Town Council of Hong Kah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws

Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A, Sections 24(2)(A) and (C))

By 48

REVISED EDITION 1998

(15th June 1998)

[15th June 1998]

Citation

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, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws.

Calculation of penalties for conservancy and service charge or licence fee in arrears

2. Where any conservancy and service charge or licence fee payable by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council of Hong Kah is in arrears for one month, the tenant, owner or licensee shall be liable to pay the Town Council a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule for every month in which any conservancy and service charge or licence fee 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.

Administrative fee for conservancy and service charge, licence fee, penalty or other charge in arrears

3. --(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee, penalty or other charge or any part thereof remains unpaid for a period exceeding 4 months from the due date, 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, penalty or other charge or any part thereof remains unpaid.

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 the 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, 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.

Saving

7. 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) By-laws (By 48, 1994 Ed.) remains unpaid on 1st September 1997, such penalty or administrative fee shall remain payable as if it had been imposed by the Town Council under these By-laws.

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