The Road Works (Maintenance) (Scotland) Regulations 1992
These Regulations define the circumstances in which a road works authority, in cases where an undertaker has failed to afford to that authority facilities for inspecting the undertaker’s relevant apparatus (as defined in regulation 2) in a road, may carry out works to enable them to inspect the apparatus where they have reasonable cause to believe that the apparatus has not been maintained as required by section 140 of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991. Where the inspection shows that the apparatus has not been so maintained, the road works authority may carry out emergency works needed in consequence of the undertaker’s failure to comply with its maintenance duty under section 140.