# The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 13: Prohibited activities

Extent: E+W

Without prejudice to subsection (7) of section 198 (power to make tree preservation orders) or subsection (1) of section 200 (tree preservation orders: Forestry Commissioners) and, subject to the exceptions in regulation 14, no person shall—
(a) cut down;
(b) top;
(c) lop;
(d) uproot;
(e) wilfully damage; or
(f) wilfully destroy,
any tree to which an order relates, or shall cause or permit the carrying out of any of the activities in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) to such a tree, except with the written consent of the authority and, where such consent is given subject to conditions, in accordance with those conditions.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/605/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-tree-preservationengland-regulations-2012/regulation-13
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