12Taking over by corporation of private roads, &c.

### 12 Taking over by corporation of private roads, &c. > > (1)  A corporation may, by resolution of the council, declare that a road or other way within the municipality that is not a highway shall become, as specified in the resolution, a highway maintainable by the corporation or a particular kind of highway so maintainable. > > > (2)  Where the standard requirements are applicable, the council shall not pass a resolution under this section unless it is satisfied that those requirements are complied with in respect of the road or other way to which the resolution relates. > > > (3)  *\[Section 12 Subsection (3) amended by No. 30 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*A resolution made by the council for the purposes of this section is not invalidated by reason of the failure of the council to comply with [subsection (2)](#GS12@Gs2@EN) . > > > (4)  The corporation shall cause a copy of a resolution under this section to be published in the *Gazette* and the road or other way to which the resolution relates becomes, on the date of the publication, such a highway as is specified in the resolution.