Appointment and powers of forest service officer
5(1)The Minister may appoint the following persons to be forest service officers for the purposes of this Act and the regulations:
(a)
persons employed within the Department; and
(b)
other persons considered by the Minister to be suitable.
5(2)A forest service officer and any person assisting him in the performance of his duties may enter upon private lands whenever necessary for the proper performance of his duties under this Act.
5(2.1)Section 13 of the
Fish and Wildlife Act applies with the necessary modifications to a forest service officer for the purposes of this Act and the regulations.
5(3)A document in writing signed by the Minister stating that the person named in the document has been appointed as a forest service officer shall, without proof of the authority, appointment or signature of the Minister, be accepted by all courts as conclusive proof that the person has been appointed to the office that he is stated to hold and the person in possession of such document shall, upon proof that his name is the same as the person named therein, be deemed to be the person named therein.
1983, c.24, s.3; 1986, c.27, s.3; 2013, c.39, s.2