Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by omitting from subsection (1)(b) "Board" and substituting "Authority" ;

(b) by omitting from subsection (2) "shall contain" and substituting "is to" ;

(c) by omitting from subsection (2)(a) "specifications" and substituting "contain specifications" ;

(d) by omitting from subsection (2)(b) "in the case" and substituting "contain, in the case" ;

(e) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph (b) in subsection (2) :

(baa) identify, if applicable, the discrete operational phases of the plan for the purposes of section 25A ;

(f) by omitting from subsection (2)(ba) "in the case" and substituting "contain, in the case" ;

(g) by omitting paragraph (c) from subsection (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

(c) provide an estimate of –

(i) the period during which the forest practices of the plan overall are to be carried out; and

(ii) if applicable, the period during which each discrete operational phase of the plan identified under paragraph (baa) is to be carried out; and

(h) by omitting from subsection (2)(d) "the name" and substituting "specify the name" ;

(i) by omitting from subsection (4)(b) "he has given his approval for the plan to be submitted to the Board" and substituting "he or she has given approval for the plan to be submitted to the Authority" ;

(j) by omitting from subsection (5) "Board" twice occurring and substituting "Authority" .