
1 
These Regulations may be cited as The Forestry (Felling of Trees) (Calculation of the Area of Land) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 17th June 2013.
2 
In these Regulations—
 “the Act” means the Forestry Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.
3 
For the purposes of section 15(4)(a) of the Act, the area of the land on which trees are growing shall be calculated for the purposes of section 15(1) of the Act by reference to the area within—
(a) any physical boundary surrounding that land; or
(b) where no such boundary exists, the boundary formed by the outside of the crowns of the perimeter trees that join canopy or, which by virtue of their proximity, have the reasonable potential to join canopy on that land.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on 15th May 2013.
Malcolm Beatty
A senior officer of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development
