Section 37: Contractors’ rights
consolidated text (as at 2013, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
37. Contractors’ rights
(1) The rights granted to, and the obligations of, a highway authority under sections 35 and 36 may be exercised by a contractor under the supervision or direction of the highway authority engaged in the construction or repair of roads and on behalf of a highway authority.
(2) Where any damage is done by a contractor under the supervision or
direction of a highway authority, any compensation payable under this Act
shall be paid by the authority.