Subject to the provisions of paragraph 11, a road works authority may at any time withdraw the designation of a road as a road with special engineering difficulties.

No withdrawal as mentioned in paragraph 10 shall occur without prior consultation with the transport authority or undertaker at whose request the designation was made, or without the consent of the Scottish Ministers where the designation was made in pursuance of a direction by them.

If a road works authority withdraws a designation of a road as a protected road they shall publish a notice in one or more newspapers circulating in the locality in which the road to which the withdrawn designation related.