Dean and New Forests Act 1808
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1808 c. 72 |
| Year | 1808 |
(48 Geo. 3) C A P. LXXII.
[18th June 1808]
'WHEREAS at Act was passed in the Twentieth Year of the Reign of KingCharles the Second, intituled, An Act for the Increase and Preservation of Timber within the Forest of Dean: And whereas a certain other Act was passed in the Parliament holden in the Ninth and Tenth Years of King William the Third, intituled, An Act for the Increase and Preservation of Timber in the New Forest, in the County of Southampton; by which said Acts Part of the Waste Lands in the said Forests of Dean and New Forest respectively were directed to be inclosed and kept in Severalty for the Growth and Preservation of Timber, and which said Acts have not been duly put in Execution: And whereas from the great and increasing Difficulty of procuring a Supply of Timber from Foreign Countries, and from the Estates of private Individuals in the United Kingdom, for the Use of the Navy, it has become necessary to adopt Measures for insuring a more adequate Supply, of Timber in this Kingdom, and for this Purpose to make more effectual Provision for carrying the said recited Acts into full and complete Execution: And whereas certain Inclosures have been made under the said recited Acts in the said Forests respectively; but Doubts may arise whether in making some of the said Inclosures all the Forms of Procedure required by the said recited Acts have been strictly complied with;' Be it therefore enacted, &c.
‘Inclosure of 676 Acres inDean Forest declared legal. § 1. Certain Inclosures in New Forest declared legal. § 2.’
III Inclosures of 11,000 Acres in Dean Forest and 6000 in New Forest in the whole shall be from Time to Timemade under Commissioners, and the Particulars thereof returned into the Exchequer.
III. 'And, in order to complete the Quantity of Eleven thousand Acres inDean Forest , and Six thousand Acres in Mew Forest , to be inclosed and kept in Severalty for the Growth and Preservation of Timber, according to the true Intent and Meaning of the said recited Acts;' be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, from Time to Time to inclose, sever, and improve within...
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