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

No. S 244

Town Councils Act

(Chapter 329A)

Town Council of Bishan-Toa Payoh (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 Bishan-Toa Payoh hereby makes the following By-laws:

Citation and commencement

1. These By-laws may be cited as the Town Council of Bishan-Toa Payoh (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 June 1997.

Calculation of penalty for conservancy and service charges and licence fee in arrears

2.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charges or any licence fee payable by any tenant or owner or licensee, as the case may be, to the Town Council of Bishan-Toa Payoh are in arrears, there shall be imposed the following penalties:

(a)	in respect of the first month in which there is an arrears, there shall be imposed a penalty calculated by adding $2 to the amount specified in the second column of the Schedule set out opposite to the amount in the first column which corresponds to the amount of the charge or fee, as the case may be, which is in arrears; and
(b)	for every subsequent month in which there is an arrears, there shall be imposed on the last day of that month a penalty equivalent to the amount specified in the second column of the Schedule set out opposite to the amount in the first column which corresponds to the total accumulated amount of the charge or fee, as the case may be (but excluding any penalty) in arrears on that day.

(2) The amount of $2 referred to in paragraph (1)(a) shall be payable only once so long as the conservancy and service charges or licence fee, as the case may be, are or continue to be in arrears.

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

Administrative fee for conservancy and service charges in arrears

3.—(1) Where any conservancy and service charge, licence fee, penalty or any part thereof remains unpaid for a period exceeding 5 months from the date on which it was due to be paid, the tenant, owner or licensee concerned 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 $60.

(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 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 a tenant, owner or licensee under these By-laws firstly towards the payment of any penalty or administrative fee payable under these By-laws and subsequently apply any balance thereof towards payment of any amount of outstanding conservancy and service charges or licence fee.

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 May 1997.

HO TAT KIN

Chairman,
The Town Council for
the Town of Bishan-Toa Payoh,
Singapore.

[BTPTC/A03-00]

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