Neighbourhood Disputes (Dividing Fences and Trees) Act 2011
sec.16Meaning of fencing work
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sec.16 Meaning of fencing work
Fencing work , for a dividing fence, means— the design, construction, modification, replacement, removal, repair or maintenance of the whole or part of the dividing fence; and the surveying or preparation of land, including the trimming, lopping or removal of vegetation, along or on either side of the common boundary of adjoining lands for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) ; and includes— the planting, replanting and maintenance of a hedge or similar vegetative barrier as the dividing fence; and the cleaning, deepening, enlargement or alteration of a ditch, embankment or watercourse that serves as the dividing fence; and obtaining an approval required for fencing work.
- (a) the design, construction, modification, replacement, removal, repair or maintenance of the whole or part of the dividing fence; and
- (b) the surveying or preparation of land, including the trimming, lopping or removal of vegetation, along or on either side of the common boundary of adjoining lands for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (a) ;
- (c) the planting, replanting and maintenance of a hedge or similar vegetative barrier as the dividing fence; and
- (d) the cleaning, deepening, enlargement or alteration of a ditch, embankment or watercourse that serves as the dividing fence; and
- (e) obtaining an approval required for fencing work.