Forestry Act 1979

2 Metrication of measurements. E+W+S

(1) The M1 Forestry Act 1967 is amended as shown in Schedule 1 to this Act (the amendments being substitute metric units of measurement throughout the Act).

(2) [F1 The appropriate authority] may by regulations amend enactments to which this subsection applies so as to substitute—

(a) for any reference to a number of acres, a reference to a number of hectares;

(b) for any reference to a number of feet, a reference to a number of metres; and

(c) for any requirement that plans be made on the scale of 3 chains to an inch, a requirement that they be made on the scale of 1 : 2,500;

and for this purpose “number” includes a number less than unity.

(3) Subsection (2) applies to any enactment contained in an Act (whether public general, local or private) relating to particular forest lands in England and Wales.

(4) [F2 Before any such regulations are made by the Welsh Ministers, they] shall consult such persons and organisations as appear to them to be representative of interests likely to be affected.

(5) The regulations—

(a) may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions (if any) as [F3 the appropriate authority] consider expedient; and

(b) shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment by resolution of either House of Parliament[F4 (in the case of regulations made by the Forestry Commissioners) or of the National Assembly for Wales (in the case of regulations made by the Welsh Ministers)].

[F5 (6) In this section “the appropriate authority” means—

(a) in relation to England, the Forestry Commissioners;

(b) in relation to Wales, the Welsh Ministers.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 2(2) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 157(2) (with Sch. 7)

F2 Words in s. 2(4) substituted (26.5.2015) by Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20), s. 115(3)(l), Sch. 22 para. 6

F3 Words in s. 2(5)(a) substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 157(4)(a) (with Sch. 7)

F4 Words in s. 2(5)(b) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 157(4)(b) (with Sch. 7)

F5 S. 2(6) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 157(5) (with Sch. 7)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 The text of s. 2(1) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.

Marginal Citations

M1 1967 c. 10.