Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Preservation of trees.-(1) Subject to the provisions of section 13, it shall be the duty of the owner of the land to comply with an order made under section 9, or a direction issued under section 10 and to plant trees in accordance with such an order or direction and to ensure that they grow well and are well preserved. (2) All the owners shall effectively protect all lands or trees growing in the lands or the areas under their control and where the Tree Officer is of the opinion that adequate measures have not been taken to protect the trees from any damage, he may direct the owner to take such measures as are considered necessary to protect trees from damage. In case of default, the Tree Officer may himself arrange such measures and recover the expenditure thereon from the owner in the prescribed manner.