Part VIII Stopping up and diversion of highways and stopping up of means of access to highways

Stopping up and diversion of highways

F1121B Register of applications.

1

Every council shall keep, in such manner as may be prescribed, a register containing such information as may be prescribed with respect to applications under section 118ZA, 118C, 119ZA or 119C above.

2

The register shall contain such information as may be prescribed with respect to the manner in which such applications have been dealt with.

3

Regulations may make provision for the register to be kept in two or more parts, each part containing such information relating to applications under section 118ZA, 118C, 119ZA or 119C above as may be prescribed.

4

Regulations may make provision—

a

for a specified part of the register to contain copies of applications and of the maps submitted with them, and

b

for the entry relating to any application, and everything relating to it, to be removed from any part of the register when the application (including any appeal to the Secretary of State) has been finally disposed of (without prejudice to the inclusion of any different entry relating to it in another part of the register).

5

Every register kept under this section shall be available for inspection by the public free of charge at all reasonable hours.

6

In this section—

  • “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

  • “regulations” means regulations made by the Secretary of State.