PART 3PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AND EXCEPTIONS
Prohibited activitiesI113
Without prejudice to subsection (7) of section 1983 (power to make tree preservation orders) or subsection (1) of section 2004 (tree preservation orders: Forestry Commissioners) and, subject to the exceptions in regulation 14, no person shall—
a
cut down;
b
top;
c
lop;
d
uproot;
e
wilfully damage; or
f
wilfully destroy,
any tree to which an order relates, or shall cause or permit the carrying out of any of the activities in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) to such a tree, except with the written consent of the authority and, where such consent is given subject to conditions, in accordance with those conditions.