This Act provides for the establishment and operation of the Public Forest Council. The Act contains provision on its composition, on its operation, and spells out its duties (sect. 11). Duties of the Council include: to stimulate public discussion on forest wealth and conservation, to consult with community organizations, community development groups and private sector entrepreneurs, to solicit proposals on community-based forest wealth creation projects and to evaluate proposal on non-consumptive and non-traditional uses. Under section 12, the Lieutenant Governor in Council is empowered to pass all regulation necessary for the implementation of the Act, the section spells out what can be subject matter for regulation.
Canada · 1988-01-01