PART 3STREETS

Maintenance of highway works

15.—(1) The highway works must be completed in accordance with the provisions of Parts 5 and 6 of Schedule 15 (protective provisions).

(2) With effect from the date of the final certificate referred to in paragraph 67 of Part 5 and paragraph 91 of Part 6 of Schedule 15 the highway works to which that certificate relates will be maintained by and at the expense of the relevant highway authority.

(3) Where new land not previously part of the public highway is the subject of a provisional certificate under paragraph 63 of Part 5 or a provisional certificate of completion under paragraph 88 of Part 6 of Schedule 15 then it is deemed to be dedicated as part of the public highway on the issue of that certificate.

(4) For the purposes of this article, the definition of “maintain” in article 2 (interpretation) does not apply and the word “maintain” is to be given its ordinary meaning when applied to highways.