{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-scotland-act-1984/section-39C",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-scotland-act-1984/section-39C.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/54",
  "legislation_title": "Roads (Scotland) Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/roads-scotland-act-1984",
  "path": "section/39C",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "39C",
  "heading": "Status of works authorised by section 39A.",
  "text": "Works (whenever constructed) of a description prescribed by regulations under section 39B, or authorised under section 39A, of this Act, which conform to any requirements imposed by the regulations or authorisation shall not be treated as constituting an obstruction to the road but as part of the road, so that in particular—\n(a) the obligation of any person to maintain the road, and\n(b) the obligation of any person having power to break open the road to make good any damage or otherwise reinstate the road,\nextend to maintaining or, as the case may be, making good any damage to or otherwise reinstating the works.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 39C inserted (16. 5. 1992) by Traffic Calming Act 1992 (c. 30), ss. 2(1), 3, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/54/section/39C",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:06.913643+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}