These regulations came into force on the 2nd August 1999 under Statutory Instrument 1999 No:1982 and replace all existing secondary legislation on the subject of tree preservation orders (TPOs). The regulations include a number of important changes to TPO procedure.

The document is available to view online at the HMSO site. However, the terms of Crown Copyright allow for the reproduction of this document in any form providing the contents are not changed and its source is acknowledged. So, as a service to arboriculturists, this document is now available as a Microsoft Word file for direct down load from the AIE site and subsequent printing on your own printer.

• Click here to view the regulations at the HMSO website.

• Click here to Download the regulations as a formatted MSWord file. Download MS Word version. Once this file has loaded into your browser use File-Save to save it permanently to a folder within your hard drive.

• Click here to view the DETR explanatory notes for these regulations. A Model TPO Form is also available here for download as either a MS Word document or as an Adobe Acrobat file.

• Click here to download the DETR new Model TPO Form as an MSWord File from the AIE site.