2013 No. 138 (C. 9)

Forestry

The Forestry (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 39(1) of the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 20101.

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Forestry (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.

Appointed Day2

17th June 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th May 2013.

seal_r00001Malcolm BeattyA senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

SCHEDULE

Article 2

Provisions of the Act

Subject matter

Section 15

Requirement of licence for felling

Section 16

Application for felling licence

Section 17

Compensation on refusal of felling licence

Section 18

Operation and conditions of felling licence

Section 19

Deferred decision on an application for felling licence

Section 20

Appeal against decision of Department on application for felling licence

Section 22

Power of Department to require restocking after unauthorised felling

Section 23

Appeal against restocking notice

Section 24

Notice to require compliance with felling licence conditions or restocking notice

Section 25

Appeal against enforcement notice

Section 26

Appeals under this Part

Section 27

Identification of trees

Section 28

Regulations as to applications, claims and notices

Section 29

Application of this Part to Crown land

Section 30

Interpretation of this Part

In Schedule 2 the following entry and section 38(3) in so far as it relates to it—

Repeals

the entry relating to the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 1953(1) but only in so far as it relates to the repeal of sections 13 and 22.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 listed in the Schedule to this Order, on 17th June 2013.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.R. No.

In Part 1:

13th September 2010

2010 No. 309 (C.18)

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5 and Schedule 1

Section 6(1), (2) and (4) to (7)

Section 7

In Part 2:

13th September 2010

2010 No. 309 (C.18)

Section 8

Section 9

Section 11

Section 12

Section 13

Section 14

In Part 4:

13th September 2010

2010 No. 309 (C.18)

Section 32

Section 33

Section 34

Section 38(1) and (2) and Schedule 2 (partially)

In Part 4:

17th March 2013

2013 No.31 (C.1)

Section 31

Section 38(3) and Schedule 2 (partially)