The Hedgerows Regulations 1997 No. 1160

Prospective

Criteria for determining “important” hedgerows E+W

4.  For the purposes of section 97 (hedgerows) of the Environment Act 1995 and these Regulations, a hedgerow is “important” if it, or the hedgerow of which it is a stretch,—

(a) has existed for 30 years or more; and

(b) satisfies at least one of the criteria listed in Part II of Schedule 1.

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 4 in force at 1.6.1997, see reg. 1