Public Utilities (Reminder Fee) Regulations 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 03 May 1996

No. S 195

Public Utilities Act

(Chapter 261)

Public Utilities (Reminder Fee) Regulations 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 34 and 130 of the Public Utilities Act, the Public Utilities Board, with the approval of the Minister for Trade and Industry, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Public Utilities (Reminder Fee) Regulations 1996 and shall come into operation on 3rd May 1996.

Reminder fee

2. A fee of 50 cents shall be payable to the Board on every reminder issued by the Board or an agent of the Board to a consumer who has failed to make payment in accordance with a bill sent to him.

Late payment charge

3. Where a reminder has been sent by the Board or an agent of the Board to a consumer to make payment in accordance with a bill sent to him and any amount stated in that bill remains unpaid by the consumer upon the issue of the next bill to him, a late payment charge of 1% of that amount remaining unpaid shall be payable by the consumer.

4. The Public Utilities (Reminder Fee) Regulations [Rg 4] are revoked.

Made this 30th day of April 1996.

LEE EK TIENG

Chairman,
Public Utilities Board,
Singapore.

[AD/00301/1; AG/SL/3/95]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 130(4) of the Public Utilities Act).

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