1In this Act
“conservation officer” means a conservation officer referred to in subsection 5.1(1), (2) or (4); (agent de conservation)
“conveyance” , when used as a noun, means the transfer, other than by way of a grant, of Crown Lands from the Crown to a person, and “convey”, when used as a verb, means to transfer, other than by way of a grant, an interest in Crown Lands;(transfert)
“Crown” means the Crown in right of the Province;(Couronne)
“Crown Lands” means all or any part of the lands vested in the Crown that are under the administration and control of the Minister and includes any water upon or under the surface of such lands;(terres de la Couronne)
“Crown Lands Act” means the Crown Lands Act, chapter C-38 of the Revised Statutes, 1973;(Loi sur les terres de la Couronne)
“Crown timber license” and “license” means a Crown timber license issued under section 28, and includes a timber license continued as a Crown timber license under subsection 27(4);(permis de coupe sur les terres de la Couronne)(permis)
“Crown timber sub-license” and “sub-license” means a Crown timber sub-license issued under section 41;(sous-permis de coupe sur les terres de la Couronne)(sous-permis)
“Crown timber permit” or “permit” means a Crown timber permit issued under section 49;(autorisation de coupe sur les terres de la Couronne)(autorisation)
“Crown timber sale” or “sale” means a sale of timber or the right to cut timber under subsection 56(1);(vente de bois de la Couronne)(vente)
“Department” means the Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development;(ministère)
“firearm” means a firearm as defined in the Fish and Wildlife Act;(arme à feu)
“forest management agreement” means an agreement described in subsection 29(1);(entente d’aménagement forestier)
“forest road” means a road on Crown Lands to the fullest extent of the right-of-way of such road and includes the bridges thereon but does not include a highway as defined in the Highway Act, or a logging road;(chemin de forêt)
“forest service officer” means a person appointed pursuant to subsection 5(1);(agent du service forestier)
“freehold lands” and “private lands” means lands other than Crown Lands and other lands vested in the Crown;(tenures libres)(terres privées)
“grant” , when used as a noun, means the initial transfer of Crown Lands from the Crown to a person, and, when used as a verb, means to transfer an interest in Crown Lands;(concession)
“licence of occupation” means a licence of occupation issued under section 26 of the Act;(permis d’occupation)
“licensee” means the holder of a Crown timber license;(titulaire d’un permis)
“logging road” means a temporary road within a timber harvesting area on Crown Lands to the fullest extent of the right-of-way, built solely for the extraction of timber, and includes a landing and other works associated with the harvesting operation;(chemin forestier)
“Minister” means the Minister of Natural Resources and Energy Development and includes any person designated by the Minister to act on the Minister’s behalf;(Ministre)
“normal high water mark” means the visible high water mark of a lake or river where the presence and action of water are so usual and so long continued in ordinary years as to mark upon the bed of the lake or river a character distinct from that of the bank thereof with respect to vegetation and the nature of the soil itself;(limite normale des hautes eaux)
“permittee” means the holder of a Crown timber permit;(titulaire d’une autorisation)
“possession” includes the right of control or disposal of any article, irrespective of the actual possession or location of such article; (possession)
“private woodlot” means a private woodlot as defined in the Forest Products Act;(terrain boisé privé)
“Producer Association” means a Producer Association under the Forest Products Act;(association de producteurs)
“proportional supply” means equitable sharing among the sources of wood supply identified in paragraph 29(5)(b) based on historic market share of supply to a wood processing facility;(approvisionnement proportionnel)
“registered professional forester” means a Registered Professional Forester under The New Brunswick Foresters Act, 1958, chapter 66 of the Acts of New Brunswick, 1958;(forestier professionnel agréé)
“reserved road” means a parcel of land between or within granted lands reserved by the Crown as the right-of-way for access to and egress from other granted lands or Crown Lands, whether or not a road has been constructed thereon, and includes a portage road or a tote road;(chemin réservé)
“royalty” means the amount prescribed by regulation that is payable to the Crown
(redevance)
(a)
for timber harvested on Crown lands, or
(b)
for any other resource prescribed by regulation that is extracted, harvested or taken from Crown Lands;
“seizing officer” Repealed: 1986, c.27, s.1
“sub-licensee” means the holder of a Crown timber sub-license;(titulaire d’un sous-permis)
“surveyor” means a person who is registered under the New Brunswick Land Surveyors Act, 1986 to practise land surveying in the Province;(arpenteur)
“surveyor of record” means the surveyor who carries out the survey;(arpenteur officiel)
“timber” means all trees of any species or size whether standing, fallen, cut or extracted;(bois)
“timber license” means a timber license within the meaning of the Crown Lands Act;(permis de coupe)
“vehicle” means a means of conveyance of any kind used on land and includes any accessory attached to the vehicle; (véhicule)
1983, c.24, s.1; 1986, c.8, s.26; 1986, c.27, s.1; 1987, c.15, s.1; 1992, c.26, s.1; 1994, c.12, s.1; 1996, c.14, s.1; 2001, c.40, s.1; 2004, c.20, s.15; 2005, c.1, s.1; 2006, c.9, s.1; 2009, c.23, s.1; 2011, c.9, s.1; 2013, c.39, s.1; 2016, c.37, s.44; 2019, c.29, s.170; 2023, c.17, s.55