21General responsibility of corporations

### 21 General responsibility of corporations > > (1)  Subject to this Act, the corporation of a municipality is charged with the duty of maintaining the local highways in the municipality that are maintainable by the corporation as shown on its municipal map, and, in any particular case, it shall discharge that duty in such manner as, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it considers practicable and appropriate. > > > (2)  For the purposes of the discharge of its duties under this section in respect of a highway, a corporation may carry out such works as it considers necessary for the maintenance or renewal of any bridge, embankment, or other work carrying, or otherwise associated with, the highway. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 21 Subsection (3) amended by No. 71 of 2001, s. 26, Applied:01 Jan 2002\]*](/view/html/inforce/2002-01-01/act-2001-071#GS26@EN) The local highways in a municipality that are maintainable by the corporation vest in the corporation and, for the purpose of the exercise of its functions in respect of those highways, the corporation has, subject to the [Traffic Act 1925](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1925-038) and the [Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1999-070) , the care, control, and management of those highways. > > > (4)  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a corporation is not liable for any injury or loss arising from the condition of a highway unless that condition results from the improper carrying out of highway works that are carried out by, or at the direction of, the corporation.