16Relief from duty to maintain highway

### 16 Relief from duty to maintain highway > > (1)  Where, on an application by the corporation that is made as prescribed in the regulations, a magistrate is satisfied in respect of a country highway – > > > > > > (a) that it has at no time been formed, made, repaired, or improved by a highway authority; or > > > > > > > (b) that no substantial loss or detriment would be suffered by any person if it ceased to be maintainable by the corporation – > > > > he may, by a local highway order, declare that the highway is not a highway maintainable by the corporation. > > > (2)  An order under [subsection (1)](#GS16@Gs1@EN) does not prevent the highway to which it relates subsequently becoming a highway maintainable by the corporation.