Sewerage and Drainage (Late Payment Charge) Regulations 2013

No. S 68

Sewerage and Drainage Act

(CHAPTER 294)

Sewerage and Drainage
(Late Payment Charge)
Regulations 2013

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 74 of the Sewerage and Drainage Act, the Public Utilities Board, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Sewerage and Drainage (Late Payment Charge) Regulations 2013 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2013.

Late payment charge

2.—(1)  This regulation applies to every person who —

(a) is liable to pay any charge under regulation 3 of the Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary Appliances and Water Charges) Regulations (Rg 1); and

(b) on or after 1st February 2013, has not paid —

(i) the whole or any part of any charge referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(ii) the whole or any part of any late payment fee referred to in section 35 of the Sewerage and Drainage (Amendment) Act 2012 (Act 10 of 2012) in relation to any charge under the Sewerage and Drainage (Sanitary Appliances and Water Charges) Regulations; or

(iii) the whole or any part of any late payment charge imposed under this regulation.

(2)  Where —

(a) a reminder has been sent by the Board or its billing agent to the person referred to in paragraph (1) to pay the unpaid amount of the charge or fee; and

(b) the whole or any part of the unpaid charge or fee remains unpaid immediately prior to the issue to him of the next bill,

that next bill shall include, and the person shall be liable to pay, a late payment charge of 1% of the amount remaining unpaid.

Made this 30th day of January 2013.

TAN GEE PAW

Chairman,
Public Utilities Board,
Singapore.

[MEWR C030/01/124 Vol. 11; AG/LLRD/SL/294/2010/7 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 74(2) of the Sewerage and Drainage Act).