Town Council of Jurong-Clementi (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 2016

No. S 39

Town Councils Act

(CHAPTER 329A)

Town Council of Jurong-Clementi
(Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and
Service Charges and Licence Fees)
By-laws 2016

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24(2)(c) of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of Jurong‑Clementi makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws are the Town Council of Jurong-Clementi (Penalties for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 2016 and come into operation on 1 February 2016.

Definitions

2. In these By‑laws —

“charge” means any conservancy and service charge (or any part of it);

“fee” means any licence fee (or any part of it);

“Town Council” means the Town Council for the Town of Jurong‑Clementi.

Calculation of penalties for charges and fees in arrears

3. Where a charge or fee payable by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council, in respect of a property or licence described in the Schedule, is in arrears, the tenant, owner or licensee is liable to pay for every month in which there is an arrear a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule.

Recovery of moneys under licence agreement

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

Application of payment

5. The Town Council may, in its discretion, apply any moneys paid by any tenant, owner or licensee under these By‑laws —

(a)	first towards the payment of any penalty payable under these By‑laws; and
(b)	thereafter (if any balance remains) towards the payment of any charge or fee that is in arrears.

Remission

6. The Town Council may, in its discretion, remit wholly or in part any penalty payable under these By‑laws.

Revocation

7. The Town Council of Jurong (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By‑laws 2002 (G.N. No. S 104/2002) are revoked.

Saving and transitional

8. Where any penalty has been imposed under the revoked Town Council of Jurong (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By‑laws 2002 and remains unpaid on 31 January 2016, that penalty remains payable as if it had been imposed by the Town Council under these By-laws.

Made on 25 January 2016.

DAVID ONG KIM HUAT

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

[JCTC/PenaltyByLaws/2016; AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2015/15 Vol. 1]

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