licence to
woodlot licence
Surrender of 24.6 (2) RED No sub-delegation.
timber sale 24.6 (3) RED No sub-delegation.
licence for forest
licence
Surrender of 24.7 (2) DM No sub-delegation.
timber sale 24.7 (2) DM No sub-delegation.
licence for (f)
woodlot licence
24.7 (3) DM No sub-delegation.
24.7 (3) DM No sub-delegation.
(c)
Surrender of 24.8 (2) DM No sub-delegation.
timber sale 24.8 (3) DM No sub-delegation.
licence for
forestry licence
to cut
Division 4 – Permanent 25 (1) RED, only for No sub-delegation.
Forest Licence transfer to transfers between
Area adjacent timber TSAs that are in the
Restrictions supply area same region.
Minister may 26 (2) RED, only for No sub-delegation.
impose area transfers between
restrictions TSAs that are in the
same region.
26 (3) RED No sub-delegation.
26 (5) RED No sub-delegation.
Division 5 – Rights not in 28 (2) RED No sub-delegation
Timber tree farm licence except to DM.
Licences 28 (4) RED No sub-delegation
except to DM.
One timber 29 RED No sub-delegation
licence except to DM.
Consolidation of 29.1 (1) RED No sub-delegation
timber licences except to DM.
Content of 30 (g) RED No sub-delegation
timber licence except to DM.
Extension of 31 RED No sub-delegation
term of timber except to DM.
licence
Non-Timber Use 32 (1) RED No sub-delegation
except to DM.
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