Part VII Special Controls
Chapter I Trees
Tree preservation orders
F1161AImminent danger to trees: entry to affix copy of tree preservation order
(1)
If it appears to a planning authority that a tree, group of trees or woodlands—
(a)
on land in their district, and
(b)
in respect of which they have made a tree preservation order,
may be in imminent danger of being cut down, topped, lopped, uprooted, wilfully damaged or wilfully destroyed and accordingly that it is expedient that a copy of the order should be affixed conspicuously to the tree, group of trees or woodlands in question, a person duly authorised in writing by them may enter the land and so affix such a copy.
(2)
Subsection (1) is without prejudice to any provision made by virtue of section 161(3)(b) and (4) as respects notice of the making of the order.