# The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024, Paragraph 1: Stop notices


(1) The Regulator may serve a stop notice on any person in accordance with this Schedule in relation to the offence set out in regulation 7(1) or (2).
(2) A “stop notice” is a notice prohibiting a person from carrying on an activity specified in the notice until the person has taken the steps specified in the notice.
(3) A stop notice may only be served in a case falling within sub-paragraph (4).
(4) A case falling within this sub-paragraph is a case where—
(a) the person is carrying on the activity,
(b) the Regulator reasonably believes that the activity as carried on by that person is causing, or presents a significant risk of causing, serious damage to “important” hedgerows in breach of regulations 5 and 6, and
(c) the Regulator reasonably believes that the activity as carried on by that person involves or is likely to involve the commission of an offence under regulation 7(1) or (2) by that person.
(5) The steps referred to in sub-paragraph (2) must be steps to remove or reduce the damage or risk of damage referred to in sub-paragraph (4)(b).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348260472/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-management-of-hedgerows-england-regulations-2024/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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