169Care to be taken

#### 169 Care to be taken 169 Care to be taken > > (1) In the exercise of a function under this Division, an authorised officer must do as little damage as possible. > > > (2) The roads authority must provide, if necessary, other means of access in place of any taken away or interrupted by an authorised officer. > > > (3) As far as practicable, entry on to fenced land is to be made through an existing opening in the enclosing fence or, if entry by that means is not practicable, through a new opening in the enclosing fence. > > > (4) Any new opening is to be properly closed when the need for entry ceases. > > > (5) If, in the exercise of a function under this Division, any pit, trench, hole or bore is made, the roads authority must, if the owner or occupier of the premises so requires— > > > > > (a) fence it and keep it securely fenced so long as it remains open or not sufficiently sloped down, and > > > > > (b) without unnecessary delay, fill it up or level it or sufficiently slope it down.