209—Ownership of fixtures and equipment installed on public roads
(1) Fixtures and
equipment (including pipes, wires, cables, fittings and other objects)
installed in, on, across, under or over a public road by the provider of
public infrastructure remain the property of the provider of that
infrastructure.
(2) Fixtures and
equipment (including pipes, wires, cables, fittings and other objects)
installed in, on, across, under or over a public road under an authorisation
or permit from the council remain, subject to the conditions of the
authorisation or permit, the property of the holder of the authorisation or
permit.
(3)
Subsections (1) and (2) operate subject to the provisions of any
agreement to which the council is a party that provides for the vesting of
property in the council.
(4) In this
section—
"public infrastructure" means infrastructure and other facilities used in or
in connection with the supply of water or electricity, gas or other forms of
energy, the provision of telecommunications, or the drainage or removal of
waste water or sewage.