PART 4Felling

CHAPTER 3Felling permission

I125Applications for felling permission

1

A person mentioned in subsection (2) may apply to the Scottish Ministers for permission to fell a tree (a “felling permission”).

2

Those persons are—

a

an owner of the land on which the tree is located,

b

with the written permission of an owner of the land, an occupier of that land.

3

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about applications for felling permission.

4

Regulations under subsection (3) may, in particular, include provision about—

a

the way in which applications are to be made,

b

the information to be provided in applications.