Power to require wells, etc., to be repaired or safe.

Where in any municipal area, any jhora, well, tank, reservoir, pool, depression, or excavation, or any bank, or tree is, in the opinion of the Chief Municipal Officer, in a ruinous state for want of sufficient repairs, protection, or enclosure and is a nuisance or is dangerous to passers-by, the Chief Municipal Officer may, by a notice, in writing, require the owner or the part-owner or any other person claiming to be the owner or the part-owner thereof, or failing any of them, the occupier thereof, to repair, protect, or enclose such jhora, well, tank, reservoir, pool, depression, excavation, bank or tree in such manner as he thinks necessary, and if, in the opinion of the Chief Municipal Officer, the danger is imminent, he shall forthwith take such steps as he thinks necessary to avert such danger.