13(1)Section 9 of the Forestry Act 1967 (licences for tree felling) shall be amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (4)(c), for the words from “an Electricity Board” to the end there shall be substituted “an electricity operator, because the tree is or will be in such close proximity to an electric line or electrical plant which is kept installed or is being or is to be installed by the operator as to have the effect mentioned in paragraph 9(1)(a) or (b) of Schedule 4 to the Electricity Act 1989;”
(3)In subsection (6) for the definitions of “Electricity Board” and “electric line” there shall be substituted—
““electricity operator” means a licence holder within the meaning of Part I of the Electricity Act 1989 by whom the powers conferred by paragraph 9 (tree lopping) of Schedule 4 to that Act are exercisable;
“electric line” and “electrical plant” have the same meanings as in Part I of the Electricity Act 1989;”.