Regulator Profile
Forestry Commission
Enforcement Regulator4
Areas of regulation
13
Laws enforced
England
Felling Licences
Forestry
Tree Health
Woodland Grants
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.
Legal framework
Legislation that Forestry Commission 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
- UKSI 2005/2517 UK Statutory Instrument 2005
- UKSI 2012/178 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
Sectors regulated
Agriculture, horticulture, fisheries and pets
Forestry and logging