Article 2
| Provisions of the Act | Subject matter |
|---|---|
Section 1 | General duty of the Department |
Section 2 | Principal powers of the Department |
Section 3 | Provision of facilities on forestry land |
Section 4 | Use or development of forestry land |
Section 5 and Schedule 1 | Compulsory acquisition of land |
Section 6(1), (2) and (4) to (7) | Inquiries, information, etc. |
Section 7 | Incidental powers |
Section 8 | Control of animals in forests |
Section 9 | Control (with permission of occupier) of animals on land adjacent to forest |
Section 11 | Removal or destruction of vegetation on adjoining land |
Section 12 | Protection for persons acting under sections 8 to 11 |
Section 13 | Burning of vegetation |
Section 14 | Protection of forest trees, etc. from pests |
Section 32 | Powers of entry |
Section 33 | Obstruction of officers, etc. |
Section 34 | Prosecutions under this Act |
Section 38(1) and (2) | Amendments and repeals |
In Schedule 2 the following entries and section 38(3) in so far as it relates to them— | Repeals |
the entries relating to section 7A(3)(a) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928(1) | |
the entries relating to section 13 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1956(2) | |
the entries relating to Schedules 1 and 2 to the Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1971(3) | |
the entries relating to Article 7 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977(4) | |
the entries relating to Article 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984(5) | |
the entries relating to section 2(2) and (3) of the Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002(6) | |
the entries relating to the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 1953(7) but only in so far as they relate to the repeal of sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14(1B) and (1C), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 | |