The highways to which subsection (1) above applies are highways for which a London borough council or the Common Council are the highway authority. . .
The Minister shall exercise his powers under subsection (1) above only if he considers it necessary in connection with any order made or proposed to be made by him under section 6 or section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 by virtue of paragraph 3 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 9 to that Act.
Where the Minister executes or proposes to execute works under this section for the improvement of a highway, then for the purpose of or in connection with the execution of those works—
Where the Minister executes works under this section for the improvement of a highway the amount of his. . . expenses in connection therewith, as certified by him. . . , shall (except. . . in so far as they may be met by any grant made by the Minister) be paid to him. . . on demand by the highway authority; and that authority have the like power of raising money required to make such payment, and the like right to recover the whole or any part of any sum paid, as if the expenses of the Minister. . . had been incurred in executing the works as their agent.
Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this section, the powers exercisable under this section by the Minister. . . in place of a highway authority include any power of that authority to acquire land, or an interest or right in, over or under land; and any land, or any interest or right in, over or under land, acquired by the Minister. . . by virtue of this section shall be acquired in the name and on behalf of the highway authority, and shall vest in that authority accordingly.
A highway authority shall produce to the Minister. . . such documents relating to matters affecting the exercise of the Minister's. . . powers under this section, and furnish him. . . with such other information relating to those matters, as he. . . may require in connection with the exercise of those powers or any proposal to exercise them.