(1) The road manager consent provisions apply in relation to obtaining consent of a relevant road manager for an HML declaration.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)—
(a) a reference in the road manager consent provisions to a mass or dimension authority is taken to be a reference to an HML declaration; and
(b) a reference in the road manager consent provisions to the grant of a mass or dimension authority is taken to be a reference to the making of an HML declaration; and
(c) a reference in the road manager consent provisions to a relevant road manager for a mass or dimension authority is taken to be a reference to a relevant road manager for an HML declaration.
(3) A relevant road manager for an HML declaration may consent to the making of the declaration subject to the condition that stated intelligent access conditions are imposed on the use of a stated type of HML heavy vehicle under the higher mass limits in an area or on a route to which the declaration applies.
(4) If a relevant road manager for an HML declaration consents to the making of the declaration as mentioned in subsection (3)—
(a) the relevant road manager must give the Regulator written reasons for the road manager's decision to give consent to the making of the declaration subject to the condition; and
(b) the Regulator must include the stated intelligent access conditions in the declaration.