Fencing of buildings or land and pruning of hedges and trees

Precautions in case of dangerous trees.-

1. (1) If any tree or any branch of a tree or the fruit of any tree be deemed by the Executive Authority to be likely to fall and thereby endanger any person or any structure or any public road, the Executive Authority may, by notice, require the owner of the said tree to secure, lop, or cut down the said tree so as to prevent any danger therefrom.
2. (2) If immediate action is necessary, the Executive Authority may himself, before giving such notice or before the period of notice expires, secure, lop, or cut down the said tree or remove the fruit thereof, or 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 manner provided in Section 222.