Section 25Part 0 —
Restriction of laying of mains, etc., on roads
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Subject to subsection (2), the power conferred on statutory undertakers by or under any law to lay down or erect any apparatus under, in, over, along or across any land shall not be exercisable in relation to any land comprised in the route of a road except with the consent of the Roads Authority: Provided that, save as otherwise prescribed by regulations, the consent of the Roads Authority shall not be required under this section for the laying down or erection by statutory undertakers of any apparatus for the purpose of repairing or maintaining any apparatus for the time being belonging to or used by them for the purpose of their undertaking.
The consent of the Roads Authority under subsection (1) may be given subject to conditions, except that nothing in this section shall limit the power of the Roads Authority to require the reinstatement of the road, to require payment in lieu of reinstatement or to enter into an agreement with any undertakers for the payment by those undertakers of any amount towards the cost of works which the Roads Authority agrees to perform for reinstating the road, or to require the giving of any bond or other security for the payment of such sums or the reinstatement of the road.