# Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018, Section 52: Power of entry: decision to give felling directions or restocking directions


(1) Subsection (2) applies if the Scottish Ministers have reason to believe that they may need to give—
(a) a felling direction in relation to a tree or in respect of land,
(b) a restocking direction in respect of land.
(2) The Scottish Ministers may enter the land (or, in the case of a felling direction in relation to a tree, the land on which the tree is located) for the purpose of determining whether they need to give a felling direction or a restocking direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/8/section/52 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forestry-and-land-management-scotland-act-2018/section-52
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