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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013, Section 19.
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(1)A person authorised to enter land by virtue of section 18 (referred to in this section as an “authorised person”) may—
(a)take onto the land such other persons and such materials and equipment (including vehicles) as may be reasonably required for the purposes of assisting the authorised person to fulfil the purpose for which entry is taken,
(b)take samples of any trees or shrubs that appear to the authorised person to form part of the high hedge,
(c)do anything else which is reasonably required in order to fulfil the purpose for which entry is taken.
(2)A person mentioned in subsection (3) must give every owner and occupier of the land at least 14 days' notice of the intended entry by the authorised person.
(3)Those persons are—
(a)in the case of a person authorised by virtue of section 18(1), the relevant local authority,
(b)in the case of a person authorised by virtue of section 18(2)(a), the Scottish Ministers,
(c)in any other case, the person appointed under section 15(1).
(4)An authorised person must on request produce written evidence of the authorisation.
(5)On leaving neighbouring land which is unoccupied or from which all of the occupiers are temporarily absent, an authorised person must ensure that the land is as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as it was when the person entered it.
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I1S. 19 in force at 1.4.2014 by S.S.I. 2014/54, art. 2
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