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Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A)

Town Council of Tanjong Pagar – West Coast (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws 2000

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 24 (2)(a) and (c) of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast hereby makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws 2000 and shall come into operation on 1st November 2000.

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

2.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge payable in respect of any commercial or communal property by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast is in arrears, the tenant, owner or licensee, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay the Town Council in respect of the first month in which the conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge is due and unpaid, a penalty calculated at the rate of —

(a)	2% of the amount due and unpaid per month subject to a minimum sum of $1 on residential property; and
(b)	5% of the amount due and unpaid per month subject to a minimum sum of $5 on all commercial properties.

(2) A penalty determined in accordance with paragraph (1) shall be payable for every month in which any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge is in arrears on the last day of that month and shall be accumulative until payment is made by him.

(3) In paragraph (1), “first month” means the first month following a period of at least one month where the conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge, as the case may be, are not in arrears.

Administrative fee

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge or any part thereof due to the Town Council remains unpaid for a period of 5 months or more from the date on which it was due, the tenant, owner or licensee liable for such charge or fee 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 $50 and disbursement fee of $10.

(2) The administrative fee of $50 referred to in paragraph (1) shall be payable only once so long as the conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge or any part thereof remains unpaid.

Recovery of licence fee

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 in respect of any breach by the licensee under any licence agreement between the Town Council and the licensee.

Application of payment

5. The Town Council may, in its discretion —

(a)	apply any moneys paid by the 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
(b)	thereafter apply any balance of such moneys towards the payment of the amount of conservancy and service charge, licence fee or other charge or part thereof which remains 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.

Revocation

7. The Town Council of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast (Penalties and Administrative Fees for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws (By 47) are revoked.

Transitional

8. Where any penalty or administrative fee which has been imposed under the revoked Town Council of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws remains unpaid on 1st November 2000, such penalty or administrative fee shall remain payable as if it had been imposed by the Town Council under these By-laws.

Made this 10th day of October 2000.

OW CHIN HOCK

Chairman,
The Town Council for the Town of Tanjong Pagar — West Coast,
Singapore.

[AG/LEG/SL/329A/97/23 Vol. 1]