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Transport Infrastructure Act 1994
sec.117Relevant person to take care in acting under authority
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### sec.117 Relevant person to take care in acting under authority
A relevant person—
must take as much care as is practicable to minimise damage to the land or inconvenience to the land’s owner or occupier; and
may do anything necessary or desirable to minimise the damage or inconvenience; and
is liable to compensate the land’s owner or occupier for any loss or damage suffered by the owner or occupier arising out of the entry onto the land, any use made of the land, anything brought onto the land or anything done or left on the land in connection with the relevant person’s authority.
s 117 ins 1998 No. 43 s 9
amd 2011 No. 12 s 42
- (a) must take as much care as is practicable to minimise damage to the land or inconvenience to the land’s owner or occupier; and
- (b) may do anything necessary or desirable to minimise the damage or inconvenience; and
- (c) is liable to compensate the land’s owner or occupier for any loss or damage suffered by the owner or occupier arising out of the entry onto the land, any use made of the land, anything brought onto the land or anything done or left on the land in connection with the relevant person’s authority.