(1)Subject to section 27 of this Act, on termination of the Concession at any time before the construction of the Concessionaires’ scheduled works is completed, the Secretary of State is authorised by this section to take such steps as appear to him to be appropriate for maintaining the tunnel system, so far as already constructed, in a safe and satisfactory condition.
(2)During any period when this section has effect—
(a)the Secretary of State is responsible, subject to subsection (1) above, for the exercise of any relevant functions of the Concessionaires under this Act in relation to the tunnel system; and
(b)references in provisions of this Act relating to those functions to the Concessionaires shall be read as references to the Secretary of State.