No. S 211
Town Councils Act
(Chapter 329A)
Town Council of East Coast (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges) By-laws 1997
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(2)(c) of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of East Coast hereby makes the following By-laws:
Citation and commencement
1.  These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of East Coast (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges) By-laws 1997 and shall come into operation on 25th April 1997.
Calculation of penalty for conservancy and service charges in arrears
2.  The tenant or owner of any property situated within the Town of East Coast which is described in the first column of the Schedule shall be liable to pay to the Town Council of East Coast the penalty set out opposite thereto in the second column of the Schedule for every month in which any conservancy and service charge payable by him to the Town Council is in arrears; and the penalty shall become due and payable on the day following the expiry of that month.
Application of payment
3.  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 payable under these By-laws and subsequently apply any balance thereof towards payment of any amount of outstanding conservancy and service charge.
Remission
4.  The Town Council may, in its discretion, remit wholly or in part any penalty payable under these By-laws.
Made this 15th day of April 1997.
CHNG HEE KOK
Chairman,
The Town Council for the Town of East Coast,
Singapore.