(3)If any person responsible for any nuisance or any owner of any land or building on which any nuisance exists fails to comply with any order under sub-section (2), within the period specified in the order, the Chief Officer may, on the expiry of such period proceed to take measures in accordance with the order, or may take such other measures to abate, prevent, remove or remedy the nuisance, as he may consider necessary and the cost of any such measures shall be recovered from such person or such owner, as the case may be.