# Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 202C: Tree preservation regulations: prohibited activities


(1) Tree preservation regulations may make provision for prohibiting all or any of the following—
(a) cutting down of trees;
(b) topping of trees;
(c) lopping of trees;
(d) uprooting of trees;
(e) wilful damage of trees;
(f) wilful destruction of trees.
(2) A prohibition imposed on a person may (in particular) relate to things whose doing the person causes or permits (as well as to things the person does).
(3) A prohibition may be imposed subject to exceptions.
(4) In particular, provision may be made for a prohibition not to apply to things done with consent.
(5) In this section “tree” means a tree in respect of which a tree preservation order is in force.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/8/section/202C (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-act-1990/section-202C
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