57 Default powers of highway authorities in respect of non-repair of privately maintainable highways
Highways Act 1980 (1980 c 66) | Legislation

57  Default powers of highway authorities in respect of non-repair of privately maintainable highways

(1)     Where a person is liable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosure or prescription to maintain a footpath or bridleway which, in either case, is a highway maintainable at the public expense, and the highway authority for the highway repair it in the performance of their duty to maintain it, they may, subject to subsection (3) below, recover the necessary expenses of doing so from that person in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(2)     Where a person is liable as aforesaid to maintain a highway

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