Power of Minister
35(1)Notwithstanding section 30, where the Minister
(a)
after consultation with the licensee,
(b)
after taking into account the licensee’s and sub-licensees’ reasonable requirements for timber from Crown Lands, and
(c)
having regard to employment patterns within the Province,
is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, the Minister may do any or all of the following:
(d)
increase or decrease the area of Crown Lands described in a license,
(e)
alter the boundaries of Crown Lands described in a license,
(f)
reallocate Crown Lands among licensees,
(g)
allocate Crown Lands to persons for purposes other than for a license, or
(h)
designate the area of Crown Lands that has been removed from a license under paragraph (
d) as an area set aside for Crown timber permits.
35(2)Where the Minister acts under subsection (1) so that an area of Crown Lands is removed from a licence, any rights which a licensee or sub-licensee may have acquired under this Act to the unharvested timber on the Crown Lands are extinguished unless the Minister directs otherwise.
1983, c.24, s.17; 1984, c.21, s.3; 1992, c.9, s.2; 1994, c.12, s.7