Removal of advertisement
5.—(1)  Where the Authority or any person authorised by the Authority finds any advertisement affixed or displayed on or at any road structure, road related facility or public street in contravention of regulation 4(1), the Authority or such person may remove and dispose of the advertisement, or cause the advertisement to be removed and disposed of, in such manner as the Authority or such person, as the case may be, thinks fit.
(2)  Where an advertisement has been removed from a road structure, road related facility or public street under paragraph (1), the Authority may recover any cost reasonably incurred by it in connection with such removal and the cost of reinstatement of the road structure, road related facility or public street, as the case may be, from —
(a)the person who affixed or displayed the advertisement;
(b)the person who caused the advertisement to be affixed or displayed; or
(c)the person on whose behalf the advertisement is affixed or displayed.
(3)  Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Authority may remove or dispose of, or cause to be removed or disposed of, any advertisement on or at any approved space as and when the Authority thinks fit, and no person shall be entitled to any compensation in respect of such removal or disposal.