# The Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002, Paragraph 5: Uniformity:

Extent: E+W+S

The appropriate authority shall be satisfied that stands show a normal degree of individual variation in morphological characters and, when in the appropriate authority's judgment it is necessary, inferior trees shall be removed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3026/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forest-reproductive-material-great-britain-regulations-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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