Section 42 Provision etc. of services and amenities by TfL
Subject to subsection (4), TfL shall have power—
to carry out works on, in or over a relevant GLA road; and
to place objects or structures on, in or over such a GLA road,
for the purpose—
of enhancing the amenity of the GLA road and its immediate surroundings; or
of providing a service for the benefit of the public or a section of the public.
TfL shall have power to maintain—
any works carried out under paragraph (a) of subsection (1); and
any objects or structures placed on, in or over a GLA road under paragraph (b) of that subsection.
Without prejudice to the generality of this section, the amenity of a GLA road may be enhanced by providing lawns, trees, shrubs or flowers.
TfL may not, in the exercise of the power conferred by subsection (1)(b), place an object or structure on, in or over a relevant GLA road unless TfL has first obtained the consent of the frontagers with an interest—
to the placing of the object or structure; and
to the purpose for which it is to be placed.