http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/66/section/319Highways 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 Database2026-03-18Expert Participation2026-03-13 Part XIV Miscellaneous and Supplementary Provisions Prosecutions, appeals, <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> Judges and justices not to be disqualified by liability to rates.319The judge of any court or a justice of the peace is not disqualified for acting in cases arising under this Act by reason only of his being as one of several ratepayers, or as one of any other class of persons, liable in common with the others to contribute to, or to be benefited by, any rate or fund out of which any expenses of a council are to be defrayed.S. 319 applied (1.11.1991) by New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c. 22, SIF 59, 108), s. 25(1(2)); S.I. 1991/2288, art. 3, Sch.