# Infrastructure Act 2015, Paragraph 2


(1) Section 1 (highway authorities: general provision) is amended as follows.
(2) In subsection (1)—
(a) after “Minister is” insert “ , subject to subsection (1A), ”;
(b) after paragraph (d) insert—
“(e) any highway for which he becomes the highway authority by virtue of section 2 of the Infrastructure Act 2015.”
(3) After subsection (1) insert—
“(1A) A strategic highways company is the highway authority for—
(a) any highway specified in the appointment of the company in accordance with Part 1 of the Infrastructure Act 2015;
(b) any highway that is directed to become a trunk road and for which that company is directed to be highway authority under section 10;
(c) any special road provided by the company;
(d) any highway for which an order made under any enactment expressly provides for that company to be the highway authority;
(e) any highway transferred to the company by an order under section 14 or 18;
(f) any other highway constructed by the company except where—
(i) by virtue of section 4(3) or 5(2) or some other enactment, a local highway authority is the highway authority for it; or
(ii) by means of an order under section 14 or 18 the highway is transferred to a local highway authority.
Paragraphs (a), (b) and (f) do not apply where a local highway authority becomes the highway authority by virtue of section 2.”
(4) In subsections (2) and (3) to (4)—
(a) after “subsection (1)” insert “ or (1A) ”;
(b) after “Minister” insert “ or a strategic highways company ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/7/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/infrastructure-act-2015/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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