Commentary on Sections Part 4 - Forestry Section 42 - Penalty for felling without licence
253.Section 42 amends section 17 of the Forestry Act 1967 to provide that, in respect of land in Wales, the penalty for felling a tree without the authority of a felling licence is an unlimited fine. Trees are felled without the authority of a felling licence if there is no licence in place (for instance because a licence has not been granted, or because a licence has been suspended or revoked by a notice given under section 24C(3) or 24E(2)), or if trees are felled in contravention of a felling licence (including in contravention of terms or conditions of a licence that have been varied, amended or inserted by a notice given under section 24C(3) or 24E(2)).