Town Council of Bukit Timah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 1997

No. S 112

Town Councils Act

(CHAPTER 329A)

Town Council of Bukit Timah
(Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late
Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges
and Licence Fees) By-laws 1997

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 Bukit Timah hereby makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Bukit Timah (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By-laws 1997 and shall come into operation on 1st April 1997.

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 Bukit Timah is in arrears, the tenant, owner or licensee shall be liable to pay for every month in which there is an arrears a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule.

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

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee or penalty or any part thereof is in arrears during any preceding 6 months, the tenant, owner or licensee shall, in addition to any penalty which may be further imposed under by‑law 2, be liable to pay to the Town Council an administrative fee of $40.

(2) The administrative fee of $40 referred to in paragraph (1) shall be payable only once so long as the conservancy and service charge, licence fee or penalty or any part thereof remains unpaid.

Recovery of moneys 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 under these By‑laws firstly towards the payment of the amount of any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By‑laws and thereafter apply any balance of such moneys towards the payment of the amount of conservancy and service charge or licence fee or any 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.

Made this 15th day of March 1997.

ONG CHIT CHUNG

Chairman,
The Town Council for the
Town of Bukit Panjang,
Singapore.

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