such notice the Director may effect the necessary repairs

and alterations.

(4)

If at any time there exist, in the opinion of the

Director, any circumstances requiring the immediate putting

into effect of such repairs or alterations he may require

the Road Company to effect the same forthwith or, if he

thinks fit, may forthwith effect the same with or without

notice to the Road Company.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), the expense of repairs

or alterations under this section shall be borne by the Road

Company and where any such repairs or alterations are

effected by the Director the expense thereof shall be

recoverable from the Road Company by the Government as a

debt owing by the Road Company to the Government.

(6) Where in pursuance of the obligation imposed on it

by subsection (1)(a), the Road Company carries out any works

of repair on the fabric of the immersed tube after the

revocation or expiration of the franchise granted to the

Rail Company by section 5(1), the Government shall be liable

to pay to the Road Company one third of the costs reasonably

incurred by the Road Company on those works.

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