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Water Act 1989
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137 Works on a road
Subject to the **Road Management Act 2004**, an Authority may—
(a) in relation to a road within the meaning of the **Road Management Act 2004**, enter upon any public or private land or road for the purpose of carrying out any works that the Authority is empowered to carry out; and
(b) temporarily close to traffic the road or any part of it, if it is necessary to do so for the carrying out of works under paragraph (a).
S. 137A inserted by No. 9/2006 s. 161.