High Hedges (No. 2) Bill
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister,
with the consent of Mr. Stephen Pound, the Member in charge of the Bill, are published
separately as Bill 28–EN.
Contents
Introductory
1 Complaints to which this Act applies
2 High hedges
3 Domestic property
Complaints procedure
4 Procedure for dealing with complaints
5 Remedial notices
6 Withdrawal or relaxation of requirements of remedial notices
Appeals
7 Appeals against remedial notices and other decisions of relevant authorities
8 Appeals procedure
9 Determination or withdrawal of appeals
Powers of entry
10 Powers of entry for the purposes of complaints and appeals
Enforcement powers etc.
11 Offences
12 Power to require occupier to permit action to be taken by owner
13 Action by relevant authority
14 Offences committed by bodies corporate
Supplementary provisions
15 Orders and regulations
16 Service of documents
17 Documents in electronic form
18 Power to make further provision about documents in electronic form
19 Interpretation
20 Power to amend sections 1 and 2
21 Financial provisions
22 Crown application
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23 Short title, commencement and extent