The Ministeror a strategic highways company may erect buildings and execute works on a trunk road picnic area for the purpose of providing all or any of the following:—
and may equip buildings erected by himor the company under this subsection with such furniture and apparatus as may be necessary for the purpose of providing such conveniences or facilities.
The Ministeror a strategic highways company may manage a trunk road picnic area (including, in particular, by enforcing controls on parking there and recovering the costs of doing so), but may not provide meals or refreshments on such an area.
The Ministeror a strategic highways company may make arrangements with some other person . . . —
and the powers of the Ministeror a strategic highways company under this subsection include power to lease the trunk road picnic area or any part of it to that other person.
The Ministeror a strategic highways company may provide public sanitary conveniences (including lavatories) in proper and convenient situations on or under land forming part of a trunk road . . . , or adjoining, or in the vicinity of, such a road and may manage such conveniences.
The Ministeror the strategic highways company, whichever is highway authority for the trunk road, shall pay compensation to any person who sustains damage by reason of the execution by himor it under this section of any works on or under a trunk road.
A council may contribute towards any expenses incurred by the Ministeror a strategic highways company under this section.
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