Christmas Tree Regulation (B.C. Reg. 166/2000).

This Regulation is divided into 7 parts as follows: 1 Application for Christmas Tree Permit; 2 Eligibility; 3 Issuance of Christmas Tree Permit; 4 Higher Social or Economic Use of Land; 5 Fee; 6 Deposit and 7 Rates. A Christmas Tree Permit may be entered into or replaced for a term of up to 10 years. The regional or district manager may cancel a Christmas tree permit or delete a portion of the land from the permit, if a greater contribution to the social and economic welfare of the Province would result from the land being used for another purpose. Sections 50 (1) (b) and (2), 151 (1.1) and (2) (e) and (g) of the Forest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 157, are the relevant authorities to the enactment of this Regulation. Section 50 (1) of the Forest Act deals with the entering into an agreement in the form of a Christmas Tree Permit that (a) authorizes the permittee to harvest or grow and harvest Christmas trees on Crown land, (b) requires the payment of the deposits and fees prescribed by the minister, and (c) includes other relevant terms and conditions. Section 151 (1) enables the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations referred to in section 41 of the Interpretation Act.