# Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997, Section 161A: Imminent danger to trees: entry to affix copy of tree preservation order


(1) If it appears to a planning authority that a tree, group of trees or woodlands—
(a) on land in their district, and
(b) in respect of which they have made a tree preservation order,
may be in imminent danger of being cut down, topped, lopped, uprooted, wilfully damaged or wilfully destroyed and accordingly that it is expedient that a copy of the order should be affixed conspicuously to the tree, group of trees or woodlands in question, a person duly authorised in writing by them may enter the land and so affix such a copy.
(2) Subsection (1) is without prejudice to any provision made by virtue of section 161(3)(b) and (4) as respects notice of the making of the order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/8/section/161A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-scotland-act-1997/section-161A
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