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

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2013 No. 138 (C. 9)

Forestry

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

Made

15th May 2013

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) 2010(1).

Citation and interpretation

1.—(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 Day

2.  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.

Malcolm Beatty

A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Provisions of the Act	Subject matter
(1) 1953 c. 2 (N.I.)
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)

(1)

2010 c. 10 (N.I.)