The Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2006/780 |
| Year | 2006 |
(1) This Order may be cited as the Regulatory Reform (Forestry) Order 2006 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.(2) In this Order “the 1967 Act” means the Forestry Act 1967.After section 7 of the 1967 Act insert— form, or participate in the forming of, a body corporate;invest in a body corporate;provide loans;establish a charitable trust; oract, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust.The powers contained in subsection (1) (b) and (c) shall be exercisable only with Treasury approval.(1) Section 8 of the 1967 Act is amended as follows.(2) Renumber the existing provision as subsection (1) .(3) After that subsection insert—
- (1) For the purpose of the exercise of their functions under this Act so far as relating to land in England and Wales, or for the purpose of the exercise of their functions under section 8(1) (b) of this Act, the Commissioners may—
- (a) form, or participate in the forming of, a body corporate;
- (b) invest in a body corporate;
- (c) provide loans;
- (d) establish a charitable trust; or
- (e) act, or appoint a person to act, as an officer of a body corporate or as a trustee of a charitable trust.
- (2) The Commissioners may exploit any intellectual property or intangible assets arising from the carrying out of any activity referred to in subsection (1) (b) .
- (3) ”Intellectual property” for the purpose of subsection (2) includes any patent, trademark, copyright, design right, registered design or plant breeder’s right.
- (1) The Commissioners may serve a notice under this section (a “restocking notice”) on a person where—
- (a) it appears to the Commissioners that he has committed an offence in England and Wales under section 17 of this Act, or
- (b) he is convicted in Scotland of an offence under that section, and (in either case) he has such an estate or interest in the land in question as is mentioned in section 10(1) of this Act.
- (1A) A restocking notice is a notice requiring the person on whom it is served—
- (a) to restock or stock with trees the land or such other land as may be agreed between the Commissioners and him; and
- (b) to maintain those trees in accordance with the rules and practice of good forestry for a period, not exceeding ten years, specified in the notice.
- (2A) The person referred to in subsection (2) (a) is—
- (a) where the licence relates to...
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