Edit Policies and instruments: Forestry Act 1967 (UK)

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Name of the policy ?:	Forestry Act 1967 (UK)
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Policy area ?:	Agriculture and Rural Development Biodiversity and endangered species policies Food safety Forestry Fruit and vegetable regime Intellectual property rights Plant health and biosecurity Product labelling and packaging Research Programmes Green public procurement
Affected actors ?:	Consumer Landowner/land manager Picker/harvester/hunter Processor Producer/beekeeper Retailer SME Wholesaler
Affected activity ?:	Harvesting/Production Innovation/R&D Marketing/trade SME Use/consumption
Products ?:	All NWFP Bark/cork Berries Christmas trees Foliage Fruits Game Herbs/plants Honey and Bee products Minor fauna Moss Mushrooms/truffles Nuts Other NWFP Resin Vegetable NWFP
Subject ?:	Access Edible NWFP Forests NWFP Nature conservation
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Focus ?:	Direct Indirect
Document category ?:	Action plan Convention Directive Fiscal law Fund Instrument Law Policy Programme Regulation Report Resolution Strategy
Instrument type ?:	Regulatory Economic Information
Legal status ?:	Binding Non-binding
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Full reference ?:	Forestry Act 1967 c.10
Geographical scope ?:	Local Regional National International
Initiator ?:	Private Public Public/private
Description ?:	The UK Forestry Act 1967 describes the functions of the Forestry Commission and the management of forest land as well as the marketing of timber and forest products from the public forest estate. The Act also legislates for the power of the Forestry Commission to control the felling of growing trees and this is the main aspect of the Act which relates to NWFPs and their harvesting. Natural Resources Body for Wales Order translates these powers to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) in the case of Wales. ”Part II Commissioners’ Power to Control Felling of Trees - Restriction of felling 9 Requirement of licence for felling. (1)A felling licence granted by the Commissioners shall be required for the felling of growing trees, except in a case where by or under the following provisions of this Part of this Act this subsection is expressed not to apply. (2)Subsection (1) above does not apply— (a)to the felling of trees with a diameter not exceeding 8 centimetres or, in the case of coppice or underwood, with a diameter not exceeding 15 centimetres; or (b)to the felling of fruit trees or trees standing or growing on land comprised in an orchard, garden, churchyard or public open space; or (c)to the topping or lopping of trees or the trimming or laying of hedges. (3)Subsection (1) above does not apply to the felling by any person of trees on land in his occupation or occupied by a tenant of his— (a)where the trees have a diameter not exceeding 10 centimetres and the felling is carried out in order to improve the growth of other trees; or (b)where the following conditions are satisfied, that is to say— (i)the aggregate cubic content of the trees which are felled by that person without a licence (exclusive of trees to whose felling subsection (1) above does not apply) does not exceed 5 cubic metres in any quarter; and (ii)the aggregate cubic content of the trees so felled which are sold by that person whether before or after the felling (exclusive as aforesaid) does not exceed 2 cubic metres in any quarter, or such larger quantity as the Commissioners may in a particular case allow.”
Class ?:	Policy Instrument

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Affected activity	Harvesting/Production +
Affected actors	Landowner/land manager +
Class	Policy +
Countries	United Kingdom +
Document category	Regulation +
Encodedname	Forestry_Act_1967_.28UK.29 +
Focus	Direct +
Full reference	Forestry Act 1967 c.10 +
Geographical scope	National +
Initiator	Public +
Instrument type	Regulatory +
Lcname	forestry act 1967 (uk) +
Legal status	Binding +
Name	Forestry Act 1967 (UK) +
Policy area	Forestry +
Products	All NWFP +
Reference ID	224 +
Regions	West Wales and The Valleys +
Response set	Default +
Source link	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/10/introduction +
Subject	Forests +
Year	1967 +
Zone	North West Europe +