Part VII

Special Controls
Chapter I

Trees

Tree preservation orders

Imminent danger to trees: entry to affix copy of tree preservation order
161A
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.
Pt. VII functions made exercisable concurrently (7.1.2003) by The Cairngorms National Park Designation, Transitional and Consequential Provisions (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/1), arts. 1, 7(1)(b)
S. 161A inserted (1.2.2011) by Planning etc. (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 17), ss. 28(4), 59(2); S.S.I. 2010/400, art. 3, sch.