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(1) If, in the opinion of the Commissioner— (a) any hedge is at any time insufficently cut or trimmed, or overgrown with prickly- pear or other rank vegetation. (b) any tree or shrub has fallen or is likely to fall to the danger of public safety or overhangs or obstructs any street or street light to the incovenience or danger of passengers therein. (c) any tree situated within any premises has fallen or if any such tree or any branch or fruit thereof is likely to fall and is any way dangerous to any person occupying, resorting to or passing by such premises or to any structure or place in the neighbourhood thereof; or Permission for new well, etc. Precautions in case of dangerous tanks, wells, holes, etc. Power to order cleansing of insanitary private water course, spring, tank, well, etc, used for drinking. Duty of Commissioner in respect of public well or receptacle of stagnant water. Dangerous quarrying may be stopped. Removal and trimming of trees, shrubs and hedges. 1949 : Bom. LIX ] Gujarat Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 259 (d) any tree situated within any premises causes or is likely to cause incovenience or nuisance or to person occupying such premises or neighbouring premises, the Commissioner may, by written notice, require the owner or occupier of the land on which such hedge, tree or shrub is or has been growing– (i) to cut down such hedge to a height not exceeding four feet and to a width not exceeding three feet, and to remove any such prickly-pear or other rank vegetation therefrom; or (ii) to remove, cut, lop or trim such tree or shrub or remove the fruit thereof, as the case may be. (2) In any case falling under clause (b) or (c) of sub-rule (1) the Commissioner may, if for the public safety it shall appear to him necessary so to do, cause, any tree or shrub to be removed, cut, lopped or trimmed or cause any fruit thereof to be removed or cause a part of a street to be fenced off or cause any other measures which he dmees necessary to arrest the danger to be taken without previously giving the said owner or occupier notice as aforsaid, and the expense thereof shall, nevertheless be paid by the owner or occupier. Keeping and Destruction of Animals.