# The Secretary of State for the Environment Order 1970, Paragraph 18


(1) In section 81(12)(a) of the Highways Act 1959 (which provides that in certain cases a highway authority shall not serve a notice without the consent of the Minister of Works) after the word “service” there shall be inserted the words “by a local highway authority”.
(2) For purposes of section 254(6) of the Highways Act 1959 the “appropriate Minister” shall be, except in relation to the Post Office, the Secretary of State.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1970/1681/schedule/3/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/secretary-of-state-for-the-environment-order-1970/schedule-3/paragraph-18
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