8Maintenance of highways opened outside cities or towns by private persons

### 8 Maintenance of highways opened outside cities or towns by private persons > > (1)  An owner may, by notice in writing, notify the corporation, in respect of a highway opened or to be opened elsewhere than in a city or town, that he requires the highway to be maintained by the corporation. > > > (2)  Where the corporation is of the opinion that the highway in respect of which a notice is served under [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) is not, or will not be, useful enough to the inhabitants of its district to justify its being maintained by the corporation, it may, within 3 months of the receipt of the notice, notify the owner accordingly. > > > (3)  A highway in respect of which a notification is given under [subsection (2)](#GS8@Gs2@EN) by the corporation is not maintainable by the corporation. > > > (4)  Except where the corporation notifies the owner as mentioned in [subsection (2)](#GS8@Gs2@EN) , [section 10](#GS10@EN) applies to a highway in respect of which a notice is served under [subsection (1)](#GS8@Gs1@EN) . > > > (5)  Where by virtue of [subsection (4)](#GS8@Gs4@EN) any works are or may be required to be carried out before the highway becomes maintainable by the corporation and the corporation is of the opinion that those works should be carried out as soon as possible, it may serve notice on the owner requiring him to carry out his obligations under [section 10](#GS10@EN) , and that notice accordingly has such effect as is provided for in [section 11](#GS11@EN) [(10)](#GS11@Gs10@EN) .