Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10)

[F1 Part I E+W+S Forestry and Afforestation in Great Britain

Textual Amendments

F1 Act repealed (S.) (1.4.2019) by Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 8), s. 85(2), sch. 2 (with ss. 80, 83); S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 3-22 (as amended (18.3.2021) by The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/44), regs. 1(1), 11(2)(b)(3)(a)))

[F2 7A Incidental powers of Commissioners E+W+S

(1) For the purpose of the exercise of their functions under this Act so far as relating to F3 ... land in England F4 ..., or for the purpose of the exercise of their functions under section 8(1)(b) of this Act, the Commissioners may—

(a) form, or participate in the forming of, a body corporate;

(b) invest in a body corporate;

(c) provide loans;

(d) establish a charitable trust; or

(e) act, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust.

(2) The powers contained in subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be exercisable only with Treasury approval.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 7A inserted (16.3.2006) by Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/780), arts. 1(1), 2

F3 Words in s. 7A(1) omitted (1.4.2019) by virtue of The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/734), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9; S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2

F4 Words in s. 7A(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 49 (with Sch. 7)