Section 40: Adoption of private streets.

Highways Act 1980 · 1980 c. 66View on legislation.gov.uk

Highways Act 1980
- Section 38: Power of highway authorities to adopt by agreement.
- Section 41: Duty to maintain highways maintainable at public expense.

Part IV: Maintenance of Highways

The foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act are without prejudice to the power or, as the case may be, the duty of the council of a county , metropolitan district or London borough, or the Common Council, to adopt private streets as highways maintainable at the public expense under Part XI of this Act.

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