PART 4 Felling

CHAPTER 8 Compliance

Powers of entry

52 Power of entry: decision to give felling directions or restocking directions
(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.

S. 52 in force at 1.4.2019 by S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with regs. 3-22)