# The Town and Country Planning (Tree Preservation)(England) Regulations 2012, Paragraph 3: Effect

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to article 4, this Order takes effect provisionally on the date on which it is made.
(2) 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, top, lop, uproot, wilfully damage, or wilfully destroy; or
(b) cause or permit the cutting down, topping, lopping, wilful damage or wilful destruction of,
any tree specified in the Schedule to this Order except with the written consent of the authority in accordance with regulations 16 and 17, or of the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 23, 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/schedule/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/town-and-country-planning-tree-preservationengland-regulations-2012/schedule/paragraph-3
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