Forestry Act 1967
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to forestry in Great Britain.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949.
Territorial extent[b]
Royal assent22 March 1967
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate the Forestry Acts 1919 to 1963 with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949. |
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| Citation | 1967 c. 10 |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
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| Royal assent | 22 March 1967 |
| Commencement | 22 March 1967[c] |
| Repealed | |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
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Status: Partially repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Forestry Act 1967 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 50 of the act repealed 15 enactments, listed in part I of the seventh schedule to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
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| 52 & 53 Vict. c. 30 | Board of Agriculture Act 1889 | In section 2(2) and (3), the words "and forestry" and "or forestry", wherever occurring. In section 4, the words "or forestry". |
| 3 Edw. 7. c. 31 | Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903 | In section 1(3) the words "or forestry". |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 5. c. 49 | Small Landholders (Scotland) Act 1911 | In section 4(2), (3) and (4), the word "forestry", wherever occurring. |
| 9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 58 | Forestry Act 1919 | The whole act except so much of section 3(2) as transfers to the Commissioners the power of making orders under the Destructive Insects and Pests Acts 1877 to 1927. |
| 13 & 14 Geo. 5. c. 21 | Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act 1923 | The whole act. |
| 17 Geo. 5. c. 6 | Forestry Act 1927 | The whole act. |
| 1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 13 | Superannuation (Various Services) Act 1938 | The entries in all three columns of the Schedule relating to the Forestry (Transfer of Woods) Act 1923 and the Forestry Act 1945. |
| 8 & 9 Geo. 6. c. 35 | Forestry Act 1945 | The whole act. |
| 10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 21 | Forestry Act 1947 | The whole act. |
| 12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 44 | Superannuation Act 1949 | Section 52(1), so far as applying to the superannuation of Forestry Commissioners and officers employed by the Commissioners. |
| 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 61 | Forestry Act 1951 | The whole act. |
| 9 & 10 Eliz. 2. c. 55 | Crown Estate Act 1961 | Section 8(1). |
| 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 38 | Town and Country Planning Act 1962 | In section 29(8), paragraph (a). |
| 1963 c. 23 | Forestry (Sale of Land) (Scotland) Act 1963 | The whole act. |
| 1964 c. 83 | New Forest Act 1964 | Section 13. |
Subsequent developments
The act has been amended on several occasions, including by the Forestry Act 1981 (c. 39), which amended the Commissioners' powers, and the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (c. 37), which inserted provisions in section 9(6) of the act. The Environment Act 2021 (c. 26) inserted new provisions relating to restocking orders. The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 inserted new sections 3A to 3C regarding renewable electricity projects on Commissioners' forestry land in England.
The provisions of the act applying to Scotland were repealed by the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 8), which came into force on 1 April 2019.[3] The act continues in force in England and Wales.
Notes
- Section 51.
- Section 51.
- The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2019 as amended by the Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 (Consequential, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2021.