The Hedgerows Regulations 1997

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Citation and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application of Regulations

5. 4. Criteria for determining “important” hedgerows

6. 5. Removal of hedgerows

7. 6. Permitted work

8. 7. Offences

9. 8. Replacement of hedgerows

10. 9. Appeals

11. 10. Records

12. 11. Injunctions

13. 12. Rights to enter without a warrant

14. 13. Right to enter under warrant

15. 14. Rights of entry: supplementary provisions

16. 15. Local planning authorities as owners of hedgerows

17. 16. Application of other provisions of the 1990 Act

18. Signature

19. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING “IMPORTANT” HEDGEROWS

       1. PART I INTERPRETATION

       2. PART II CRITERIA

          1. 1. Archaeology and history

          2. 2. The hedgerow incorporates an archaeological feature which is—

          3. 3. The hedgerow— (a) is situated wholly or partly within an...

          4. 4. The hedgerow— (a) marks the boundary of a pre-1600 AD...

          5. 5. The hedgerow— (a) is recorded in a document held at...

          6. 6. Wildlife and landscape

          7. 7. (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the hedgerow includes—

          8. 8. The hedgerow— (a) is adjacent to a bridleway or footpath,...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       WOODLAND SPECIES

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       WOODY SPECIES

    4. SCHEDULE 4

20. Explanatory Note