Part II Commissioners’ Power to Control Felling of Trees

Power of Commissioners to direct felling

23 Proceedings in respect of felling directions.

1

A request under section 20 of this Act, and a notice under section 21 of this Act, may be made and given in respect of the same directions; and regulations made by the Commissioners under this Part of this Act may make provision for securing—

a

that in any such case proceedings under those sections respectively on the request and on the notice are taken concurrently;

b

that proceedings on any such request or notice in respect of any felling directions may be postponed until the expiration of the period within which a notice or a request, as the case may be, might be given or made in respect of those directions.

2

Felling directions shall be inoperative until the expiration of the period during which such a request or notice as aforesaid may be made or given in respect of the directions and, where a request is made or a notice is given, until the conclusions of any proceedings under section 20 or 21 pursuant to the notice or request.