52Power of entry: decision to give felling directions or restocking directions
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(1)Subsection (2) applies if the Scottish Ministers have reason to believe that they may need to give—
(a)a felling direction in relation to a tree or in respect of land,
(b)a restocking direction in respect of land.
(2)The Scottish Ministers may enter the land (or, in the case of a felling direction in relation to a tree, the land on which the tree is located) for the purpose of determining whether they need to give a felling direction or a restocking direction.