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(1) If any tree or any branch of a tree standing on land adjoining a public road appears to the Anchal Executive Officer to be likely to fall and thereby endanger any person using or any structure on such road, the Anchal Executive Officer may by notice require the owner of the said tree to secure, lop or cut down the said tree or the branch thereof, as the case may be, so as to prevent any danger therefrom. (2) If immediate action is deemed necessary, the Anchal Executive Officer shall himself before giving such notice or before the period of such notice expires, cause to secure, lop or cut down the said tree or branch, as the case may be, or fence off a part of the public road and take such other temporary measures as he thinks fit to prevent danger and the cost of so doing shall be recoverable from the owner of the tree in the prescribed manner.