HC Deb 19 June 1991 vol 193 c389

  1. 214F (1) A hedgerow management order shall not take effect until it is confirmed by the local planning authority and the local planning authority may confirm any such order either without modification or subject to such modifications as they consider expedient.
  2. (2) Provision may be made by regulations under this Act with respect—
    1. (a) to the form of hedgerow management orders; and
    2. (b) to the procedure to be followed in connection with the making and confirmation of such orders.
  3. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the regulations may make provision—
    1. (a) that, before a hedgerow management order is confirmed by the local planning authority, notice of the making of the order shall be given to the owners and occupiers of land affected by the order and to such other persons, if any, as may be specified by the regulations;
    2. (b) that objections and representations with respect to the order, if duly made in accordance with the regulations, shall be considered before the order is confirmed by the local planning authority; and
    3. (c) that copies of the order, when confirmed by the authority, shall be served on such persons as may be specified in the regulations.