Town Council of Nee Soon Central (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws

Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A, Sections 24(2)(a) and (c))

By 67

REVISED EDITION 1993

(1st August 1993)

[1st August 1993]

Citation

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Nee Soon Central (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws.

Penalties for conservancy and service charges in arrears

2. Where any conservancy and service charge payable to the Town Council of Nee Soon Central by any tenant or owner of any type of residential or commercial property specified in the first column of the Schedule are in arrears for two months or more, the tenant or owner shall be liable to pay to the Town Council for every month in which there is in arrear the penalty specified in the second column of the Schedule opposite to that type of property, and the penalty shall become due and payable on the day following the expiry of the month in which there is an arrear.

[S 223/95 wef 01/06/1995]

Administrative fee

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee, penalty or any part thereof remains unpaid for a period exceeding 6 months from the date on which it was due to be paid, the tenant, owner or licensee shall, in addition to any penalty which may be imposed under by-law 2, be liable to pay to the Town Council of Nee Soon Central 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, licence fee, penalty or any part thereof remains unpaid.

Recovery of moneys under licence agreement

4. Nothing in these By-laws shall prejudice any right of action or other remedy of the Town Council for the recovery of any moneys due to the Town Council under any licence agreement entered into between the Town Council and any licensee.

Application of payment

5. The Town Council may, in its discretion, apply any moneys paid by a tenant, owner or licensee under these By-laws firstly towards the payment of the amount of any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws and thereafter apply any balance of such moneys towards the payment of any amount of conservancy and service charges or licence fees in arrears.

Remission

6. 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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