PART IVIMPROVEMENT AND SAFETY OF ROADS

Safety of roads

Removal of barbed wire54

1

Where on any land adjoining a road there is a fence made with barbed wire, or having barbed wire in it, and the wire is, in the opinion of the Department, likely to be a danger to persons or animals using the road, the Department may serve on the occupier of the land a notice requiring him to—

a

remove the barbed wire; or

b

carry out such works as are necessary to prevent the barbed wire from being a danger to persons or animals using the road.

2

For the purposes of this Article “barbed wire” means any wire with spikes or jagged projections.