| (1) | Any tree or vegetation which— |
| (a) | obstructs or interferes; or |
| (b) | is likely to obstruct or interfere, with the working or maintenance of any of the astronomy device or associated pipes, tunnels or tubes, whether growing upon— |
must, after reasonable notice to the owner or occupier of the land, be cut down or trimmed by the authority responsible for the care and the management of such state-owned land, road or private land in accordance with its requirements or by the owner or occupier of such private land, as the case may be, at the expense of the astronomy device management authority.
| (2) | In the event of failure to comply with a notice referred to in subsection (1)(b), the astronomy device management authority may cause the said tree or vegetation to be cut down or trimmed to the extent it may consider necessary. |
| (3) | In taking any action in terms of subsection (1) or (2), due regard must be had to the environmental law of the Republic. |
