Commentary on provisions of the Act Schedule 24: Street works Works in or near highways
Paragraph 1 modifies of the application of provisions of the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1970, the Highways Act 1980 and the General London Council (General Powers) Act 1986 which would require a licence or approval to be obtained from the relevant highway authority before certain works (such as the erection of scaffolding, the planting of trees or shrubs in or near a highway or the placing of a retaining wall near a highway) can be carried out.