Contents of a stop notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must include specific information in hedgerow stop notices Statutory regulator
UK Statutory Instrument
2024
United Kingdom
The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024
At a glance
What's here
18 compliance obligations
Penalty landscape
3 of 18 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 1 carries different penalties and 14 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 5
- Occupier 1
Plus 12 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Any Person also bound by 770 other Acts (top 5 shown)
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Occupiers also bound by 107 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Avian Influenza and Influenza of Avian Origin in Mammals (England) (No. 2) Order 2006 2006 15 duties
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (England/Wales comparison) 2005 14 duties
- Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2015 2015 13 duties
- Highways Act 1980 1980 12 duties
- Housing Act 1985 1985 11 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
Appeals
- Appeal a hedgerow stop notice to the First-tier Tribunal Any Person
Completion certificates
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must issue completion certificate when stop notice is complied with Statutory regulator
Compensation
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must compensate for unreasonable stop notices Statutory regulator
Offences
Unlimited fine- Failure to comply with a hedgerow stop notice Any Person
Imposition of a variable monetary penalty, compliance notice or restoration notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator may issue fines or notices for hedgerow offences Statutory regulator
Notice of intent
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must issue a 'notice of intent' before taking enforcement action Statutory regulator
Final notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must issue a final decision notice regarding hedgerow requirements Statutory regulator
Content of final notice
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulators must provide specific details in final enforcement notices Statutory regulator
Appeals against a final notice
- Appeal a final notice regarding hedgerow management Any Person
Browse 3 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Stop notices
Notice of intent: representations, objections and undertakings
Criminal proceedings
Cutting and trimming of important hedgerows
Unlimited fine- Observe the nesting bird season prohibition on hedgerow trimming Occupier
Enforcement
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must enforce hedgerow management requirements Statutory regulator
Civil sanctions
Unlimited fine- Breach of hedgerow management regulations Any Person
Non-compliance penalty
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator may impose monetary penalties for failing to fix hedgerow breaches Statutory regulator
Enforcement cost recovery notices
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator may recover enforcement costs following a breach notice Statutory regulator
Appeals
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must determine appeals against hedgerow enforcement notices Tribunal / Court
Consultation on guidance
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Regulator must consult before publishing hedgerow enforcement guidance Statutory regulator
Right to enter and inspect: supplementary provisions
Fine up to £1,000- Obstruct an inspector checking hedgerow management Any Person
Browse 15 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement, extent and application
Interpretation
Hedgerows to which these Regulations apply
Prescribed criteria for “important” hedgerows
General maintenance requirements for important hedgerows
Offences
Defence
Recovery of payments
Withdrawing or amending a notice
Guidance as to use of civil sanctions and enforcement of relevant offences
Guidance as to use of non-compliance penalties
Publication of enforcement action
Right to enter and inspect
Powers of entry and examination etc.
Review
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