Power to Chief Engineer to grant permission for erection of gates or grids

(1) It shall be lawful for the Chief Engineer, by licence under his hand, to grant permission to the owners of any land adjacent to a public road, or through which a public road has been constructed, to erect gates or grids across such road for the protection and safekeeping of cattle. (2) Every such licence shall specify the number, position, and design or type of such gates or grids and shall define the conditions under which the licence is granted. road.