18(1)Where any part of any highway shall have been broken up or disturbed by the appropriate authority and not permanently stopped up or diverted they shall make good the subsoil, foundations and surface of that part of the highway to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority, and shall maintain the same to the reasonable satisfaction of the highway authority for such time as may be reasonably required for the permanent reinstatement of the highway.U.K.
(2)The reinstatement of that part of the highway shall in the first instance be of a temporary nature only and the permanent reinstatement thereof shall be carried out by the highway authority so soon as reasonably practicable after the completion of the temporary reinstatement, and the expense reasonably incurred by the highway authority in so doing shall be repaid to the highway authority by the appropriate authority.