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Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997

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As published

161A Imminent 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.

Your change, as a redline

161A Imminent 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.

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