Forestry Act 1967

PART IForestry and Afforestation in Great Britain

1The Forestry Commission.

2Constitution, administration etc. of Commission.

3Management of forestry land.

4Advances for afforestation.

5Forestry dedication covenants and agreements.

6Requirements for haulage facilities.

7Prevention of damage by rabbits, hares and vermin.

8Miscellaneous powers of Commissioners.

PART IICommissioners' Power to Control Felling of Trees

Restriction of felling

9Requirement of licence for felling.

10Application for felling licence and decision of Commissioners thereon.

11Terms of compensation on refusal of licence.

12Conditional licences.

13Deferred decision on application.

14Tree-felling in accordance with approved working plan etc.

15Trees subject to preservation order under Planning Acts.

16Review of refusal or conditions of licence.

17Penalty for felling without licence.

Power of Commissioners to direct felling

18Felling directions.

19Restrictions on Commissioners' power under s. 18.

20Review of felling directions.

21Courses open to person adversely affected by felling directions.

22Consequences of acceptance by Minister of notice under s. 21.

23Proceedings in respect of felling directions.

Enforcement of licence conditions and felling directions

24Notice to require compliance with conditions or directions.

25Appeal against notice under s. 24.

26Expenses etc. in connection with notices under s. 24.

27Committees of reference for purposes of ss. 16, 20, 21 and 25.

28Identification of trees.

29Provisions relating to mortgages, heritable securities and settled land.

30Service of documents.

31Determination of matters arising under ss. 11, 14, 21 and 22.

33Application of Part II to Crown land.

34Meaning of " owner " in Part II.

35Interpretation of other expressions in Part II.

36Application of Part II to London.

PART IIIAdministration and Finance

Advisory bodies

37Committees to advise Commissioners.

38Composition etc. of advisory committees.

Acquisition and disposal of land

39Power of Minister to acquire and dispose of land.

40Compulsory purchase of land.

Finance, accounts and annual report

41Forestry Fund.

42Finance of land acquisition, management, etc.

43Satisfaction of certain contingent liability to Crown Estate.

44Annual accounts of Commissioners.

45Annual report by Commissioners.

46Commissioners' power to make byelaws.

47Provisions supplementary to s. 46 for New Forest and" Forest of Dean.

48Powers of entry and enforcement.

49Interpretation.

50Transitional provisions, repeals and savings.

51Short title and extent.

SCHEDULE 1The Forestry Commission and its Staff.

PART IAdministration

The Commissioners

1The Commissioners may for all purposes be described by the...

2(1) Each Forestry Commissioner shall hold and vacate office in...

3The Commissioners may act by three of their number and...

4(1) The Commissioners shall have an official seal, which shall...

5(1) Every document purporting to be an order or other...

6(1) The Commissioners may, subject to such limit as to...

Committees appointed under section 2(3)

7(1) An order of the Commissioners under section 2(3) of...

8The functions of the Ministers under this Part of this...

PART IISuperannuation of Forestry Commissioners and Commission Staff

9(1) This paragraph applies to Forestry Commissioners and to such...

10(1) The Ministers may with the approval of the Treasury,...

11(1) This paragraph applies to a person who—

12Where on the death of a person to whom paragraph...

13The functions of the Ministers under this Part of this...

SCHEDULE 2Conveyancing and Other Provisions connected with Forestry Dedication.

England and Wales

1(1) In the case of settled land in England or...

2A university or college to which the Universities and Colleges...

3In the case of glebe land or other land belonging...

4(1) In the case of land in Scotland, any person...

SCHEDULE 3Proceedings under Town and Country Planning Acts in relation to Tree Preservation Orders.

1Provisions of section 15 of this Act requiring an application...

2Where under section 15(2)(a) an application, on being referred to...

3Where under section 15(3)(a) of this Act an application, on...

4In this Schedule " the Minister ", in relation to...

SCHEDULE 4Procedure for Acquisition of Land under s. 39 by Agreement.

England and Wales

1(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

2(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

SCHEDULE 5Compulsory Purchase.

PART IProcedure for making Compulsory Purchase Orders

1A compulsory purchase order shall describe by reference to a...

2(1) Before making a compulsory purchase order, the Minister shall—...

3(1) If no objection is duly made by any of...

4Subject to paragraph 5 below, where objection to a compulsory...

5If an objection appears to the Minister to relate exclusively...

6An inquiry in relation to a compulsory purchase order affecting...

PART IIValidity and Operation of Compulsory Purchase Orders

7(1) So soon as may be after a compulsory purchase...

8(1) Except where the order is confirmed by Act, if...

9Subject to the foregoing provisions, the order shall not be...

10The order, except where the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Acts...

PART IIIProcedure for Acquisition of Land by Compulsory Purchase

England and Wales

11(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

12As regards land in England or Wales, a compulsory purchase...

13(1) For the purpose of any acquisition by the Minister...

14As regards land in Scotland, a compulsory purchase order under...

SCHEDULE 6Transitional Provisions.

1(1) In so far as any appointment, order, regulation, byelaw,...

2For the purposes of section 16(4) of this Act, any...

3A notice given by the Commissioners under section 11(1) of...

4(1) References in this Act to land acquired by the...

5The references to the Forestry Commissioners in section 48 of...

6Any power under any enactment to amend or repeal an...

SCHEDULE 7Repeals and Savings.

1The repeal of section 2 of the Forestry (Transfer of...

2The repeal of section 4(5) of the Forestry Act 1945...

3The repeal of sections 1 to 4 of the Forestry...

4Notwithstanding the repeal of section 8(1) of the Crown Estate...

Forestry Act 1967

1967 Chapter 10

An Act to consolidate the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.

[22nd March 1967]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—