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ROADS ACT 1993 - SECT 89

Roads authorities not liable for damage by tar

89 Roads authorities not liable for damage by tar

(1) A roads authority is not liable for any damage caused by moist or liquid tar that it applies to any portion of a road in the course of carrying out road work if--
(a) that portion of the road is closed to traffic while the tar is applied and for a reasonable time after it is applied, and
(b) the tarred portion of the road is covered with sand or road metal before it is re-opened to traffic.
(2) In this section,
"tar" includes bitumen and bituminous compounds.



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