Part I Highway Authorities and Agreements Between Authorities

Agreements between authorities

5 Agreement for local highway authority to maintain and improve certain highways constructed or to be constructed by Minister.

1

The local highway authority may by agreement with the Minister undertake the maintenance and improvement of a highway in their area, being a highway (other than a trunk road) which the Minister proposes to construct or has, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, constructed.

2

Where an agreement is made under this section the council who are a party to the agreement shall, on such date as may be provided by the agreement, become the highway authority for the highway to which the agreement relates.