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ACT XII OF 1975 ACT XII OF 1975 BALUCHISTAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1975 CHAPTER XII‑OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE F‑TREES, PARKS, GARDENS AND FORESTS 116. Nuisances pertaining to trees and plantations.‑(1) A Municipal Committee may, by bye‑laws, determine the pests of trees and plants and provide for their destruction. (2) If any land or premises within a Municipality is grown with rank or noxious vegetation or undergrowth, a Municipal Committee may by notice require the owner or occupier of such land or premises to clear such vegetation or undergrowth within a specified time and if he fails to do so within such time, the Municipal Committee may have such vegetation or undergrowth cleared and the cost incurred thereon by the Municipal Committee shall be deemed to be a tax levied on the owner or occupier under this Act. (3) A Municipal Committee may in the manner provided in the bye‑laws require the falling of any tree which is dangerous or the trimming of the branches of any tree which overhang or are likely to interfere with the traffic or are otherwise inconvenient. (4) A Municipal Committee may in the manner provided in the bye‑laws prohibit the cultivation of any crop which is considered dangerous to public health within such part of the Municipality as may be specified.