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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984

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70 Default powers of Secretary of State as to traffic signs.

(1) If a strategic highways company, a local traffic authority or an authority to whom section 68 of this Act applies fail to comply with any direction given under section 65(2) or section 69 of this Act, the national authority may ... carry out the work required by the direction; and the expenses incurred ... in doing so shall be recoverable by the national authority from the company or the authority that failed to comply with the direction , and, in England or Wales, shall be so recoverable summarily as a civil debt. (2) Any such direction— (a) if relating to a road in England or Wales, shall be enforceable on the application of the Secretary of State by an order of mandamus; or (b) if relating to a road in Scotland, shall be enforceable by order of the Court of Session on an application by the Lord Advocate under section 91 of the Court of Session Act 1868. (3) In England, where subsection (1) applies in respect of non-compliance with a direction by a traffic authority other than a strategic highways company— (a) a strategic highways company may carry out the work required by the direction with the consent of the Secretary of State, and (b) the expenses incurred by the company in doing so are recoverable by the company from the authority summarily as a civil debt.

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70 Default powers of Secretary of State as to traffic signs.

(1) If a strategic highways company, a local traffic authority or an authority to whom section 68 of this Act applies fail to comply with any direction given under section 65(2) or section 69 of this Act, the national authority may ... carry out the work required by the direction; and the expenses incurred ... in doing so shall be recoverable by the national authority from the company or the authority that failed to comply with the direction , and, in England or Wales, shall be so recoverable summarily as a civil debt. (2) Any such direction— (a) if relating to a road in England or Wales, shall be enforceable on the application of the Secretary of State by an order of mandamus; or (b) if relating to a road in Scotland, shall be enforceable by order of the Court of Session on an application by the Lord Advocate under section 91 of the Court of Session Act 1868. (3) In England, where subsection (1) applies in respect of non-compliance with a direction by a traffic authority other than a strategic highways company— (a) a strategic highways company may carry out the work required by the direction with the consent of the Secretary of State, and (b) the expenses incurred by the company in doing so are recoverable by the company from the authority summarily as a civil debt.

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