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(1) This Order may be cited as the Forestry (2010 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
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13th September 2010 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 8th September 2010.
David Small
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

SCHEDULE
Article 2


Provisions of the Act Subject matter

Section 1
 
General duty of the Department


Section 2
 
Principal powers of the Department


Section 3
 
Provision of facilities on forestry land


Section 4
 
Use or development of forestry land


Section 5 and Schedule 1
 
Compulsory acquisition of land


Section 6(1), (2) and (4) to (7)
 
Inquiries, information, etc.


Section 7
 
Incidental powers


Section 8
 
Control of animals in forests


Section 9
 
Control (with permission of occupier) of animals on land adjacent to forest


Section 11
 
Removal or destruction of vegetation on adjoining land


Section 12
 
Protection for persons acting under sections 8 to 11


Section 13
 
Burning of vegetation


Section 14
 
Protection of forest trees, etc. from pests


Section 32
 
Powers of entry


Section 33
 
Obstruction of officers, etc.


Section 34
 
Prosecutions under this Act


Section 38(1) and (2)
 
Amendments and repeals


In Schedule 2 the following entries and section 38(3) in so far as it relates to them—
 
Repeals


the entries relating to section 7A(3)(a) of the Game Preservation Act (Northern Ireland) 1928
 

the entries relating to section 13 of the Administrative and Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1956
 

the entries relating to Schedules 1 and 2 to the Financial Provisions Act (Northern Ireland) 1971
 

the entries relating to Article 7 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1977
 

the entries relating to Article 20 of the Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1984
 

the entries relating to section 2(2) and (3) of the Game Preservation (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
 

the entries relating to the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 1953 but only in so far as they relate to the repeal of sections 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14(1B) and (1C), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20
 






