Article 3
The Secretary of State directs as respects any part of a highwaywhich crosses the route of either of the slip roads that—
where the highway is a highway maintainable at the public expense bya local highway authority, the part in question shall be maintained bythat authority; and
where the highway is not a highway so maintainable and is notmaintainable under a special enactment or by reason of tenure, enclosureor prescription, the Secretary of State shall be under no duty tomaintain the part in question,
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until, in either case, a date to be specified in a notice given by the Secretary of State to the highway authority for that highway. The date specified will not be later than the date on which the relevant route is opened for the purpose of through traffic.