Schedule 16: Controlling the felling of trees in England Requiring information from the owner of land
Paragraph 8 also amends section 30. Section 30, for the purposes of serving documents, gives the Forestry Commission the power to request information regarding the ownership of the land from the "occupier" or "any person who, either directly or indirectly, receives rent" from the land in question. Failure to comply with the request is an offence carrying a fine. This section amends the 1967 Act to allow that request to be made of an "owner" of any land in England, compelling them to disclose, for instance, details of any leaseholders or tenants of the land.