High Hedges (No. 2) Bill

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High Hedges (No. 2) Bill

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.

Bill 28 53/2

High Hedges (No. 2) Bill

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

Bill 28 53/2

High Hedges (No. 2) Bill
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      23         Short title, commencement and extent

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