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Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A)

Town Council of Jurong (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 2002

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24(2)(a) and (c) of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of Jurong hereby makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Jurong (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 2002 and shall come into operation on 1st March 2002.

Calculation of penalties for conservancy and service charges and licence fees in arrears

2. Where any conservancy and service charge or licence fee payable by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council of Jurong is in arrears, the tenant, owner or licensee shall be liable to pay for every month in which there is an arrears a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule.

Administrative fee

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or penalty or any part thereof is in arrears for a period of 6 months or more 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 an administrative fee of $40.

(2) The administrative fee referred to in paragraph (1) shall be payable only once so long as the conservancy and service charge, licence fee or 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 the amount of conservancy and service charges or licence fees or any part thereof which is 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.

Cessation of By-laws

7. The Town Council of Bukit Timah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws (By 10) shall cease to apply to any area within the Town of Jurong.

Made this 27th day of February 2002.

YU-FOO YEE SHOON

Chairman,
The Town Council
for the Town of Jurong,
Singapore.

[AG/LEG/SL/329A/2002/8 Vol. 1]