No. S 70
Town Councils Act
(Chapter 329A)
Town Council of Hong Kah (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 section 24 (2)(a) and (c) of the Town Councils Act, the Town Council for the Town of Hong Kah hereby makes the following By-laws:
Citation and commencement
1.  These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Hong Kah (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 February 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 in respect of any commercial or residential property by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council of Hong Kah is in arrears for one month, the tenant, owner or licensee, as the case may be, shall be liable to pay to the Town Council for every month in which there is an arrear a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule for every month in which such charge or licence fee is in arrears and the penalty shall become due and payable on the day following the expiry of that month.
Administrative fee
3.—(1)  Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or penalty or any part thereof remains unpaid for a period exceeding 4 months 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 $50.
(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 is in arrears.
Recovery of money 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 firstly towards the payment of the amount of any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws and subsequently apply any balance thereof towards payment of any amount of conservancy and service charge or licence fee or 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.
Revocation
7.  The Town Council of Hong Kah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws (By 48) are revoked.
Transitional
8.  Where any penalty or administrative fee which has been imposed under the revoked Town Council of Hong Kah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws remains unpaid on 1st February 2002, such penalty or administrative fee shall remain payable as if it had been imposed by the Town Council under these By-laws.

Made this 1st day of February 2002.

ANG MONG SENG
Chairman,
The Town Council for the
Town of Hong Kah,
Singapore.
[AG/LEG/SL/329A/2002/7 Vol. 1]