(1)If any private road or part thereof, is not levelled, paved, metelled, flagged, channeled, drained, conserved or lighted according to the direction of the Executive Officer, he may by notice require the owners or occupiers, as the case may be, of buildings or lands fronting or abutting on such road or part thereof to carry out any work which in his opinion may be necessary and within such time as may be specified in such notice.