Town Council of Hong Kah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges) By-laws

Town Councils Act

(CHAPTER 329A, SECTIONS 24(2)(A) and (C))

By 48

G.N. No. S 15/1993

REVISED EDITION 1994

(30th March 1994)

[1st February 1993]

Citation

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Hong Kah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges) By-laws.

Calculation of penalties for conservancy and service charges in arrears

2. Where any conservancy and service charges payable by any tenant or owner to the Town Council of Hong Kah are in arrears for one month, the tenant or owner shall be liable to pay for every month in which there is an arrear a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule.

Administrative fee

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge remains unpaid for a period exceeding 4 months from the date on which it was due to be paid, the tenant or owner concerned shall, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed under by-law 2, be liable to pay to the Town Council an administrative fee of $50.

(2) The administrative fee referred to in paragraph (1) shall be payable only once so long as the conservancy and service charge or any part thereof remains unpaid.

Application of payment

4. The Town Council may, in its discretion, apply any moneys paid by the tenant or owner firstly towards the payment of the amount of any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws and subsequently apply any balance thereof towards payment of any amount of outstanding conservancy and service charges.

Remission

5. The Town Council may, in its discretion, remit wholly or in part any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws.

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