(1)The Scottish Ministers may request information described in subsection (2) from a person mentioned in subsection (3).
(2)The information is information about compliance with—
(a)a condition on felling permission,
(b)a felling direction (including any condition imposed on it),
(c)a restocking direction (including any condition imposed on it),
(d)a registered notice to comply,
(e)a remedial notice (including any condition imposed on it),
(f)a registered remedial notice.
(3)The persons are—
(a)in the case of a condition on felling permission, the person to whom the permission was granted,
(b)in the case of a felling direction or a restocking direction, the person to whom the direction was given or an occupier of the land to which the direction relates,
(c)in the case of a registered notice to comply, a remedial notice or a registered remedial notice, an owner or occupier of the land to which the notice relates.
(1)A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly provides false or misleading information in response to a request for information under section 48.
(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.