# The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2023, Regulation 3: Amendments in respect of felling licences or notices regarding trees for which there is a Tree Preservation Order.


After regulation 4 insert—
“Prescribed period for objection to agreement of amendments to a felling licence
4A. (1) For the purposes of section 10A(3) of the Act, the prescribed period in which the authority by whom the Tree Preservation Order was made may object is one month from the date of receipt of the notice.
(2) The prescribed period in regulation 4A(1) does not apply if the NRBW consider the amendment is necessary to respond to an imminent and serious risk of harm to—
(i) natural beauty, or
(ii) flora, fauna, geological or physiographical features, or natural habitats.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2023/1079/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/forestry-felling-of-trees-amendment-wales-regulations-2023/regulation-3
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