Article 14 Agreements with highway authorities

Where under this Order the Rivers Authority are authorised to stop up, divert or interfere with a road or footpath, or portion thereof, they may enter into, and carry into effect, agreements with the highway authority or the persons having the charge, management or control of the road or footpath, as the case may be, concerning the construction, or a contribution towards the expense of the construction of any new road or footpath to be made under this Order, and concerning any other matters relating thereto.

The Rivers Authority may, by agreement with the highway authority or such persons, delegate to them the power of constructing and, in any case where the Rivers Authority are responsible for maintaining the same, of maintaining all or any such new road or footpath.

The purposes of this Article shall be purposes for which a highway authority may incur expenditure and borrow money.