Roads (Scotland) Act 1984

52 Power to execute works to mitigate adverse effect of constructing or improving etc. road

(1) A roads authority may carry out on—

(a) land acquired by them under section 106 of this Act;

(b) other land belonging to them ;

(c) a road for which they are the roads authority ;

(d) a road which they have been authorised to improve or, as the case may be construct, by an order under section 9 or 12 of this Act,

works for mitigating any adverse effect which the construction, improvement, existence or use of any road has or will have on the surroundings of the last mentioned road.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above, the works that may be carried out under that subsection include the planting of trees, shrubs or plants of any other description and the laying out of any area as grassland.

(3) A roads authority may develop or redevelop land acquired by them under section 106 of this Act, or any other land belonging to them, for the purpose of improving the surroundings of a road or proposed road.