Paragraph 9 I1F1
England, Wales and Scotland
Where trees are growing within a guard fence, a baffle of sheet metal at least 300 mm. deep shall encircle the trunk of each tree of which the branches overhang or are within 1.20 m. of the guard fence. The bottom edge of the baffle shall be approximately 1.20 m. from the ground and it shall be fixed in such a way as to prevent mink from climbing between the baffle and the tree trunk. The tree shall be kept trimmed of branches growing or hanging below the baffle.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regulations revoked (S.) (2.7.2012) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Keeping and Release and Notification Requirements) (Scotland) Order 2012 (S.S.I. 2012/174), art. 1(1), sch. 2 (with art. 5; S.S.I. 2012/174, art. 3); and revoked (E.) (6.4.2015) by The Mink and Coypus (Revocations) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/613), reg. 1(1), Sch.
Commencement
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Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.1.1976, see reg. 1