http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/119CHighways Act 1980An Act to consolidate the Highways Acts 1959 to 1971 and related enactments, with amendments to give effect to recommendations of the Law Commission.1981-03-01texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-07Expert Participation2026-07-01 Part VIII Stopping up and diversion of highways and stopping up of means of access to highways Stopping up and diversion of highways Application by proprietor of school for special diversion order.119C1The proprietor of a school may apply to a council for the making by virtue of section 119B(1)(b) above of a special diversion order in relation to any highway for which the council are the highway authority and which—acrosses land occupied for the purposes of the school, andbis a relevant highway as defined by section 119B(2) above.2No application may be made under this section for an order which would create a new highway communicating with—aa classified road,ba special road,ca GLA road, ordany highway not falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above for which the Minister is the highway authority,unless the application is made with the consent of the highway authority for the way falling within paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) above.3Before determining to make a special diversion order on an application under this section, the council may require the applicant to enter into an agreement with them to defray, or to make such contribution as may be specified in the agreement towards—aany compensation which may become payable under section 28 above as applied by section 121(2) below, orbto the extent that the council are the highway authority for the highway in question, any expenses which they may incur in bringing the new site of the highway into fit condition for use by the public, orcto the extent that the council are not the highway authority, any expenses which may become recoverable from them by the highway authority under the provisions of section 27(2) above as applied by section 119B(14) above.4Subsections (3) to (12) of section 119ZA above shall apply to applications under this section as they apply to applications under that section, with the substitution—afor references to a public path diversion order of references to a special diversion order, andbfor references to a footpath or bridleway of references to a highway,and regulations made under that section by virtue of this subsection may make different provision for the purposes of this section and for the purposes of that section.S. 119C inserted (prosp.) by 2000 c. 37, ss. 57, 103(3), Sch. 6 Pt. I para. 12