Section 97(8)

In this section— “the appropriate Ministers” means— as respects England, the Secretary of State and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; as respects Wales, the Secretary of State; “environmental conservation” means conservation— of the natural beauty or amenity, or flora or fauna, of England or Wales; or of features of archaeological or historic interest in England or Wales; “hedgerow” includes any stretch of hedgerow; “local authority” means— the council of a county, county borough, district, London borough, parish or community; the Common Council of the City of London; the Council of the Isles of Scilly; “the planning Acts” has the same meaning as it has in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 by virtue of section 336(1) of that Act; “prescribed” means specified, or of a description specified, in regulations; “regulations” means regulations made by statutory instrument; “remove”, in relation to a hedgerow, means uproot or otherwise destroy, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly; “statutory functions” means functions conferred or imposed by or under any enactment.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-07-30