139 Control of builders' skips

139  Control of builders' skips

(1)     A builder's skip shall not be deposited on a highway without the permission of the highway authority for the highway.

(2)     A permission under this section shall be a permission for a person to whom it is granted to deposit, or cause to be deposited, a skip on the highway specified in the permission, and a highway authority may grant such permission either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as may be specified in the permission including, in particular, conditions relating to—

(a)     the siting of the skip;

(b)     its dimensions;

(c)     the manner in which it is to be coated with paint and other material for the purpose of making it immediately visible to oncoming traffic;

(d)     the care and disposal of its contents;

(e)     the manner in which it is to be lighted or guarded;

(f)     its removal at the end of the period of permission.

(3)     If a builder's skip is deposited on a highway without a permission granted under this section, the owner of the skip is, subject to subsection (6) below, guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding [level 3 on the standard scale].

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