http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/10/section/7AForestry Act 1967An Act to consolidate the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.1987-09-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-08-12Expert Participation2026-07-24 Part I7A1 For the purpose of the exercise of their functions under this Act so far as relating to ... land in England ..., or for the purpose of the exercise of their functions under section 8(1)(b) of this Act, the Commissioners may— aform, or participate in the forming of, a body corporate;binvest in a body corporate;cprovide loans;destablish a charitable trust; oreact, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust.2The powers contained in subsection (1)(b) and (c) shall be exercisable only with Treasury approval.S. 7A inserted (16.3.2006) by Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/780), arts. 1(1), 2Words in s. 7A(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (No. 755), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 49 (with Sch. 7)Words in s. 7A(1) omitted (1.4.2019) by virtue of The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2019 (S.I. 2019/734), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9; S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2Act repealed (S.) (1.4.2019) by Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 8), s. 85(2), sch. 2 (with ss. 80, 83); S.S.I. 2019/47, reg. 2 (with transitional provisions and savings in regs. 3-22 (as amended (18.3.2021) by The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/44), regs. 1(1), 11(2)(b)(3)(a)))