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Town Councils Act

(CHAPTER 329A)

Town Council of Tanjong Pagar
(Penalties and Administrative Fee
for Late Payment of
Conservancy and Service Charges
and Licence Fees)
By-laws 2016

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 makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws are the Town Council of Tanjong Pagar (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges and Licence Fees) By‑laws 2016 and come into operation on 22 January 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 Tanjong Pagar.

Calculation of penalties for charges or fees in arrears

3.—(1) Where any charge or fee payable by any tenant, owner or licensee to the Town Council is in arrears, the tenant, owner or licensee is liable to pay for every month in which there are any arrears a penalty at the appropriate rate set out in the Schedule.

(2) The penalty in respect of the arrears for each month is due and payable on the last day of the month.

Administrative fee

4.—(1) If any tenant, owner or licensee is in arrears consecutively for a period of 5 months or more (called the arrears period) for the payment of charges or fees to the Town Council —

(a)	the Town Council may, in addition to the penalty under by‑law 3, impose on the tenant, owner or licensee a one‑time administrative fee of $60 in respect of the amount of charges or fees in arrears during the arrears period (called the outstanding amount); and
(b)	the tenant, owner or licensee is liable to pay that administrative fee to the Town Council within the time specified by the Town Council.

(2) To avoid doubt, if the outstanding amount continues to be in arrears after the arrears period, no further administrative fee may be imposed under paragraph (1) in respect of that outstanding amount.

Recovery of moneys under licence agreement

5. 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

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

Remission

7. The Town Council may, in its discretion, remit wholly or in part any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws.

Revocation

8. The Town Council of Tanjong Pagar (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By‑laws 2011 (G.N. No. S 757/2011) are revoked.

Saving and transitional

9. Where any penalty or administrative fee has been imposed under the revoked Town Council of Tanjong Pagar (Penalties and Administrative Fee for Late Payment of Conservancy and Service Charges, Licence Fees and Other Charges) By-laws 2011 and remains unpaid on 21 January 2016, that penalty or administrative fee remains payable as if it had been imposed by the Town Council under these By‑laws.

Made on 21 January 2016.

YONG YIK CHYE MELVIN

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

[AG/LEGIS/SL/329A/2015/6 Vol. 1]