| Power to enter land to prevent accidents, etc. |
25. (1) Any authorized employee of an Authority may for the purposes of preventing the occurrence of any accident, preserving the safety of traffic or the safe operation of any service provided by such Authority, or repairing any damage caused by an accident, enter upon any land and -
(a) cut down or remove any tree or other obstruction, not being a building, which obscures the view of any traffic sign, which is likely to cause any obstruction or any danger to the safety of traffic or of any such service; or
(b) execute such other works as may be necessary to prevent the occurrence of any accident or to repair any damage caused as a result of any accident.
(2) If any tree or other obstruction cut down or removed under subsection (1) (a) came into existence subsequent to the erection of any traffic sign or to the service being provided at that place, no compensation shall be payable in respect of such entry, or the cutting down or removal of such tree or other obstruction.
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