5Consents to exercise of powers under s. 4
(1)A local authority shall not have power by virtue of the last foregoing section to provide a shelter or other accommodation in any such situation or position as is described in the first column of the following Table, except with the consent of the person described in relation thereto in the second column of that Table:—
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| In any highway for which there is a highway authority other than the local authority, or on land abutting on any such highway. | The highway authority. |
| In any highway belonging to and repairable by any railway, dock, harbour, canal, inland navigation or passenger road transport undertakers and forming the approach to any station, dock, wharf or depot of those undertakers. | The undertakers. |
| On any bridge not vested in the local authority or on the approaches to any such bridge. | The authority or other person in whom the bridge is vested. |
| On any bridge carrying a highway over any railway, canal or inland navigation, or on the approaches to any such bridge, or under any bridge carrying a railway, canal or inland navigation over a highway. | The railway, canal or inland navigation undertakers concerned. |
| In a position obstructing or interfering with any existing access to any land or premises abutting on a highway. | The owner (as denned by the Public Health Act, 1936) of the land or premises. |
(2)Any consent required by this section in respect of a shelter or other accommodation shall not unreasonably be withheld but may be given subject to any reasonable conditions, including a condition that the local authority shall remove the shelter or other accommodation either at any time or at or after the expiration of a period if reasonably required so to do by the person giving the consent.
(3)Any dispute between a local authority and a person whose consent is required under this section whether that consent is unreasonably withheld or is given subject to reasonable conditions, or whether the removal of any shelter or other accommodation in accordance with any condition of the consent is reasonably required shall—
(a)in the case of a dispute between the local authority and the Minister of Transport, be referred to and determined by an arbitrator to be appointed in default of agreement by the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers;
(b)in any other case, be referred to and determined by the Minister of Transport.