Regulator profile
Forestry Commission
Enforcement Regulator4 areas of regulation · 13 laws enforced · England
What Forestry Commission does
Government department responsible for protecting, expanding, and promoting the sustainable management of woodlands in England. Issues felling licences, administers woodland creation grants, and manages the Public Forest Estate.
Additional information
Scotland: Forestry and Land Scotland + Scottish Forestry. Wales: Natural Resources Wales handles forestry.
Contact Forestry Commission
Types of regulation
Felling Licences
Forestry
Tree Health
Woodland Grants
Legal framework
Legislation that Forestry Commission directly enforces.
Primary legislation
- Forestry Act 1967, Section 9 Act 1967
- Plant Health Act 1967 Act 1967
- Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 Act 1967
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 Act 2002
Secondary legislation
- Forestry (Exceptions from Restriction of Felling) Regulations 1979 UK Statutory Instrument 1979
- Forestry Commission Byelaws 1982 UK Statutory Instrument 1982
- Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 UK Statutory Instrument 1999
- Forest Reproductive Material (Great Britain) Regulations 2002 UK Statutory Instrument 2002
- The Plant Health (Forestry) Order 2005 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- The Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Regulations 2012 UK Statutory Instrument 2012
- Timber and Timber Products (Placing on the Market) Regulations 2013 UK Statutory Instrument 2013
- Environmental Impact Assessment (Forestry) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 UK Statutory Instrument 2017
- The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019 UK Statutory Instrument 2019
Related legislation
Legislation connected to Forestry Commission's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Establishing / enabling
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Environment Act 2021 (enhancement)
UK Act of Parliament 2021
Administered / monitored
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Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984
UK Statutory Instrument 1984 -
Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) (Amendment) Order 1988
UK Statutory Instrument 1988 -
The Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) (Amendment) Order 1988
UK Statutory Instrument 1988 -
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000
UK Act of Parliament 2000 -
Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England and Scotland) Regulations 2015
UK Statutory Instrument 2015 -
Plant Health (Fees) (Forestry) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
UK Statutory Instrument 2021
Referenced in enforcement
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Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
UK Act of Parliament 1974 -
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)
UK Act of Parliament 1981 -
Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Part VIII
UK Act of Parliament 1990 -
Plant Protection Products Regulations 1107/2009
Retained EU Law 2009 -
Data Protection Act 2018
UK Act of Parliament 2018
Other publications
1 additional documents from Forestry Commission.
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Timber in construction innovation fund (currently closed)
Published 9 February 2022
Sectors regulated
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets
Forestry and logging
Coverage area
England