Provincial Notice No. 204 of 2019

Local Government » Municipal Systems Act (32/2000) » Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law

Title	Local Government » Municipal Systems Act (32/2000) » Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law
Gazette	Provincial Gazettes (Eastern Cape), No. 4273 of 22 July, 2019, 8 page(s), 290Kb

PROVINSIALE KOERANT,  22 JULIE 2019                    No. 4273    13

PROVINCIAL NOTICE 204 OF 2019

LOCAL AUTHORITY NOTICE

Resolution No. 852 of 2019

CREDIT CONTROL AND DEBT COLLECTION BY-LAW

The Municipal  Manager  of  INTSIKA YETHU  Municipality hereby publishes in  terms of
               Section 13 of the Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) read with
               Section 162 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) the
               INTSIKA YETHU  Credit Control and  Debt Collecting By-Law, which shall come  into
               operation on the date of publication hereof.

1      DEFINITIONS

"Arrangement"  means a written agreement entered into between the Council and the debtor
               where specific repayment parameters are agreed to.

"Chief Financial Officer" means a person appointed by the Council to manage, inter alia,
               the Council's  financial  administration and  debt collection  of  the Council's debtors and
               includes any person acting in this position.

"Council" means the municipal council, as referred to in section 157 of the Constitution of
               the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996.

"Credit Control"  means all the  functions  relating to  the collection  of monies  owed by
               ratepayers and the users of municipal services.

"Customer"  means any occupier  of any premises  to  which  the Council has agreed  to
               supply or  is actually supplying services,  or  if  there is no occupier, then the owner of the
               premises and includes any debtor of the Municipality.

"Defaulter" means any person owing the Council arrear monies in respect of taxes and/or
               service charges.

"Gender" any reference to the one gender shall include reference to the other

"Municipality" means the Municipality of INTSIKA YETHU, a local municipality established
               in terms of Section 12 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act 1998;

"Municipal Manager" means the person appointed as Municipal Manager by the municipal
               council in terms of section 82 of the Local Government: Municipal Structures Act ,1998 [Act
               117 of 1998] as amended and includes a person acting in this position.

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