Section 19: Control of points of access

19. Control of points of access (1) (a) No person shall construct, form or lay out any new access, or widen or otherwise alter any existing access, or change the user of such access to a motorway or main road without the approval in writing of the highway authority. (b) The highway authority may impose such conditions as it thinks fit before signifying its approval. R28 – 11 [Issue 1] Roads Act (2) A highway authority may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of any premises served by an access to any public road, other than an access suitable for pedestrians or cyclists only, and used for that purpose only, to alter or close the access within such time as may be notified in the notice, where the Minister is satisfied that the existing access is, or may become, a source of danger to traffic by virtue of its location and any access required in its place shall be dealt with as if it were a new access in accordance with subsection (1). (3) A person aggrieved by any decision of the highway authority under this section may appeal to the Minister, whose decision shall be final. (4) Any person who fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2), or contravenes any condition attached to any permission granted under subsection (1), shall commit an offence. (5) Without prejudice to any proceedings which may be instituted, the highway authority may, after the expiry of the time specified in a notice under subsection (2), execute any works required to be performed in pursuance of the notice and the authority may recover the cost of providing any new access as if it were a civil debt. 20. —