§ Power and Description of Default Power
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Highways Act 1980, section 285
Secretary of State may execute work for improvement of a highway if the local authority do not do so. Secretary of State may recover the costs from the defaulting authority.
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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967, sections 55 and 62
Secretary of State may direct a local authority to erect a traffic sign, or remove one or, on refusal to, carry out the work and recover the expense. Ultimate enforcement is by mandamus.
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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967, sections 69 and 70
Secretary of State may arrange the placing or removal of bollards or other obstructions on any roads leading into or on any non-trunk road and recover the costs from the local authority concerned. Ultimate enforcement is by mandamus.
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Road Traffic Regulation Act 1967, section 84 and 84(A)
Secretary of State may require any local authority to make
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a traffic regulation or speed limit order or may prohibit the authority from making such orders. Secretary of State may also on limited grounds make such orders himself.