Part VIII Special Controls

Chapter I Trees

Tree preservation orders

F1202CTree preservation regulations: prohibited activities

(1)

Tree preservation regulations may make provision for prohibiting all or any of the following—

(a)

cutting down of trees;

(b)

topping of trees;

(c)

lopping of trees;

(d)

uprooting of trees;

(e)

wilful damage of trees;

(f)

wilful destruction of trees.

(2)

A prohibition imposed on a person may (in particular) relate to things whose doing the person causes or permits (as well as to things the person does).

(3)

A prohibition may be imposed subject to exceptions.

(4)

In particular, provision may be made for a prohibition not to apply to things done with consent.

(5)

In this section “tree” means a tree in respect of which a tree preservation order is in force.