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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Forestry Act 1967

1967 CHAPTER 10

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Forestry and Afforestation in Great Britain

    1. 1. The Forestry Commission

    2. 2. Constitution, administration, etc., of Commission

    3. 3. Management of forestry land

    4. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 5. Forestry dedication covenants and agreements

    6. 6. Requirements for haulage facilities

    7. 7. Prevention of damage by rabbits, hares and vermin

    8. 8. Miscellaneous powers of Commissioners

    9. 8A. General duty of Ministers

  2. Part II

    Commissioners’ Power to Control Felling of Trees

    1. Restriction of felling

      1. 9. Requirement of licence for felling

      2. 10. Application for felling licence and decision of Commissioners thereon

      3. 11. Terms of compensation on refusal of licence

      4. 12. Conditional licences

      5. 13. Deferred decision on application

      6. 14. Tree-felling in accordance with approved working plan etc

      7. 15. Trees subject to preservation order under Planning Acts

      8. 16. Review of refusal or conditions of licence

      9. 17. Penalty for felling without licence

      10. 17A. Felling directions

      11. 17B. Power of Commissioners to require restocking after unauthorised felling

      12. 17C. Appeal against restocking notice

    2. Power of Commissioners to direct felling

      1. 18. Enforcement of restocking notice

      2. 19. Restrictions on Commissioners’ power under s. 18

      3. 20. Review of felling directions

      4. 21. Courses open to person adversely affected by felling directions

      5. 22. Consequences of acceptance by Minister of notice under s. 21

      6. 23. Proceedings in respect of felling directions

    3. Enforcement of licence conditions and felling directions

      1. 24. Notice to require compliance with conditions or directions

      2. 25. Appeal against notice under s. 24

      3. 26. Expenses etc. in connection with notices under s. 24

    4. Supplementary

      1. 27.Committees of reference for purposes of ss. 16, 20, 21 and 25

      2. 28. Identification of trees

      3. 29. Provisions relating to mortgages, heritable securities and settled land

      4. 30. Service of documents

      5. 31. Determination of matters arising under ss. 11, 14, 21 and 22

      6. 32. Regulations

      7. 33. Application of Part II to Crown land

      8. 34. Meaning of “owner” in Part II

      9. 35. Interpretation of other expressions in Part II

      10. 36. Application of Part II to London

  3. Part III

    Administration and Finance

    1. Advisory bodies

      1. 37. Committees to advise Commissioners

      2. 38. Composition etc. of advisory committees

    2. Acquisition and disposal of land

      1. 39. Power of Minister to acquire and dispose of land

      2. 40. Compulsory purchase of land

    3. Finance, accounts and annual report

      1. 41. Forestry Fund

      2. 42.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 43. Satisfaction of certain contingent liability to Crown Estate

      4. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 45.

  4. Part IV

    General

    1. 46. Commisioners’ power to make byelaws

    2. 47. Provisions supplementary to s. 46 for New Forest and Forest of Dean

    3. 48. Powers of entry and enforcement

    4. 49. Interpretation

    5. 50. Transitional provisions, repeals and savings

    6. 51. Short title and extent

  5. SCHEDULE 1

    The Forestry Commission and its Staff

  6. SCHEDULE 2

    Conveyancing and Other Provisions connected with Forestry Dedication

  7. SCHEDULE 3

    Proceedings under Town and Country Planning Acts in relation to Tree Preservation Orders

  8. SCHEDULE 4

    Procedure for Acquisition of Land under s. 39 by Agreement

  9. SCHEDULE 5

    Compulsory Purchase

  10. SCHEDULE 6

    Transitional Provisions

  11. SCHEDULE 7

    Repeals and Savings

An Act to consolidate the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.

[22nd March 1967]

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.

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