Forestry Act 1967

Part I Forestry and Afforestation in Great Britain

1 The Forestry Commission.

2 Constitution, administration, etc., of Commission.

3 Management of forestry land.

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5 Forestry dedication covenants and agreements.

6 Requirements for haulage facilities.

7 Prevention of damage by rabbits, hares and vermin.

8 Miscellaneous powers of Commissioners.

8A General duty of Ministers.

Part II Commissioners’ Power to Control Felling of Trees

Restriction of felling

9 Requirement of licence for felling.

10 Application for felling licence and decision of Commissioners thereon.

11 Terms of compensation on refusal of licence.

12 Conditional licences.

13 Deferred decision on application.

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

15 Trees subject to preservation order under Planning Acts.

16 Review of refusal or conditions of licence.

17 Penalty for felling without licence.

17A Power of Commissioners to require restocking notice after unauthorised felling.

17B Appeal against restocking notice.

17C Enforcement of restocking notice.

Power of Commissioners to direct felling

18 Felling directions.

19 Restrictions on Commissioners’ power under s. 18.

20 Review of felling directions.

21 Courses open to person adversely affected by felling directions.

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

23 Proceedings in respect of felling directions.

Enforcement of licence conditions and felling directions

24 Notice to require compliance with conditions or directions.

25 Appeal against notice under s. 24.

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

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

28 Identification of trees.

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

30 Service of documents.

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

32 Regulations.

33 Application of Part II to Crown land.

34 Meaning of “owner” in Part II.

35 Interpretation of other expressions in Part II.

36 Application of Part II to London.

Part III Administration and Finance

Advisory bodies

37 Committees to advise Commissioners.

38 Composition etc. of advisory committees.

Acquisition and disposal of land

39 Power of Minister to acquire and dispose of land.

40 Compulsory purchase of land.

Finance, accounts and annual report

41 Forestry Fund.

42 Finance of land acquistion, management, etc.

43 Satisfaction of certain contingent liability to Crown Estate.

44 Annual accounts of Commissioners.

45 Annual report by Commissioners.

Part IV General

46 Commisioners’ power to make byelaws.

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

48 Powers of entry and enforcement.

49 Interpretation.

50 Transitional provisions, repeals and savings.

51 Short title and extent.

SCHEDULE 1 The Forestry Commission and its Staff

Part I Administration

The Commissioners

1The Commissioners may for all purposes be described by the...

2(1) Each Forestry Commissioner shall hold and vacate office in...

3The Commissioners may act by three of their number and...

4(1) The Commissioners shall have an official seal, which shall...

5(1) Every document purporting to be an order or other...

6(1) The Commissioners may, subject to such limit as to...

Committees appointed under section 2(3)

7(1) An order of the Commissioners under section 2(3) of...

8The functions of the Ministers under this Part of this...

8AIn this Part of this Schedule, “the Ministers” means the...

Part II Superannuation of Forestry Commissioners and Commission Staff

9(1) This paragraph applies to Forestry Commissioners and to such...

10(1) The Ministers may with the approval of the Treasury...

11. . . . . . . . . ....

12Where on the death of a person to whom paragraph...

13The functions of the Ministers under this Part of this...

13AIn this Part of this Schedule, “the Ministers” means the...

SCHEDULE 2 Conveyancing and Other Provisions connected with Forestry Dedication

England and Wales

1(1) In the case of settled land in England or...

2A university or college to which the Universities and Colleges...

3In the case of glebe land or other land belonging...

4(1) In the case of land in Scotland, a liferenter...

SCHEDULE 3 Proceedings under Town and Country Planning Acts in relation to Tree Preservation Orders

1Provisions of section 15 of this Act requiring an application...

2Where under section 15(2)(a) an application, on being referred to...

3Where under section 15(3)(a) of this Act an application, on...

4In this Schedule “the Minister”, in relation to England, means...

SCHEDULE 4 Procedure for Acquisition of Land under s. 39 by Agreement

England and Wales

1(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

2(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Scottish...

SCHEDULE 5 Compulsory Purchase

Part I Procedure for making Compulsory Purchase Orders

1A compulsory purchase order shall describe by reference to a...

2(1) Before making a compulsory purchase order, the Minister or,...

3(1) If no objection is duly made by any of...

4Subject to paragraph 5 paragraphs 5 and 6B below, where...

5If an objection appears to the Minister or, as the...

6Subject to paragraph 6B below,An inquiry in relation to a...

6AThe Scottish Ministers may require an objector to state in...

6BIf in compliance with paragraph 6A above an objector states...

6CThe effect, under subsection (1) of section 106 of the...

6DIn this Part, “ title condition ”, “ development management...

Part II Validity and Operation of Compulsory Purchase Orders

7(1) So soon as may be after a compulsory purchase...

8(1) Except where the order is confirmed by Act, if...

9Subject to the foregoing provisions, the order shall not be...

10The order, except where the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts...

Part III Procedure for Acquisition of Land by Compulsory Purchase

England and Wales

11(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

12As regards land in England or Wales, a compulsory purchase...

13(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

14As regards land in Scotland, a compulsory purchase order under...

SCHEDULE 6 Transitional Provisions

1(1) In so far as any appointment, order, regulation, byelaw,...

2For the purposes of section 16(4) of this Act, any...

3A notice given by the Commissioners under section 11(1) of...

4(1) References in this Act to land acquired by the...

5The references to the Forestry Commissioners in section 48 of...

6Any power under any enactment to amend or repeal an...

SCHEDULE 7 Repeals and Savings

Part II Savings

1The repeal of section 2 of the Forestry (Transfer of...

2The repeal of section 4(5) of the Forestry Act 1945...

3The repeal of sections 1 to 4 of the Forestry...

4Notwithstanding the repeal of section 8(1) of the Crown Estate...

Forestry Act 1967

1967 c. 10

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]I1

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Commencement Information

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Act wholly in force at Royal Assent.