Hessequa
South Africa
South Africa
Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law, 2016
- Published in Western Cape Provincial Gazette 7636 on 24 June 2016
- Commenced on 1 July 2016
- [This is the version of this document from 24 June 2016 and includes any amendments published up to 9 June 2023.]
1. Interpretation
In this By-Law, the English text prevails in the event of any conflict with the Afrikaans text, and, unless the context otherwise indicates –“Constitution” means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;“Customer Care and Revenue Management By-Law” means the municipality’s Customer Care and Revenue Management By-Law as required by sections 96(b), 97 and 98 of the Systems Act;“municipality” means the Municipality of Hessequa, established in terms of Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act, 117 of 1998, and includes any political structure, political office bearer, councillor, duly authorized agent or any employee acting in connection with this by-law by virtue of a power vested in the municipality and delegated or sub-delegated to such political structure, political office bearer, councillor, agent or employee;“municipality’s credit control and debt collection policy” means a credit control and debt collection policy adopted by the municipality;“Systems Act” means the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 32 of 2000;“credit control and debt collection policy” means the credit control and debt collection policy as adopted and amended by the municipality from time to time.2. Principles and objectives
3. Adoption and implementation of credit control and debt collection policy
The municipality must adopt and implement a credit control and debt collection policy in terms of which it collects all money that is due and payable to it.4. Contents of credit control and debt collection policy
5. Implementation and enforcement of credit control and debt collection policy
Credit control and debt collection shall be implemented and enforced through this by-law, the Customer Care and Revenue Management By-Law and any other enforcement mechanisms determined by the municipality.6. Offences and penalties
A person who fails to comply with the provisions of this by-law commits an offence and is on conviction liable for the payment of a fine or a term of imprisonment.7. Repeal
The Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law promulgated in Province of the Western Cape Provincial Gazette Extraordinary 7406 on 19 June 2015 is hereby repealed.8. Short title and commencement
This by-law is called the Hessequa Municipality Credit Control and Debt Collection By-law and will commence and will become effective on 1 July 2016.Cited documents 3
Legislation 3
1. | Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000 | 4368 citations |
2. | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 | 585 citations |
3. | Customer Care Management, Credit Control and Debt Collection | 1 citation |