12. Power of Commissioner to take measures to remove trees and plants imminently dangerous to life or property
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Where the Commissioner is satisfied that any tree or plant, whether growing or not, is imminently dangerous to life or property, the Commissioner may take such measures and do such work as may be necessary to remove the tree or plant or part thereof.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and includes any officer authorised by the Minister to perform the duties and functions of the Commissioner under section 3(3);
All costs and expenses incurred by the Commissioner under subsection (1) shall constitute a debt due from the occupier of the land to the Board and be recoverable as such.
occupier
“occupier”, in relation to any land, means any person in actual occupation of the land, and includes the owner of the land and any other person in receipt of the rents or profits thereof, and any agent or trustee of an occupier of the land;
Where any land, in respect of which measures have been taken or work has been done by the Commissioner under this section, section 9 or 11, has 2 or more occupiers, the occupiers shall be liable jointly for the whole costs and expenses incurred by the Commissioner; and those costs and expenses shall be apportioned in such manner as appears to the Commissioner to be reasonable. [11