The Minister is, subject to subsection (1A), the highway authority for—
Outside Greater London the council of a county or metropolitan district are the highway authority for all highways in the county or, as the case may be, the district, whether or not maintainable at the public expense, which are not highways for which under subsection (1)or (1A) above the Ministeror a strategic highways company is the highway authority.
Transport for London is the highway authority for all GLA roads.
The council of a London borough or the Common Council are the highway authority for all highways in the borough or, as the case may be, in the City, whether or not maintainable at the public expense, which are not for the time being GLA roads or. . . highways for which under subsection (1)or (1A) above the Ministeror a strategic highways company is the highway authority.
In Wales the council of a county or county borough are the highway authority for all highways in the county or, as the case may be, the county borough, whether or not maintainable at the public expense, which are not highways for which the Minister is the highway authority under subsection (1) above.
Subsection (2) above is subject, as respects any highway outside Greater London for which the Ministeror a strategic highways company is not the highway authority under subsection (1)or (1A) above, to any provision of this Act, or of any order made under this or any other Act, by virtue of which a council other than the council of the county or, as the case may be, the metropolitan district in which the highway is situated are the highway authority therefor.
Subsection (3A) above is subject to any provision of this Act, or of any order made under this or any other Act, by virtue of which a council other than the Welsh council for the area in which the highway is situated are the highway authority.