Local Government Act, 1946

Appointment of joint committee of road authorities to consider proposals for an application for a bridge order etc.

45.—(1) Any two or more road authorities may, by resolution under this section passed by each of such authorities, establish a joint committee of their members to consider proposals for an application for a bridge order to be made by any one of such road authorities and to facilitate the obtaining of the consent of every such road authority to the terms of such an application.

(2) A resolution passed under this section by each of several road authorities shall state—

(a) the general character and purpose of the work,

(b) the number of members from each such road authority who are to be members of the joint committee established by the resolution, and

(c) the manner in which the expenses incurred by such joint committee are to be defrayed by the several road authorities.

(3) A joint committee of two or more road authorities established by a resolution under this section shall consider proposals for the application in respect of which they are so established and shall furnish to each such road authority a report setting out the terms in which, in their opinion, such application should be made and, for the purposes of such consideration and report, section 54 of this Act shall apply as if the committee were a road authority.

(4) The expenses incurred by a joint committee established under this section by two or more road authorities shall be defrayed by such authorities in the manner specified in the resolution establishing such committee.

(5) A harbour authority, within the meaning of the Harbours Act, 1946 (No. 9 of 1946) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to be a road authority.